First and Second graders:
Living and
Working Together in Communities
Use
historical thinking to understand the past.
First grade will focus on their family history while
second graders will focus on community history.
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First and Second graders:
The World in
Spatial Terms
Use geographic
representations to acquire, process, and report information
from a spatial perspective.
First graders will learn basic map skills. Second
graders will review map skills and learn and understand our
place on a map by creating a "Me on the Map" book.
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First and Second
graders:
Purposes of
Government
Explain why
people create governments
Values and
Principles of American Democracy
Understand values
and principles of American constitutional democracy
We will talk about our government and how to be a good
citizen.
Second graders:
Structure
and Functions of Government
Describe
the structure of government in the United States and how it
functions to serve citizens.
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First and Second
graders:
Market
Economy
Use
fundamental principles and concepts of economics to
understand economic activity in a market economy.
I know you will enjoy learning
about economics! We'll get to make a vocabulary book and
participate in some simulations to see how ecomomic ideas
work.
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First and Second graders:
Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy
Explain important rights and how, when, and where American
citizens demonstrate their responsibilities by participating
in government
We will
talk about rights and responsibilities.
Second graders:
Identifying
and Analyzing Public Issues
Clearly
state a problem as a public policy issue, analyze various
perspectives, and generate and evaluate possible alternative
resolutions.
We will particpate in a "village
council" meeting in our classroom to solve a community
problem so that you can take a stand and see our government
in action!
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First and Second
graders:
Citizen
Involvement
Act
constructively to further the public good.
Our school and classroom will
participate in activities to help our community. In the past
we have worked as a school to fill a food bank, collect
donations for an animal shelter, and raise money for local
causes. Our classroom has raised money for The Relay For
Life for the past three years.
You can help others and be a
good citizen on your own too! What ideas can you come up
with to help others?
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