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1st grade 19 TAC §113.12 48 student expectations 6 activities

1st grade Social Studies

First graders learn how customs and holidays began, who helped shape Texas and the nation, how maps and globes work, the difference between goods and services, why rules and laws exist, and what good citizenship looks like.

Practice activities

🔔Symbols, Heroes, and HolidaysThe Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, and Alamo; anthems and mottoes; Washington, Lincoln, Sam Houston, and Dr. King; rules and laws; inventors; and timelines.
🎆Heroes, Pledges, and TraditionsCompare people who shaped Texas and the nation, say the pledges, and explore patriotic customs, family traditions, and the folktales that carry them.
🧭Maps, Directions, and ChoicesNorth, south, east, west; simple maps; land and water; how families meet needs; wanting more than we can have; tools of jobs.
🛍️Conveyor Sort: Goods and ServicesA good is a thing you can touch. A service is work someone does for you.
🛍️Goods and ServicesThings people make and jobs people do.
🧭Social Studies DetectivesFacts from evidence, kinds of sources, gathering information, putting it in order, using the right words, and deciding things fairly.

The learning path

One stop per unit. Filled stops have practice activities today.

1History. The student understands the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations.2History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation.3Geography. The student understands the relative location of places.4Geography. The student understands the purpose of geographic tools, including maps and globes.5Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place to better understand their community and 6Economics. The student understands how families meet basic human needs.7Economics. The student understands the concepts of goods and services.8Economics. The student understands the condition of not being able to have all the goods and services one wants.9Economics. The student understands the value of work.10Government. The student understands the purpose of rules and laws.11Government. The student understands the role of authority figures and public officials.12Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historical figures and other 13Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and pr14Culture. The student understands the importance of family and community beliefs, language, and traditions.15Science, technology, and society. The student identifies individuals who created or invented new technology and understa16Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a vari17Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms.18Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with other

Units and standards preview

The knowledge-and-skills strands below are the state's, reproduced from Social Studies, Grade 1, Adopted 2022. Open a unit to read each student expectation and jump to the activities that practice it.

1History. The student understands the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations.2/2 practiced
  1. (A) describe the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations of the community, state, and nation such as Constitution Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day; and
    19 TAC 113.12(c)(1)(A)
    🔔 Symbols, Heroes, and Holidays
  2. (B) compare the observance of holidays and celebrations.
    19 TAC 113.12(c)(1)(B)
    🔔 Symbols, Heroes, and Holidays
2History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation.2/2 practiced
  1. (A) identify contributions of historical figures, including Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who have influenced the state and nation; and
    19 TAC 113.12(c)(2)(A)
    🔔 Symbols, Heroes, and Holidays
  2. (B) compare the lives of historical figures who have influenced the state and nation.
    19 TAC 113.12(c)(2)(B)
    🎆 Heroes, Pledges, and Traditions

16 more units, 48 expectations, 6 activities

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How to help at home

Draw a map of your house or street together and label it.
Talk about needs and wants at the store: which of these could we live without?
Explain one family rule and why it exists. Then ask your child to make one.

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, 19 TAC §113.12. Curriculum text on this site is reproduced from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills as published by the Texas Education Agency and codified in Title 19 of the Texas Administrative Code. Baccare is an independent product of Brigade Management, Inc. and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or the Texas Secretary of State. Sources and attribution.

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Course details

  • Grade1st grade
  • SubjectSocial Studies
  • Standard19 TAC §113.12
  • Units18
  • Expectations48
  • Activities6
  • PriceFree to play
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