Grade One Central (Social Studies)

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	Social Studies - The Local Community \| Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities
	The Local Community

	Community helpers The purpose of this lesson is to help the children realize that it takes many, varied jobs for a city or town to work as a community. Brooke Elementary Community Helper Project Tools of the Trade A primary lesson to teach students about various occupations and the related tools required. Virtual Tour of the Fire Department Fire Safety Fire Safety Lessons Fire Safety Quiz and Coloring Pages Fire Safety Quiz Fire Administration Kid's Page Make a model of the local community Make a box town. Make a Village - Free educational software to print 5 houses, a church and an apartment building to make a village, all on regular paper on your PC printer. Kids arrange the buildings, make streets and yards, plan how the village will grow. Children have fun building the village and learn about city planning and geography. Fun, educational hands-on learning First Grade, First Grade, What Do You See - A social studies/art/language arts Internet project for First Graders Mapping Learning the Geography of the School Mapping - An activity in which the students will create and interpret maps of familiar places Map Adventures - Students will learn basic concepts for visualizing objects from different perspectives and how to understand and use maps.
	Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities
	Family and School Rules In this lesson, children will learn that people make decisions to establish rules, breaking rules may have consequences, and rules may be changed. All of Me In this activity, children will draw pictures showing some of the different aspects of their lives and share the pictures with classmates. In doing so, they will develop a better appreciation of the roles they fill in their families and in their community Family Celebrations - In this activity, children will discuss and illustrate family celebrations Family Time Line - In this activity, children will interview family members to learn about important events that have happened in their families. Then use that information to create a time line showing changes and growth in their families. Who Helps - Children develop their understanding of how their families function and renew their appreciation for various family members.

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