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• The 1st grade Social Studies virtual community​. ​

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• The 1st Grade Instructional Activity Videos

• Short on time? Check out our 1-3 minute ​​​Tiny Videos for Social Studies Instructional Support​​

​What does every day social studies inquiry look like?

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

Resources for Any Unit

​Sample Lesson 

• Face-to-Face/Distance/Hybrid​ Economics Topic –​ Choices with Money Resources​

​Unit 1

Sample Unit Connecting Themes Source Set

Unit 2

Sample UnitOur National Heritage Source Set

Sample Lesson ​

• Face-to-Face/Distance/Hybrid​My Location   Me on a Map  Where I Live  Where I Live Graphic Organizer
  

Unit 3

Sample UnitA Changing Country Source Set

Unit 4

Sample Unit Inventors in the United States Source Set

Sample Lesson 

• ​​Face-to-Face/Distance/Hybrid​ George Washington Carver   PPT​
  
• Benjamin Franklin  PDF Version PPT Version
  

Unit 5

Sample UnitCommunity 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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