St. Rose School
Social Studies/History Curriculum Standards
June 2003
Grade
1
A Child's Place in Time and Space
Students in grade one continue a more detailed treatment of the broad concepts
of rights and responsibilities in the contemporary world. The classroom serves
as a microcosm of society in which decisions are made with respect for individual
responsibility, for other people, and for the rules by which we all must live:
fair play, good sportsmanship, and respect for the rights and opinions of others.
Students examine the geographic and economic aspects of life in their own neighborhoods
and compare them to those of people long ago. Students explore the varied backgrounds
of American citizens and learn about the symbols, icons, and songs that reflect
our common heritage.
Students describe the rights and individual responsibilities of citizenship
- Understand the rule-making process
in a direct democracy (everyone votes on the rules) and in a representative
democracy (an elected group of people make the rules), giving examples of
both systems in their classroom, school, and community.
- Understand the elements of fair
play and good sportsmanship, respect for the rights and opinions of others,
and respect for rules by which we live, including the meaning of the "Golden
Rule."
Students compare and contrast
the absolute and relative locations of places and people and describe the physical
and/ or human characteristics of places.
- Locate on maps and globes their
local community, California, the United States, the seven continents, and
the four oceans.
- Compare the information that can
be derived from a three-dimensional model to the information that can be derived
from a picture of the same location.
- Construct a simple map, using
cardinal directions and map symbols.
- Describe how location, weather,
and physical environment affect the way people live, including the effects
on their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.
Students know and understand
the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States that provide continuity
and a sense of community across time.
- Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
and sing songs that express American ideals (e.g., "My Country 'Tis of
Thee").
- Understand the significance of
our national holidays and the heroism and achievements of the people associated
with them.
- Identify American symbols, landmarks,
and essential documents, such as the flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty,
U.S. Constitution, and Declaration of Independence, and know the people and
events associated with them.
Students compare and contrast
everyday life in different times and places around the world and recognize that
some aspects of people, places, and things change over time while others stay
the same.
- Examine the structure of schools
and communities in the past.
- Study transportation methods of
earlier days.
- Recognize similarities and differences
of earlier generations in such areas as work (inside and outside the home),
dress, manners, stories, games, and festivals, drawing from biographies, oral
histories, and folklore.
Students describe the human
characteristics of familiar places and the varied backgrounds of American citizens
and residents in those places.
- Recognize the ways in which they
are all part of the same community, sharing principles, goals, and traditions
despite their varied ancestry; the forms of diversity in their school and
community; and the benefits and challenges of a diverse population.
- Understand the ways in which American
Indians and immigrants have helped define Californian and American culture.
- Compare the beliefs, customs,
ceremonies, traditions, and social practices of the varied cultures, drawing
from folklore.
Students understand basic
economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy.
- Understand the concept of exchange
and the use of money to purchase goods and services.
- Identify the specialized work
that people do to manufacture, transport, and market goods and services and
the contributions of those who work in the home.