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1st Grade Social Studies Benchmark Targets by Strand
By year's end, all students will:
Teachers' links to TAKS INFORMATION
| Strand | # | Benchmark Target |
Link to TEKS | Curriculum Connection |
| History | 1. | Identify and compare historical and current figures such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Johnny Appleseed, and Betsy Ross. | 1.1, 1.11 |
People together |
| 2. | Identify past, present, and future events by using calendars and timelines. | 1.3 | All units | |
| This Day in History (teacher resource) Families share Eyewitness accounts of events in the late 20th century |
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| 3. | Identify, and explain the meaning of American and Texan symbols including the “Star-Spangled Banner”, “Texas, Our Texas”, Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas Flag, and recite the Pledge of Allegiance and Pledge to the Texas Flag. | 1.2, 1.13 |
Symbols | |
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| Geography | 4. | Locate significant places in your community, Texas and the United States on maps and globes using the four basic cardinal directions. | 1.4, 1.5 | Geography |
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Outline Maps of the United States and World |
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| 5. | Create and use simple maps of places in the classroom, school, community and beyond. | 1.5 | Geography | |
| 6. | Identify and describe the characteristics of places, including: 1. physical characteristics in nature such as mountains, rivers, natural resources. 2. human characteristics which are man-made structures such as homes, bridges, buildings and roads. |
Geography | ||
| Economics |
7. | Identify and describe a variety of ways to earn a living (careers); distinguish whether these careers provide goods or services, and identify ways goods and services are exchanged. | 1.6, 1.7, 1.9 | Careers and Goods and Services |
| 8. | Identify wants and needs and how those choices relate to everyday life. | 1.8 | Wants and needs | |
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| Government |
9. | Explain the purpose of rules and laws in the home, school and community and give examples of rules that establish order, provide security and manage conflict. | 1.10 |
Rules and laws and others |
| Activity Books for Texas | ||||
| 10. | Identify and describe leadership roles and responsibilities in the community, state, and nation, including mayor, governor and president. | 1.11, 1.12 | Communities and President | |
| Presidents of the United States | ||||
| Citizenship | 11. | Identify characteristics of good citizenship as shown by historic figures and ordinary people. | 1.12 | Getting Along |
| 12. | Use individual voting as a way to make collective decisions. | 1.12 | Your Vote Counts | |
| Bens Gov Select for your grade level | ||||
| Culture |
13. | Explain the importance of holidays and customs such as Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, Independence Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter. |
1.2 | Holidays |
| Bookmarks to print Scroll down the page for special themes
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| 14. | Describe, compare and contrast the basic needs, beliefs and traditions of families. | 1.14, 1.15 | Needs and wants, family and friends, people together | |
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| Science and Technology | 15. | Describe how technology has changed family life in the areas of communication, transportation, vocation and recreation. | 1.16 | Technology |
| Social Studies | 16. | Find and apply information from a variety of oral, visual and print sources; sequence and categorize that information. | 1.17 | All units |
| 17. | Create maps, timelines and graphs. | 1.18 | Geography, homes | |
| 18. | Identify a problem, consider possible solutions, and determine the best answer. | 1.19 | All units | |
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| Themes | monthly themes | |||
| TEKS SEARCH | Marco Polo Search by TEXAS TEKS Alignment | |||
| Be a SpyKid! | GeoSpy A GREAT game to locate states, continents within a time limit! | |||
| videos | www.digitalcurriculum.com visit with your librarian or stcp if you don't already have an account | |||
| search engines | Kids' Click sites selected by librarians | |||
| District Library | Humble District Library Pages | |||
| Internet library | Internet Public Library Great sources! | |||
*"Including" references non-negotiable components; "such as" references examples.