Ohio Social Studies Ohio Social Studies StrandsStrands

Kimberly MattesKimberly Mattes

First GradeFirst Grade

RationaleRationale

Kindergarten through high school Kindergarten through high school students need to understand, through students need to understand, through the study of the past and present, the study of the past and present, what it means to be a human being in what it means to be a human being in society. The students need to develop society. The students need to develop the ability to make informed decisions the ability to make informed decisions as citizens of a diverse, democratic as citizens of a diverse, democratic society and realize that they live in a society and realize that they live in a world of finite resources. world of finite resources.

Objective 1Objective 1

Allow students to gather and Allow students to gather and interpret information using interpret information using perspectives from appropriate field perspectives from appropriate field of social studies. Teach students of social studies. Teach students to use methods and skills drawn to use methods and skills drawn from the social studies and to from the social studies and to teach the students to actively teach the students to actively engage in learning.engage in learning.

Objective 2Objective 2

Teach students to explain how Teach students to explain how people in different societies cope people in different societies cope with the challenges of existence. with the challenges of existence. Teach students how to respond to Teach students how to respond to individual and cultural diversity.individual and cultural diversity.

Objective 3Objective 3

Teach students to work with Teach students to work with others, to make informed others, to make informed decisions, and act in a democratic decisions, and act in a democratic way.way.

The Ohio Social Studies The Ohio Social Studies StrandsStrands

American HeritageAmerican Heritage People in SocietiesPeople in Societies World InteractionsWorld Interactions Decision Making and ResourcesDecision Making and Resources Democratic ProcessesDemocratic Processes Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

““American Heritage” American Heritage” WebsitesWebsites

http://www.thehistorynet.com/http://www.thehistorynet.com/– A site for teachers that includes A site for teachers that includes

interviews of historical people, interviews of historical people, personality profiles, and historic personality profiles, and historic travels.travels.

http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/– A site for teachers that includes A site for teachers that includes

various historical topics and various historical topics and chronological time periods.chronological time periods.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/http://www.stanford.edu/group/

King/King/– A teacher resource designed to A teacher resource designed to

educate students on Martin Luther educate students on Martin Luther King Junior.King Junior.

““American Heritage” American Heritage” WebsitesWebsites

http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/

Humanities/History/U_S_History/Humanities/History/U_S_History/– A site that contains different history A site that contains different history

categories (such as Colonial America categories (such as Colonial America or Thanksgiving) for teachers.or Thanksgiving) for teachers.

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/

Lessons/Social_St/History/Lessons/Social_St/History/index.htmlindex.html– A site that contains history lesson A site that contains history lesson

plans.plans.

““American Heritage” American Heritage” ActivitiesActivities

Read a folktale and ask the Read a folktale and ask the students to identify the students to identify the beginning, middle, and end of beginning, middle, and end of the story.the story.

Record class events and ask Record class events and ask the students to put the events the students to put the events in order along a time line.in order along a time line.

Do a apple unit and study Do a apple unit and study Johnny Appleseed and why he Johnny Appleseed and why he was important.was important.

Study the Native Americans Study the Native Americans and ask the students to make and ask the students to make an Indian Village and describe an Indian Village and describe how the Indians lived.how the Indians lived.

““People in Societies” People in Societies” WebsitesWebsites

http://www/eduplace.com/ss/http://www/eduplace.com/ss/autoact/ss_5.htmlautoact/ss_5.html– A site that contains cultural A site that contains cultural

activities to do with students.activities to do with students. http://www.execpc.com/http://www.execpc.com/

~dboals/geneo.html~dboals/geneo.html– A site for teachers that A site for teachers that

discusses geneology.discusses geneology. http://www.csuohio.edu/http://www.csuohio.edu/

history/history/

japan/index.htmljapan/index.html– A Japanese sight with many A Japanese sight with many

cultural activities for teachers to cultural activities for teachers to use with students.use with students.

““People in Societies” People in Societies” WebsitesWebsites

http://www/http://www/atozteacherstuff.com/atozteacherstuff.com/themes.world.shtmlthemes.world.shtml– This site contains global units on This site contains global units on

various cultures. It also various cultures. It also contains lessons and ideas.contains lessons and ideas.

http://www.stf.sk.ca/ps/src/http://www.stf.sk.ca/ps/src/tmc/p1006/p1006/htmtmc/p1006/p1006/htm– This is a site that contains the This is a site that contains the

unit “Many Places, Many Faces.” unit “Many Places, Many Faces.” This is a unit designed to teach This is a unit designed to teach children about various cultures.children about various cultures.

““People in Societies” People in Societies” ActivitiesActivities

Ask students to talk to their Ask students to talk to their parents about their parents about their geneology. Allow the geneology. Allow the students to share this in class.students to share this in class.

Discuss different cultural Discuss different cultural communities.communities.

Talk about how their school Talk about how their school functions as a “community.”functions as a “community.”

Have a speaker from another Have a speaker from another community come to visit the community come to visit the class to discuss their class to discuss their community. community.

““World Interactions” World Interactions” WebsitesWebsites

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/http://www.eduplace.com/ss/autoauto

act/ss_1.htmlact/ss_1.html– This site gave world lesson plans to This site gave world lesson plans to

use in the classroom.use in the classroom. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/http://coombs.anu.edu.au/

VWWWL-AsianStudies.htmlVWWWL-AsianStudies.html– This site contains different Asian This site contains different Asian

countries that can be studied.countries that can be studied. http.//multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/http.//multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/

fga/academy/k1us.htmfga/academy/k1us.htm– This site has various maps and This site has various maps and

discusses skills to show spatial discusses skills to show spatial relationships for the students. It relationships for the students. It also has activities and lesson plans.also has activities and lesson plans.

““World Interactions” World Interactions” WebsitesWebsites

http://www.kidsvista.com/http://www.kidsvista.com/socialsocial

studies/geography.htmlstudies/geography.html– There are different categories There are different categories

for teachers on this website. for teachers on this website. Some of these categories would Some of these categories would be suitable for students. There be suitable for students. There are different countries that can are different countries that can be studied.be studied.

http://www.mapquest.com/http://www.mapquest.com/– Teachers or students could use Teachers or students could use

this site to get map information this site to get map information or look for a specific site.or look for a specific site.

““World Interactions” World Interactions” AcitvitiesAcitvities

Show the students various Show the students various regions that are very different regions that are very different from each other and discuss the from each other and discuss the ways that we would dress etc.ways that we would dress etc.

Teach the children various Teach the children various direction words (right/left, direction words (right/left, up/down etc.). Then have the up/down etc.). Then have the children find an item in the children find an item in the classroom using direction words.classroom using direction words.

Begin basic mapping skills by Begin basic mapping skills by making streets and houses from making streets and houses from their rows and desks.their rows and desks.

Discuss recent historical events Discuss recent historical events of a specific country. of a specific country.

““Decision Making and Decision Making and Resources” WebsitesResources” Websites

http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/

academy/k1us.htmacademy/k1us.htm– This site contains lessons and activities This site contains lessons and activities

about how people are dependent on about how people are dependent on each other.each other.

http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/jun/http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/jun/– This is a junior achievement site that This is a junior achievement site that

contains ideas for teachers to use at contains ideas for teachers to use at various grade levels.various grade levels.

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lit-http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lit-goat.htmgoat.htm– This is an economics lesson for grades 1-This is an economics lesson for grades 1-

3 that is based on “The Goat in the Rug.”3 that is based on “The Goat in the Rug.”

““Decision Making and Decision Making and Resources” WebsitesResources” Websites

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K6goals.htm#firstK6goals.htm#first– This site discusses first grade key This site discusses first grade key

economic concepts that students economic concepts that students should know.should know.

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/ecedhttp://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/eced

week/lessons.htmweek/lessons.htm– This site is entitled “Great Economic This site is entitled “Great Economic

Lessons” and contains various Lessons” and contains various economic lessons for all grade levels.economic lessons for all grade levels.

““Decision Making and Decision Making and Resources” ActivitiesResources” Activities

Ask the students to list the resources Ask the students to list the resources necessary to make a desired good.necessary to make a desired good.

Discuss why all wants cannot be met Discuss why all wants cannot be met and what people do to when those and what people do to when those wants cannot be met.wants cannot be met.

Ask the students to discuss what Ask the students to discuss what they do when they do not have they do when they do not have enough money to buy something.enough money to buy something.

Make a graph to compare choices Make a graph to compare choices made in a situation where there was made in a situation where there was a lack of resources (such as a lack of resources (such as crayons).crayons).

““Democratic Processes” Democratic Processes” WebsitesWebsites

http://www.whitehouse.govhttp://www.whitehouse.gov– This site is great for teachers or This site is great for teachers or

students. It has information about the students. It has information about the presidents and even has a special presidents and even has a special section called “White House for Kids.”section called “White House for Kids.”

http://metalab.unc.edu/lia/http://metalab.unc.edu/lia/president/president/– This site contains links to the This site contains links to the

presidents and the first ladies. It also presidents and the first ladies. It also contains history on the presidents.contains history on the presidents.

http://www.4democracy.com/http://www.4democracy.com/– This site for teachers discusses This site for teachers discusses

political parties and the history of political parties and the history of democracy.democracy.

““Democratic Processes” Democratic Processes” WebsitesWebsites

http://www.ohio.gov/http://www.ohio.gov/– This site for teachers contains various This site for teachers contains various

links to Ohio government sites. links to Ohio government sites. http://congress.org/http://congress.org/

– This site is for teachers to use to show This site is for teachers to use to show students how they can become students how they can become involved in politics. It contains a involved in politics. It contains a capital directory and legislation capital directory and legislation information.information.

““Democratic Processes” Democratic Processes” ActivitesActivites

Discuss the rules of the classroom Discuss the rules of the classroom and allow the children to have a and allow the children to have a say in making classroom policy.say in making classroom policy.

Discuss what would happen if their Discuss what would happen if their were no one in charge (teacher) of were no one in charge (teacher) of the classroom.the classroom.

Allow the children to become the Allow the children to become the ones in charge of the classroomones in charge of the classroom

Discuss what would happen if their Discuss what would happen if their were no rules to a game. Play that were no rules to a game. Play that game as if their were no rules.game as if their were no rules.

““Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities” WebsitesResponsibilities” Websites

http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/– This site tells about the kids voting This site tells about the kids voting

campaign and how to get other children campaign and how to get other children involved.involved.

http://www.vote-smart.org/http://www.vote-smart.org/education/?education/?

checking=checking=– The is a teacher site that contains lesson The is a teacher site that contains lesson

plans about voting and an introduction to plans about voting and an introduction to the U.S. government.the U.S. government.

http://www.wnet.org/newyork/laic/http://www.wnet.org/newyork/laic/– This site is called “Learning Adventures in This site is called “Learning Adventures in

Citizenship.” It is for both students and Citizenship.” It is for both students and teachers.teachers.

““Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities” WebsitesResponsibilities” Websites

http://www.hhh.umn.edu/center/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/center/cdc/cdc/– The site is the center for democracy The site is the center for democracy

and citizenship. It is mainly geared and citizenship. It is mainly geared towards teachers.towards teachers.

http://encarta.msn.com/http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/schoolhouse/

default.aspdefault.asp– This site contains lesson plans for This site contains lesson plans for

teachers on various subjects including teachers on various subjects including social studies and citizenship.social studies and citizenship.

““Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities” ActivitiesResponsibilities” Activities

Set up a “voting booth” where kids Set up a “voting booth” where kids can pretend to vote on election can pretend to vote on election day.day.

Discuss citizenship traits and what Discuss citizenship traits and what it means to be a good citizen.it means to be a good citizen.

Take a field trip to the capital.Take a field trip to the capital. Read Read The House on Maple StreetThe House on Maple Street

and discuss changes observed in and discuss changes observed in the community.the community.

ConclusionConclusion

These six strands and the various These six strands and the various activities represent the social activities represent the social studies content that the students studies content that the students should be able to master in first should be able to master in first grade.grade.