1. SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE ONE – SOCIAL STUDIES AND EXPLORING NEIGHBORHOODS
Identify Materials We Use to Study Social Studies
Exploring
Neighborhoods
Compare/Contrast Different Types of Neighborhoods
Why Study
Social Studies?
Why Are
Neighborhoods
(Communities)
Important to
People?
Content Vocabulary:
social studies
map
globe
neighborhood
community
need
want
Identify Basic Needs and Wants
Define Social Studies
Examples of how Social Studies Is the Study of Ourselves and Others
Characteristics of a Neighborhood
Essential Understandings/Learning Goals:
Social studies is the study of ourselves as Americans and other cultures around the world in the past and present.
People live in neighborhoods or communities that provide for their needs and wants.
People must take care of their basic needs before they can take care of items they want.
Maps use different symbols to show different characteristics of a neighborhood or town.