Grade 1 Social Studies Units

Discover Grade 1 Social Studies unit plans with standards-aligned lessons that build civic skills, map awareness, and understanding of communities and rules.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Our Daily Timeline

Help students sequence daily events using time words like first, next, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow while creating simple visual timelines of their routines.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Midyear Inquiry Project—Our Community Map

Students create a class community map using symbols, labels, and questions to show places, features, weather, helpers, and how people adapt and care.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 1 Social Studies): People Adapt to Their World

Students explore how people adapt to hot, cold, and rainy environments using homes, clothing, tools, and key natural and human resources in daily life.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Community Celebrations and Symbols

Community symbols and celebrations help students feel united as they learn what flags, songs, and important holidays represent and why we show respect.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Family Traditions and Celebrations

Celebrate and compare diverse family traditions with activities that build cultural understanding, respect, and appreciation for important holidays and community celebrations.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Caring for Places We Love

Help students understand how to care for shared spaces by identifying places like classrooms and playgrounds and practicing recycling, reusing, and respectful behavior to keep communities clean and welcoming.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Weather and Our Environment

Weather patterns guide kids’ clothing and activities while simple actions like recycling and picking up litter help them care for their local environment.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Our Town on a Map

Explore how first graders use simple town maps to identify buildings, landmarks, and human-made features—like roads and bridges—and explain how people use these places in daily life.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Position and Direction

Help students use position words to describe routes and locations, connect simple maps to physical features, and explore local weather patterns in their school community.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 1 Social Studies): My Classroom Map

Help students map their classroom using symbols, legends, and position words while exploring how pictures, walks, and simple maps teach them about their space.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Our Neighborhood and Local Places

Help students explore familiar neighborhood places, understand what happens in each, and connect them to the goods, services, and workers that support their community.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Working Together to Help Others

Guide students to plan and complete a simple kindness or service project that builds respect, responsibility, inclusion, and community awareness in the classroom and school.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Learning from Pictures and Stories

Teach students to gather facts from photos and short texts, sort relevant information, and distinguish simple facts from opinions while exploring familiar community topics.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Asking Questions About Our World

Help Grade 1 students build inquiry skills by asking who, what, and why questions about their community and finding answers through observation, simple texts, and interviews.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Being a Good Citizen

Teach first graders respect, responsibility, and cooperation with this weeklong Social Studies unit on classroom citizenship, featuring stories, role-plays, and simple games.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Symbols of Our School and Community

Help first graders explore school and community symbols—like flags, mascots, and signs—to understand what they represent, where they appear, and how these symbols shape identity and belonging.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Rules Keep Us Safe

Teach first graders why rules matter for fairness and safety through stories, discussions, and role-play, helping them follow and help create simple classroom agreements.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Leaders and Helpers at School

Help first graders explore school helpers and authority figures by identifying their roles, responsibilities, and the goods and services they provide to support the school community.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 1 Social Studies): Our Classroom Community

A caring, safe classroom community unit where first graders learn cooperation, kindness, and rule-following while creating a Class Promise that builds fairness, respect, and responsibility.