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Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 1.
Historical Understandings
  • Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American…

    SS1H1

    Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.<ul><li>Identify the contributions made by these figures: Benjamin Franklin (inventor/author/statesman), Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence), Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacagawea (exploration), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the environment), George Washington Carver (science), and Ruby Bridges (civil rights).</li><li>Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (for example: food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation, etc.).</li></ul>

Geographic Understandings
  • Describe how each historic figure in SS1H1a was influenced by his or her time…

    SS1G1

    Describe how each historic figure in SS1H1a was influenced by his or her time and place.<ul><li>American colonies (Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson)</li><li>American frontier (Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea)</li><li>National Parks (Theodore Roosevelt)</li><li>Southern U.S. (George Washington Carver and Ruby Bridges)</li></ul>

  • Identify and locate the student's city, county, state, nation

    SS1G2

    Identify and locate the student's city, county, state, nation (country), and continent on a simple map or a globe.

  • Locate major topographical features of the earth's surface

    SS1G3

    Locate major topographical features of the earth's surface.

  • Locate all of the continents

    SS1G3.a

    Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.

  • Locate the major oceans

    SS1G3.b

    Locate the major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean.

  • Identify and describe landforms

    SS1G3.c

    Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts).

Government/Civic Understandings
  • Describe how the historical figures in SS1H1a display positive character traits…

    SS1CG1

    Describe how the historical figures in SS1H1a display positive character traits such as: fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment.

  • Explore the concept of patriotism through the words in the songs America

    SS1CG2

    Explore the concept of patriotism through the words in the songs America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) and America the Beautiful (for example: brotherhood, liberty, freedom, pride, etc.).

Economic Understandings
  • Identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other

    SS1E1

    Identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.

  • Explain that scarcity is when unlimited wants are greater than limited…

    SS1E2

    Explain that scarcity is when unlimited wants are greater than limited resources.

  • Describe how people are both producers and consumers

    SS1E3

    Describe how people are both producers and consumers.

  • Explain that people earn income by working and that they must make choices…

    SS1E4

    Explain that people earn income by working and that they must make choices about how much to save and spend.