West Virginia

C Civics

• SS.1.1 Model patriotism, cooperation, tolerance, and respect for others within the school and community.

  • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

• SS.1.2 Create scenarios and role play reflecting the use of rules and laws, their consequences, and their value within the school and community.

  • Rules and laws (1-A.1)
  • Authority figures (1-A.2)

• SS.1.3 Investigate the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States that provide a sense of community (e.g., Labor Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Pledge of Allegiance, patriotic songs, landmarks, art, and literature that demonstrate community traditions, etc.).

  • 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)
  • Presidents' Day (1-D.11)
  • Thanksgiving (1-D.14)
  • Benjamin Franklin (1-F.)
  • Paul Revere (1-F.)
  • George Washington (1-F.1)
  • Davy Crockett (1-F.)
  • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)
  • Harriet Tubman (1-F.3)
  • Susan B. Anthony (1-F.4)
  • Theodore Roosevelt (1-F.)
  • Helen Keller (1-F.8)
  • Thurgood Marshall (1-F.10)
  • Rosa Parks (1-F.11)
  • Jackie Robinson (1-F.12)

• SS.1.4 Explore the process of how leaders are selected and how they influence decisions made in the school and community.

• SS.1.5 Collaborate to identify a community need, propose a variety of solutions, and investigate how individuals could participate to solve the problem.

E Economics

• SS.1.6 Compare and contrast occupations within the community.

  • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.2)
  • Tools community helpers use (1-C.3)

• SS.1.7 Distinguish between personal needs and wants and the consequences of personal choices.

  • Needs and wants (1-J.1)
  • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)

• SS.1.8 Demonstrate the exchange of goods and services.

  • Goods and services (1-J.3)
  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)
  • Trade and money (1-J.6)

• SS.1.9 Explain how individuals and families earn, spend, and save money.

G Geography

• SS.1.10 Reflect an understanding of cardinal directions, map symbols in a legend, geographic landforms (e.g., mountains, lakes, rivers), and location by interpreting simple maps.

  • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)
  • Identify Earth's water features (1-G.2)
  • Left and right (1-H.1)
  • Above, below, next to, and between (1-H.2)
  • Use location words (1-H.3)
  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)
  • Use a map key (1-I.3)
  • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

• SS.1.11 Describe how climate and location affect the way people live, work, and play.

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

• SS.1.12 Explore natural resources and give examples of their uses.

  • Natural resources (1-J.5)

• SS.1.13 Sequence the seasons of the year, months, and days of the week.

  • Days of the week (1-L.1)
  • Months of the year (1-L.2)
  • Use time-order words (1-L.3)

• SS.1.14 Utilize appropriate maps, globes, and geographic information systems.

  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)
  • Use a map key (1-I.3)
  • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

• SS.1.15 Locate and identify the following on a map:

  • West Virginia

  • United States

  • Geographic features (e.g., mountains, bodies of water, etc.)

H History

• SS.1.16 Investigate ways communities change throughout history using primary source documents and oral accounts.

  • 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)

• SS.1.17 Examine cultural contributions of families through the use of literature, primary source documents, and oral accounts.

  • 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)
  • Ramadan (1-D.12)
  • Rosh Hashanah (1-D.13)
  • Thanksgiving (1-D.14)

• SS.1.18 Explore the history of the community and give examples of locally significant sites and people.

• SS.1.19 Illustrate a personal history through a chronological sequence of events.

  • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

WV WV History

• SS.1.20 Recognize and recite the state motto.

• SS.1.21 Investigate the common occupations of people in West Virginia.

  • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.2)
  • Tools community helpers use (1-C.3)

• SS.1.22 Locate student's hometown and county on a West Virginia map.

• SS.1.23 Describe the cultural life of West Virginia as reflected in games, toys, and various art forms.