SS1


Grade 1, Social Studies Std 9: Identify traditions of a variety of cultures in Alabama and local communities. • Identifying common and unique characteristics of individuals in societal groups, including age, religious beliefs, ethnicity, disability, and gender

Lesson Plans: Places in My Community The students will demonstrate their understanding of community by identifying pictures of their neighborhood and defining the purpose of each location. Houses vs. Homes The student will compare/contrast their homes with those of other students, as well as, those from other countries. City Life and Country Life Using the KWL method, students will answer the questions: What I know about living in the city and living in the country? Students will compare/contrast life in the city and life in the country. (Adaptable for K-5, written for 3-4) Where I Live Students will identify specific characteristics of their own neighborhood, share the information with their classmates, see that other neighborhoods can be different from their own, but also similar in many ways. City, Suburb, or Country Students will make a picture web to describe a place, discuss the characteristics of life in the country, suburbs, and city, compare/contrast general environmental differences, and explore their immediate environment. Developing Cultural Awareness Students will describe the human characteristics of familiar places and the varied backgrounds of American citizens. Cultural Connections-The Tapestry of Life Students will use a variety of media to explore culture. (Adaptable for K-1, written for 3-5) Children's Books Teach Diversity, Respect Students will compare themes, characters, settings, and other aspects of two children's books that teach diversity and respect. ((Adaptable for K-1, written for 3-5) Heritage (Family Celebrations, Past and Present) Students will develop an understanding that families express their cultures through traditions, rituals and celebrations and discover that traditions and celebrations have similarities and differences.

Resources: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Social Studies 2003: Lesson summaries and lesson reviews about communities. Farm Animals: See the animals that live on farms. Learn what they look like, what they eat, and in what kind of pen or coral they live. Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Students match vocabulary or pictures with illustrated communities, places in a community and people in a community. (E/B) Students sort vocabulary, pictures, or phrases according to type of community, places in a community and people in a community. (D) Students find explicit information about communities from text and visual sources. (E) Students interpret explicit information about communities from visual sources. (E/B, D, E) Students discuss how holidays are celebrated in their country. (E/B, D, E) Students discuss traditions in their country. (E/B, D, E) In groups, students discuss the many different cultures represented in their classroom.
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City, Suburb, or Country Students will make a picture web to describe a place, discuss the characteristics of life in the country, suburbs, and city, compare/contrast general environmental differences, and explore their immediate environment.

City, Suburb, or Country
Students will make a picture web to describe a place, discuss the characteristics of life in the country, suburbs, and city, compare/contrast general environmental differences, and explore their immediate environment.