Grade 1

HistoryH

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    Students identify continuity and change in the different communities around them, including school and neighborhood communities, and identify individuals, events, and symbols that are important to our country.

    1. 1

      Identify the impact the past has on the present way of life in the community using primary sources.1.H.1

    2. 2

      Identify songs and symbols that represent the American experience and discuss their origins.1.H.2

    3. 3

      Identify local people from the past who have demonstrated good citizenship.1.H.3

    4. 4

      Identify people and events observed in national celebrations and holidays. (E)1.H.4

    5. 5

      Develop a simple timeline of important events in the student’s life. (E)1.H.5

    6. 6

      Use the terms past and present; yesterday, today, and tomorrow; and next week and last week to sequentially order events that have occurred in the school.1.H.6

    7. 7

      Explain how clocks and calendars are used to measure time.1.H.7

    8. 8

      Distinguish between historical fact and fiction in American folktales and legends that are part of American culture.1.H.8

Civics and GovernmentC

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    Students explain the meaning of government and why rules and laws are needed in the school and community. They identify individual rights and responsibilities and use a variety of sources to learn about the functions of government and roles of citizens.

    1. 1

      Identify rights that people have and the responsibilities that accompany these rights. (E)1.C.1

    2. 2

      Define and give examples of rules and laws in the school and the community, and explain the benefits of these rules and laws.1.C.2

    3. 3

      Describe ways that individual actions can contribute to the common good of the classroom or community.1.C.3

    4. 4

      Define citizen and describe the characteristics of good citizenship. (E)1.C.4

    5. 5

      Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance and understand that it is a promise to be loyal to the United States.1.C.5

GeographyG

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    Students identify the basic elements of maps and globes. They identify selected geographic characteristics of their home, school, and neighborhood.

    1. 1

      Identify the cardinal directions (i.e., north, south, east, and west) on maps and globes and at the classroom or school. (E)1.G.1

    2. 2

      Identify and describe continents, hemispheres, oceans, cities, and roads on maps and globes. (E)1.G.2

    3. 3

      Identify and describe the relative locations of places in the school setting.1.G.3

    4. 4

      Identify and describe physical features and man-made features of the local community, including home, school, and neighborhood.1.G.4

    5. 5

      Compare cultural similarities and differences of various ethnic and cultural groups found in Indiana, such as family traditions and customs and traditional clothing and food.1.G.5

EconomicsE

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    Students explain how people in the school and community use goods and services and make choices as both producers and consumers.

    1. 1

      Identify goods that people use. (E)1.E.1

    2. 2

      Identify services that people provide for others. (E)1.E.2

    3. 3

      Explain that people must make choices about goods and services because resources are limited in relation to people’s wants (e.g., scarcity).1.E.3

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