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Check out this 1st Grade Social Studies Lesson "Rating and Ranking Historical Features." For lesson resources and more videos visit the Everyday Inquiry in Elementary Social Studies Video Series.
Content Resources
1st Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies
Teacher Notes
First Grade Teacher Notes
Teacher Content Videos
Benjamin Franklin SS1H1, SS1G1c, SS1CG1
George Washington Carver and Patriotism SS1H1, SS1G1c, SS1CG1-2
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacagawea SS1H1, SS1G1c, SS1CG1
Ruby Bridges SS1H1, SS1G1c, SS1CG1
Theodore Roosevelt SS1H1, SS1G1c, SS1CG1
Thomas Jefferson and Patriotism SS1H1, SS1G1c, SS1CG1-2
Instructional Resources
1st Grade Curriculum Map
First Grade Curriculum Map
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Sample Lesson
Unit 1
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Connecting Themes
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Unit 2
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Our National Heritage
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Sample Lesson
Unit 3
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A Changing Country
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Unit 4
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Inventors in the United States
Source Set
Sample Lesson
Unit 5
Sample Unit
Community Helpers
Source Set
Unit 6
Sample Unit
We are Alike, We are Different
Source Set
Beyond the Classroom
Why do we Remember Lewis and Clark? Escape Room Activity
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