Colorado Academic Standards Online
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clear Content Area: // Grade Level: First Grade // Standard Category: All Standards Categories
Social Studies - 2019
First Grade, Standard 1. History
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Prepared Graduates:
- 1. Understand the nature of historical knowledge as a process of inquiry that examines and analyzes how history is viewed, constructed, and interpreted.
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Ask questions and discuss ideas about patterns and chronological order of events from the past.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Arrange life events in chronological order.
- Use words related to time, sequence, and change. For example: past, present, future, change, first, next, and last.
- Identify the organizational components of a calendar. For example: year, months, weeks, days, and notable events.
- Determine events from the past, present, and future using the components of a calendar.
- Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
- Identify information from primary and/or secondary sources that answer questions about patterns and chronological order of events from the past.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Recognize and describe cause-and-effect relationships and patterns from the past. (Entrepreneurial Skills: Inquiry/Analysis)
- Demonstrate curiosity about patterns from the past. (Entrepreneurial Skills: Creativity/Innovation)
Inquiry Questions:
- Why is it important to know the order of events?
- How do we organize time?
- What has happened in your life and what does that tell you about yourself?
Nature and Skills of History:
- Historical thinkers examine change and/or continuity over a period of time.
- Historical thinkers record events in sequential order to increase understanding, see relationships, understand cause and effect, and organize information.
- Cultural groups use similar tools for the organization of sequential information in order to communicate in a clear manner.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Apply disciplinary concepts of change and continuity to the study of the past.
- Read and/or listen to historical fiction.
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Prepared Graduates:
- 2. Analyze historical time periods and patterns of continuity and change, through multiple perspectives, within and among cultures and societies.
Grade Level Expectation:
2. The diverse perspectives and traditions of families from many cultures have shaped the United States.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Identify similarities and differences between themselves and others.
- Discuss common and unique characteristics of different cultures using multiple sources of information.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Compare one's attitudes and beliefs to others. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Global/Cultural Awareness).
- Identify and explain several cultural perspectives that constitute our diverse society. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Global/Cultural Awareness)
Inquiry Questions:
- What symbols are representative of our multicultural and democratic way of life?
- What is a culture?
- How are these cultures different and similar to one another?
Nature and Skills of History:
- Historical thinkers understand the importance of comparing and contrasting to identify patterns within and between cultures.
- Historical thinkers use sources to make interpretations about cultural groups from the past.
- Historical thinkers recognize symbols as cultural artifacts that can be interpreted to make meaning of both the past and present.
- Historical thinkers compare multiple perspectives of people and groups of people in order to draw conclusions about both the past and the present.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Apply disciplinary concept of perspective-taking to the study of the past.
- Identify self-perspective.
Social Studies - 2019
First Grade, Standard 2. Geography
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Prepared Graduates:
- 3. Apply geographic representations and perspectives to analyze human movement, spatial patterns, systems, and the connections and relationships among them.
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Locate places and spaces using geographic tools.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Explain that maps and globes are different representations of Earth.
- Describe locations using terms related to direction and distance. For example: forward and backward, left and right, near and far, is next to, and close.
- Recite a personal address including city, state, and country, and explain how those labels help find places on a map.
- Distinguish between land and water on a map and globe
- Create simple maps showing both human and natural features.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Identify key attributes of a variety of geographic tools. For example: globes, maps, and GPS.
- Find information through the use of geographic technologies.
Inquiry Questions:
- How would an individual describe how to get somewhere without an address?
- What if we had no geographic tools?
- How could a flat map truly represent a round globe?
- Why do people not carry globes to help find their way?
- Why is an address necessary?
Nature and Skills of Geography:
- Spatial thinkers use geographic tools to study and represent places.
- Spatial thinkers use geographic terms, tools, and technology in work and play to describe and find places. For example: pilots use maps to make flight plans, hikers use compasses to determine directions, and vacationers use maps to find unfamiliar places.
- Spatial thinkers memorize addresses to help locate places. For example: knowing an address is necessary for an ambulance to find it or for an individual to receive mail.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Apply disciplinary concept of perspective to identify and reflect upon personal connections and their place in the world.
- Integrate multimedia as effective tools for presenting and clarifying information.
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Prepared Graduates:
- 4. Examine the characteristics of places and regions, and the changing nature among geographic and human interactions.
Grade Level Expectation:
2. Describe the characteristics of a community and how they are influenced by the environment.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Provide examples of how individuals and families interact with their environment.
- Analyze how weather, climate and environmental characteristics influence individuals and the cultural characteristics of a family.
- Compare and contrast at least two different families with respect to schools, neighborhoods, and culture.
- Describe a family tradition and explain its cultural significance with regard to other groups and the environment.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Identify and reflect upon personal connections to one or more families within the community.
- Make observations and draw conclusions about the relationship between groups of people and their surroundings.
Inquiry Questions:
- How are places like communities similar to and different from where you live?
- How do people celebrate traditions?
- How do people use resources in the local community?
- How do individuals in the community use the environment?
Nature and Skills of Geography:
- Geographic thinkers study resources and their availability and use as a key to understanding human interactions with their environment and each other.
- Geographic thinkers study human and environmental interactions and consequences of those interactions.
- Geographic thinkers understand that people from various cultures are both similar and different and these differences are reflected in clothing, language, and culture, etc.
- Spatial thinkers understand that boundaries and the need for boundaries affect everyday life. For example: boundary lines determine who owns a piece of property.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Use disciplinary vocabulary in sentences.
- Identify maps, graphs, charts and diagrams as sources as information.
Social Studies - 2019
First Grade, Standard 3. Economics
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Prepared Graduates:
- 5. Understand the allocation of scarce resources in societies through analysis of individual choice, market interaction, and public policy.
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Individuals work in different types of jobs to earn an income.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Identify the goods and/or services that different types of businesses produce in the community.
- Give examples of different types of jobs held by family members and/or individuals in the local community.
- Compare at least two different job choices that individuals have with respect to the benefits and costs of each job.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Ask questions to learn more about careers and other life pursuits. (Professional Skills: Career Awareness)
- Demonstrate an understanding of cause and effect related to personal decisions such as jobs. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Character)
Inquiry Questions:
- How are businesses different?
- What are the different types of jobs and their roles in a community?
- Why do people choose different jobs?
Nature and Skills of Economics:
- Economic thinkers investigate the influence of different jobs and businesses in their community.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Apply disciplinary concepts such as decision-making to determine the benefits and costs of a particular choice.
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Prepared Graduates:
- 6. Apply economic reasoning skills to make informed personal financial decisions (PFL).
Grade Level Expectation:
2. Plan how to spend, share, and save money (PFL).
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Discuss ways to earn or receive money.
- Identify types of currency and how currency is used.
- Define types of transactions such as deposit, purchase, borrow, and barter.
- Identify coins and find the value of a collection of two coins.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Consider how to spend, share, and save money knowing funds in any scenario are limited. (Entrepreneurial Skills: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving)
- Determine different choices they can make with their money and how those choices may affect others. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Character)
- Demonstrate curiosity, imagination and eagerness to learn more. (Entrepreneurial Skills: Creativity/Innovation)
Inquiry Questions:
- How does an individual earn money?
- Why do people donate to charity?
- What are different methods of payment?
- Are all items purchased with money?
Nature and Skills of Economics:
- Financially capable individuals understand that financial goals can be met through planning. For example: an individual divides income between current expenses, saving for the future, and philanthropic donations.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Compare the benefits and costs of individual choices.
- Identify positive and negative incentives that influence the decisions people make.
- Explain the role of money in making exchange easier.
Social Studies - 2019
First Grade, Standard 4. Civics
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Prepared Graduates:
- 7. Express an understanding of how civic participation affects policy by applying the rights and responsibilities of a citizen.
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Effective groups have responsible leaders and team members.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Describe the characteristics of responsible leaders.
- Identify the attributes of a responsible team member.
- Demonstrate the ability to be both a leader and team member.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Recognize personal characteristics, preferences, thoughts, and feelings with regard to leadership. (Personal Skills: Initiative/Self-Direction)
- Recognize emotional responses to ideas that differ from one's own when working in a group setting. (Personal Skills: Adaptability/Flexibility)
- Recognize how members of a community rely on each other, considering personal contributions as applicable. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Collaboration/Teamwork)
Inquiry Questions:
- How do you know if you are a responsible team member?
- How do you know if you are a responsible leader?
- What qualities make a responsible leader and can they change?
- How do you know when you are working with an effective team?
Nature and Skills of Civics:
- Civic-minded individuals know how to be a good leader and team member.
- Civic-minded individuals work together as a team toward a collective goal that honors the views of its members.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
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Prepared Graduates:
- 8. Analyze the origins, structures, and functions of governments to evaluate the impact on citizens and the global society.
Grade Level Expectation:
2. Notable people, places, holidays, and civic symbols.
Evidence Outcomes:
Students Can:
- Identify and explain the relevance of notable civic leaders from different community groups.
- Identify and explain the meaning of various civic symbols important to diverse community groups. For example: the American flag, the National Anthem, Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Liberty Bell, and a yellow sash (i.e., for women’s rights).
- Identify and explain the relevance of significant civic places. For example: the state and national Capitol, the White House, and sites within the local community.
- Explain the significance of major civic holidays. For example: Veteran’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Independence Day, Earth Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Cesar Chavez Day.
- Identify the American flag and the Colorado flag.
Academic Contexts and Connections:
Colorado Essential Skills:
- Compare attitudes and beliefs as an individual to others. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Global/Cultural Awareness).
- Recognize diversity among notable people, places, holidays, and civic symbols that constitute multiple perspectives within society. (Civic/Interpersonal Skills: Collaboration/Teamwork).
Inquiry Questions:
- Why do we have national, community, and local celebrations and holidays?
- Who are notable people in the development of our country?
- How are new national symbols, songs, or holidays created?
Nature and Skills of Civics:
- Responsible community members see communities as multidimensional entities.
- Symbols, songs, holidays, traditions, places, and people help to provide identity for the community and nation.
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy:
- Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
- With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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