Tennessee

Social Studies Practices

• SSP.01 Gather information from a variety of sources, including: printed materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals); graphic representations (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, artwork); artifacts; media and technology sources; oral history.

  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)
  • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

• SSP.02 Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: summarize significant ideas and relevant information; distinguish between fact and opinion; draw conclusions; recognize author's purpose and point of view.

• SSP.03 Organize data from a variety of sources in order to: compare and contrast two sources; recognize differences between two accounts; frame appropriate questions for further investigation.

• SSP.04 Communicate ideas supported by evidence to: demonstrate an understanding of ideas; compare and contrast viewpoints; predict outcomes; illustrate cause and effect.

• SSP.05 Develop historical awareness by: sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order; understanding that things 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)
  • Use time-order words (1-L.3)
  • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

• SSP.06 Develop geographic awareness by: identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes; understanding relationships between people, places, and resources.

  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Use a map key (1-I.3)

Culture

• 1.01 Describe the components of culture (e.g., food, clothing, traditions, recreation) of a student's community and state.

  • What is a community? (1-C.1)
  • Christmas (1-D.1)
  • Día de los Muertos (1-D.2)
  • Easter (1-D.3)
  • Hanukkah (1-D.4)
  • Holi (1-D.5)
  • Independence Day (1-D.6)
  • Kwanzaa (1-D.7)
  • Lunar New Year (1-D.8)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
  • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
  • Presidents' Day (1-D.11)
  • Ramadan (1-D.12)
  • Rosh Hashanah (1-D.13)
  • Thanksgiving (1-D.14)

• 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.

  • Christmas (1-D.1)
  • Día de los Muertos (1-D.2)
  • Easter (1-D.3)
  • Hanukkah (1-D.4)
  • Holi (1-D.5)
  • Independence Day (1-D.6)
  • Kwanzaa (1-D.7)
  • Lunar New Year (1-D.8)
  • Ramadan (1-D.12)
  • Rosh Hashanah (1-D.13)

Economics

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

  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

• 1.05 Give examples of products (i.e., goods) that people buy and use.

  • Goods and services (1-J.3)

• 1.06 Give examples of services that people (i.e., producers) provide.

  • 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 Assess factors (i.e., needs and wants) that could influence a person to use or save money.

  • Needs and wants (1-J.1)

Geography

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

  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Use a map key (1-I.3)

• 1.10 Locate on a map Tennessee, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Washington, D.C.

• 1.11 Use cardinal directions (i.e., North, South, East, West) on a map.

  • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)

• 1.12 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)

• 1.13 Identify and locate on a map the three grand divisions of Tennessee and their borders (i.e., Mississippi River, Tennessee River, Appalachian Mountains).

Government and Civics

• 1.14 Identify the name, image, and role of Tennessee's Governor and the U.S. President.

• 1.15 Recognize and explain the role of the mayor as the leader of a town/city/county.

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

  • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

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

• 1.18 Define citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens (e.g., respecting the rights of others, voting, and following laws).

  • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

• 1.19 Explain the importance of patriotic traditions (e.g., Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem) and respectful behavior during both.

  • The American flag (1-B.3)
  • Pledge of Allegiance (1-B.4)

• 1.20 Identify Tennessee symbols, including the state flag, state tree (i.e. tulip poplar), state flower (i.e., iris), state bird (i.e., mockingbird), state animal (i.e., raccoon), and significance of the state nickname.

History

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

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

• 1.22 Interpret information from simple timelines, including past, present, and future events.

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

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

  • 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)

• 1.24 Identify and describe the events and/or people celebrated during the following national holidays, and examine why we celebrate them: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents' Day; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day/July 4^th; Labor Day; Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day; Veterans' Day; Thanksgiving Day.

  • Independence Day (1-D.6)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
  • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
  • Presidents' Day (1-D.11)
  • Thanksgiving (1-D.14)