Tennessee

Culture

• Students will discuss cultures within their community and state and how individuals, families, and communities live and work together.

  • 1.01 Describe the cultural aspects of a place, including a student's community and state.

  • 1.02 Define multiculturalism as many different cultures living within a community and state.

  • 1.03 Compare and contrast family traditions and customs among different cultures within a student's community and state.

Economics

• Students will learn about goods and services, wants and needs, major products and industries found in Tennessee, and factors that influence people to save money.

  • 1.04 Give examples of products (goods) that people buy and use.

    • Goods and services (1-J.3)

  • 1.05 Give examples of services (producers) that people provide.

    • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.1)
    • Goods and services (1-J.3)

  • 1.06 Distinguish how people are consumers and producers of goods and services.

    • Goods and services (1-J.3)
    • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

  • 1.07 Recognize major products and industries found in Tennessee (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing, mining, music, and tourism).

  • 1.08 Determine the difference between basic wants and needs, and provide examples of each.

    • Needs and wants (1-J.1)

  • 1.09 Assess factors that could influence a person to use or save money.

Geography

• Students will build on previously learned geographic skills and concepts to reinforce basic map reading, including identifying political and geographical features in Tennessee and the United States.

  • 1.10 Recognize basic map symbols, including: cities, land, roads, and water.

  • 1.11 Locate Tennessee, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. on a U.S. map.

  • 1.12 Use cardinal directions on a map.

  • 1.13 Distinguish the difference between a lake, mountain, ocean, and river.

    • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (1-G.2)

  • 1.14 Identify the three grand divisions of Tennessee on a map.

Government and Civics

• Students will continue to develop their citizenship skills by expanding their studies from a personal level to a local, state, and national level, including an understanding of the function of government and patriotic symbols.

  • 1.15 Identify the Governor and the President, and explain their roles.

    • State government (2-C.3)
    • Federal government (2-C.4)

  • 1.16 Explain the importance of patriotic traditions, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, and respectful behavior during both.

    • Independence Day (1-D.2)

  • 1.17 Distinguish the differences between rules and laws, and give examples of each.

    • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

  • 1.18 Define citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens, such as respecting the rights of others, voting, following laws, etc.

  • 1.19 Explain that voting is a way of making choices and decisions.

  • 1.20 Recognize that a mayor is the leader of a town/city, and explain his/her role.

  • 1.21 Identify Tennessee symbols, including: state flag, state tree, state flower, state bird, state animal, and the significance of the state nickname.

History

• Students will compare life today to the past, utilize chronological sequence, identify significant individuals and groups, and understand the impact of national holidays.

  • 1.22 Arrange the events from a student's life in chronological order.

  • 1.23 Use correct words and phrases related to chronology and time, including: past, present, and future.

    • Days of the week (1-L.1)
    • Months of the year (1-L.2)

  • 1.24 Interpret information from simple timelines.

  • 1.25 Compare ways people lived in the past to how they live today, including: forms of communication, modes of transportation, and types of clothing.

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)

  • 1.26 Identify and describe the events or people celebrated during the following national holidays, and examine why we celebrate them: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day,Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day.

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.1)
    • Independence Day (1-D.2)