Standards
History: Students will compare life today to the past, utilize chronological sequence, identify significant individuals and groups, and understand the impact of national holidays.
Generate resourceGovernment and Civics: Students will continue to develop their citizenship skills by expanding their studies from a personal level to a local, state, and national level, including an understanding of the function of government and patriotic symbols.
Generate resourceGeography: Students will build on previously learned geographic skills and conceptsto reinforce basic map reading, including identifying political and geographical features in Tennessee and the United States.
Generate resourceEconomics: Students will learn about goods and services, wants and needs, major products and industries found in Tennessee, and factors that influence people to save money.
Generate resourceCulture: Students will discuss cultures within their community and state and how individuals, families, and communities live and work together.
Generate resourceSocial Studies Practices
Generate resourceDescribe the components of culture (e.g., food, clothing, traditions, recreation) of a student’s community and state.
Generate resourceDefine multiculturalism as many different cultures living within a community and state.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast family traditions and customs among different cultures within a student’s community and state.
Generate resourceRecognize major products and industries found in Tennessee (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing, mining, music, and tourism).
Generate resourceAssess factors (i.e., needs and wants) that could influence a person to use or save money.
Generate resourceLocate on a map Tennessee, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Washington, D.C.
Generate resourceIdentify and locate on a map the three grand divisions of Tennessee and their borders (i.e., Mississippi River, Tennessee River, Appalachian Mountains).
Generate resourceIdentify the name, image, and role of Tennessee's Governor and the U.S. President.
Generate resourceRecognize and explain the role of the mayor as the leader of a town/city/county.
Generate resourceDefine citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens (e.g., respecting the rights of others, voting, and following laws).
Generate resourceExplain the importance of patriotic traditions (e.g., Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem) and respectful behavior during both.
Generate resourceIdentify Tennessee symbols, including the state flag, state tree (i.e. tulip poplar), state flower (i.e., iris), state bird (i.e., mockingbird), state animal (i.e., raccoon), and significance of the state nickname.
Generate resourceInterpret information from simple timelines, including past, present, and future events.
Generate resourceCompare ways people lived in the past to how they live today, including forms of communication, modes of transportation, types of clothing, and forms of recreation.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe the events and/or people celebrated during the following national holidays, and examine why we celebrate them:
Generate resourcePrinted materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals)
Generate resourceDescribe the cultural aspects of a place, including a student’s community and state.
Generate resourceDefine multiculturalism as many different cultures living within a community and state.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast family traditions and customs among different cultures within a student’s community and state.
Generate resourceRecognize major products and industries found in Tennessee (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing, mining, music, and tourism).
Generate resourceDetermine the difference between basic wants and needs, and provide examples of each.
Generate resourceExplain the importance of patriotic traditions, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, and respectful behavior during both.
Generate resourceDefine citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens, such as respecting the rights of others, voting, following laws, etc
Generate resourceIdentify Tennessee symbols, including: state flag, state tree, state flower, state bird, state animal, and the significance of the state nickname.
Generate resourceUse correct words and phrases related to chronology and time, including: past, present, and future.
Generate resourceCompare ways people lived in the past to how they live today, including: forms of communication, modes of transportation, and types of clothing.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe the events or people celebrated during the following national holidays, and examine why we celebrate them: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Columbus Day, Presidents’ Day, Veterans’ Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day
Generate resourceGather information from a variety of sources, including: Printed materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals), Graphic representations (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, artwork), Artifacts, Media and technology sources
Generate resourceCritically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: Summarize significant ideas and relevant information, Distinguish between fact and opinion, Draw conclusions, Recognize author’s purpose and point of view
Generate resourceOrganize data from a variety of sources in order to: Compare and contrast multiple sources, Recognize differences between multiple accounts, Frame appropriate questions for further investigation
Generate resourceCommunicate ideas supported by evidence to: Demonstrate an understanding of ideas, Compare and contrast viewpoints, Predict outcomes, Illustrate cause and effect
Generate resourceDevelop historical awareness by: Sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order, Understanding that things change over time
Generate resourceDevelop geographic awareness by: Identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes, Understanding relationships between people, places, and resources
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