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Wayne RESA – SS / Grade 1 / Social Studies / Social Studies 1 / Week 25 - Week 32
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Unit Abstract

In this unit students apply historical inquiry within the context of families and schools. The unit begins with a focus on chronology, or time. In the first lesson students explore the terms ‘past’, ‘present’ and ‘future’ by using their own personal experiences and then applying the terms to two picture books which explore the past of a child. Next, students explore different ways we learn about history as the teacher shares a story, an artifact, a photo, and a written record of their own past. Students then bring in a family photograph from the past to share with the class and write a short descriptive narrative about the photograph. The idea that families have a past is then further explored through the book When I Was Young in the Mountain or a similar book. Students learn that evidence of the past can be gathered from the words and illustrations of a book. As a summary activity, the class creates a “Past/Present” T-chart showing how family life has changed. Students explore photographs and information about the history of their school and then explore informational text showing how school life has changed. In a final lesson connected to , students learn that national holidays are often celebrations of events and people from the past that made a difference in the United States.

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Stage One - Desired Results

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Standards
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Compelling Question

How can people and places affect our families?

Supporting Questions
  1. How do we learn about the past?
  2. How is the past different from the present?
  3. Why do we celebrate people and events from the past?
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Content (Key Concepts)

artifact
calendar
chronology
country
family
historical evidence
history
month
national holiday
school

Skills (Intellectual Processes)

Brainstorming
Making comparisons

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Stage Two - Assessment Evidence

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Unit Assessment Tasks
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Stage Three - Learning Plan

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Lesson Plan Sequence
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Resources
  • Art Paper and Drawing Materials Such as Markers and Crayons
  • Chart Paper and Markers
  • Overhead Projector or Document Camera and Projector
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Expectations/Standards
MI: ELA & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects K-5
MI: Grade 1
Reading: Literature
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Reading: Informational Text
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
Speaking and Listening
2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
SL.1.6. Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.
Language
Conventions of Standard English
1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.1.1e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
MI: Social Studies (2007)
1st Grade
History
H2 Living and Working Together
Use historical thinking to understand the past.
1 – H2.0.1 Demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among past, present, and future using family or school events.
1 – H2.0.2 Use a calendar to distinguish among days, weeks, and months.
1 – H2.0.3 Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.
1 – H2.0.4 Retell in sequence important ideas and details from stories about families or schools.
1 – H2.0.5 Use historical records and artifacts (e.g., photos, diaries, oral histories, and videos) to draw possible conclusions about family or school life in the past.
1 – H2.0.6 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.
1 – H2.0.7 Identify the events or people celebrated during United States national holidays and why we celebrate them (e.g., Independence Day, Constitution Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents’ Day).
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