First Grade Social Studies Standards

Students will develop and use geographic knowledge and concepts to understand the relationships between human and physical geography. The learner will:

  • describe and locate major geographic features represented on a map
  • identify left and right
  • identify and locate Canada and Mexico on a map

Students will examine the ideals, purposes, and characteristics of political systems to identify how people have organized and governed themselves throughout history. Students will analyze the history of American democracy in order to develop a sense of civic responsibility. The learner will:

  • explain a rule and law. Connect the importance of rules and laws
  • tell wy rules and laws are needed for schools and communities.
  • identify symbols of American freedom such as the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, a Bald Eagle, and the American Flag.

Students will examine economic choices, principles, and systems in order to make informed economic decisions for themselves and their society. The learner will:

  • indentify trade
  • identify the purpose of money