Nebraska

1.1 Civics

• Forms and Functions of Government

  • 1.1.1 Analyze the relationship between roles and rules within learning and living environments.

    • 1.1.1.a Explain how rules reduce and help resolve conflicts between people with different perspectives.

      • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

    • 1.1.1.b Identify leaders within a school community and explain the importance of their roles.

      • Authority figures (1-A.2)
      • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.2)

• Civic Participation

  • 1.1.2 Demonstrate positive and productive citizenship skills.

    • 1.1.2.a Model and communicate citizenship skills.

      • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

    • 1.1.2.b Identify patriotic symbols, songs, actions, holidays, and cultural celebrations.

      • Identify American symbols (1-B.1)
      • Identify American landmarks and monuments (1-B.2)
      • The American flag (1-B.3)
      • Pledge of Allegiance (1-B.4)
      • Independence Day (1-D.6)
      • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
      • Memorial Day (1-D.10)

    • 1.1.2.c Communicate historical background and significance of national holidays.

      • Independence Day (1-D.6)
      • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
      • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
      • George Washington (1-F.1)
      • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)

    • 1.1.2.d Compare and contrast historical and current government figures that exemplify civic engagement.

      • George Washington (1-F.1)
      • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)

1.2 Economics

• Economic Decision Making

  • 1.2.1 Explain how scarcity necessitates making choices.

    • 1.2.1.a Identify gains and losses when choices are made.

      • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)

• Financial Literacy

  • 1.2.2 Compare spending and saving opportunities.

    • 1.2.2.a Give examples of situations where students and families could choose to save for future purchases.

• Exchange and Markets

  • 1.2.3 Explain that resources are used to produce goods and services.

    • 1.2.3.a Categorize human and natural resources used to create goods and services.

      • Goods and services (1-J.3)
      • Natural resources (1-J.5)

1.3 Geography

• Location and Place

  • 1.3.1 Explore where (spatial) and why people, places, and environments are organized in the world.

    • 1.3.1.a Identify the four cardinal directions.

      • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)

    • 1.3.1.b Identify and describe locations in schools and homes and explain reasons for the locations.

      • Left and right (1-H.1)
      • Above, below, next to, and between (1-H.2)
      • Use location words (1-H.3)

    • 1.3.1.c Create and use maps.

      • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
      • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

    • 1.3.1.d Distinguish between continents and oceans.

      • Identify oceans and continents (2-B.3)
      • Select oceans and continents (2-B.4)
      • Name oceans and continents (2-B.5)

• Regions

  • 1.3.2 Explore places and regions.

    • 1.3.2.a Identify and differentiate between physical features on maps, globes, graphics, and in the physical world.

      • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)
      • Identify Earth's water features (1-G.2)
      • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)

    • 1.3.2.b Identify and differentiate between human features.

      • Compare cities and rural areas (1-C.4)
      • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)

    • 1.3.2.c Explain how places change over time.

      • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
      • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
      • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

• Human-Environment Interaction

  • 1.3.3 Explore the relationship between humans and their physical environment.

    • 1.3.3.a Interpret the impact of environmental hazards and severe weather on everyday life.

    • 1.3.3.b Identify Earth's natural resources.

      • Natural resources (1-J.5)

    • 1.3.3.c Describe how people adapt to their physical environment.

• Movement

  • 1.3.4 Describe the characteristics of culture.

    • 1.3.4.a Identify cultural traits.

      • What is a community? (1-C.1)

    • 1.3.4.b Describe the characteristics of individual culture.

      • What is a community? (1-C.1)

• Geospatial Skills and Geo-literacy

  • 1.3.5 Use geographic skills to make connections to students' lives.

    • 1.3.5.a Apply geographic knowledge and techniques to navigate the school.

      • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

1.4 History

• Change, Continuity, and Context

  • 1.4.1 Recognize patterns of continuity and change over time in families.

    • 1.4.1.a List and describe life events over time.

      • Use time-order words (1-L.3)
      • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

    • 1.4.1.b Compare and contrast family life from earlier times and today.

      • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
      • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
      • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

• Multiple Perspectives

  • 1.4.2 Identify multiple perspectives of diverse family traditions.

    • 1.4.2.a Compare and contrast family traditions across cultures.

• Historical Analysis and Interpretation

  • 1.4.3 Describe historical people, events, and symbols.

    • 1.4.3.a Identify the contributions of historical people.

      • George Washington (1-F.1)
      • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)
      • Helen Keller (1-F.8)
      • Rosa Parks (1-F.11)

    • 1.4.3.b Identify symbols of the United States.

      • Identify American symbols (1-B.1)
      • Identify American landmarks and monuments (1-B.2)
      • The American flag (1-B.3)
      • Pledge of Allegiance (1-B.4)

    • 1.4.3.c Describe how oral traditions, books, letters, and other artifacts help us to understand the past.

      • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)

• Historical Inquiry and Research

  • 1.4.4 Develop historical inquiry and research skills.

    • 1.4.4.a Construct and answer questions about family history.

    • 1.4.4.b Identify and cite appropriate texts, letters, and other artifacts for research.

      • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)

    • 1.4.4.c Gather and communicate historical information about families.