Foster contributing members of society with a social studies unit focused on five aspects of community. First graders discuss themes of culture, groups, location, scarcity, and change with discussion questions and activities about learners' own communities.

Concepts

literary themes, traditions, school community, scarcity, belief systems, school environment, school rules, memories, compare and contrast

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Connect the themes between social studies and language arts, based on the short stories or novels you're working on in class
• Have first graders participate in community service projects to emphasize the points in each unit

Classroom Considerations

• Some of the links require Shockwave to perform correctly
• Printable images are in color; consider printing and laminating for use over multilple days
• Based on Georgia's state standards, but applicable to any state's lessons

Pros

• Provides links for auxiliary resources
• Themes are general and versatile 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.1.2 RL.2.2 RL.3.2