Little 1st Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {UNIT 2: Families, Long Ago & Today}

$17.95

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for primary.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your primary friends.  It incorporates many state standards for 1st grade. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 2: Families, Long Ago & Today teaches students about how families have changed over time. It also explores diversity within the family structure and within our communities. It contains lessons on these specific topics:

Past, Present, and the Future
Using Books, Photos, and Artifacts to learn about the Past
Making a Timeline
Life Long Ago and Today
Diversity within a Community
Our Families
Our Family and Cultural Traditions

——————–WHAT’S INCLUDED?———————

COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

  • A complete Teacher Guide
  • 8 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds
  • 12 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 30-minute lesson plans in all)
  • Essential Question and Learning Target Posters
  • Anchor Charts
  • Whole group Activities
  • Craftivities
  • Student Workbook that follows each lesson
  • Quick Check/Exit Ticket for every lesson
  • Primary Assessment and Rubric for scoring
  • Parent Letter
  • Vocabulary Cards
  • A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper)

 

OUTLINE OF UNIT 2:

Lesson 1: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Lesson 2: LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST
Lesson 3: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: HOMES, CLOTHES, TRANSPORTATION
Lesson 4: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 5: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: SCHOOLS AND THE ROLES OF WOMEN
Lesson 6: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
Lesson 7: DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Lesson 8: OUR FAMILIES
Lesson 9: FAMILY AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS
Lesson 10: FAMILY OR PERSONAL TRADITIONS CRAFTIVITY
Lesson 11: REVIEW
Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT