
Curriculum Framework
1st Grade · Social Studies · US-MI-SS
1
10 lessons
Community Life, Culture, and History
Examine how diverse cultures, family traditions, historical sources, and national symbols shape our shared heritage and identity.
2
11 lessons
Economics in Our Community: Goods, Wants, and Resources
Examine economic choices, opportunity cost, productive resources, specialization, and trade in a community.
3
11 lessons
Geography and Mapping Our Community
Use map tools, cardinal directions, symbols, and scale to explore local spatial organization and compare community characteristics across Michigan.
4
8 lessons
Geography of Our Community: Regions, Land, and People
Describe how local communities connect to larger regions, use land, move people and goods, express diverse cultures, and interact with the physical environment.
Public learning track
Community Life, Culture, and History
Track 1 of 4 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Goal
Examine how diverse cultures, family traditions, historical sources, and national symbols shape our shared heritage and identity.
10 lessons
0 of 10 done
- 1What Is a Community?Up nextStart
- 2How People Meet Their Needs in Different PlacesNot started yetStart
- 3Family Traditions and Cultural CelebrationsNot started yetStart
- 4Stories and Legends From Different CulturesNot started yetStart
- 5Understanding Timelines: Past, Present, and FutureNot started yetStart
- 6Learning From Primary Sources: Photos and ArtifactsNot started yetStart
- 7Important People in Our CommunityNot started yetStart
- 8American Symbols and MonumentsNot started yetStart
- 9The Pledge of Allegiance and PatriotismNot started yetStart
- 10National Holidays and Why We Celebrate ThemNot started yetStart
Public learning track
Economics in Our Community: Goods, Wants, and Resources
Track 2 of 4 · 11 lessons
11 lessons
Goal
Examine economic choices, opportunity cost, productive resources, specialization, and trade in a community.
11 lessons
0 of 11 done
- 1Needs vs. Wants in Daily LifeUp nextStart
- 2Families Meet Needs in Different WaysNot started yetStart
- 3Goods and Services in Our NeighborhoodNot started yetStart
- 4Producers and Consumers: Who Makes and Who BuysNot started yetStart
- 5Scarcity: When There Is Not Enough to Go AroundNot started yetStart
- 6Making Choices and Opportunity CostNot started yetStart
- 7A Step-by-Step Personal Decision-Making ProcessNot started yetStart
- 8Natural Resources: Gifts from Nature Used in ProductionNot started yetStart
- 9Human Resources: The Skills and Work of PeopleNot started yetStart
- 10Capital Resources: Tools, Machines, and BuildingsNot started yetStart
- 11Specialization and Interdependence: Why We TradeNot started yetStart
Public learning track
Geography and Mapping Our Community
Track 3 of 4 · 11 lessons
11 lessons
Goal
Use map tools, cardinal directions, symbols, and scale to explore local spatial organization and compare community characteristics across Michigan.
11 lessons
0 of 11 done
- 1Using Cardinal Directions and a Compass RoseUp nextStart
- 2Using Relative Location to Describe PlacesNot started yetStart
- 3Map Symbols and Map LegendsNot started yetStart
- 4Physical Features vs. Human Features on a MapNot started yetStart
- 5Using Map Grids to Locate PlacesNot started yetStart
- 6Understanding Distance and Scale on Simple MapsNot started yetStart
- 7Constructing a Map of Our Classroom and NeighborhoodNot started yetStart
- 8Michigan on the Map: The Great Lakes and PeninsulasNot started yetStart
- 9Locating Our Community in MichiganNot started yetStart
- 10Comparing Urban, Suburban, and Rural CommunitiesNot started yetStart
- 11Comparing Physical and Human Characteristics of Different CommunitiesNot started yetStart
Public learning track
Geography of Our Community: Regions, Land, and People
Track 4 of 4 · 8 lessons
8 lessons
Goal
Describe how local communities connect to larger regions, use land, move people and goods, express diverse cultures, and interact with the physical environment.
8 lessons
0 of 8 done
- 1How Our Community Fits Into a Larger RegionUp nextStart
- 2How Communities Use Land for Homes, Shops, and ParksNot started yetStart
- 3Moving People and Goods: Transportation in Our TownNot started yetStart
- 4Sharing Ideas: Communication Networks in Our CommunityNot started yetStart
- 5Celebrating Culture and Diversity in Our CommunityNot started yetStart
- 6Responsible Actions to Care for Our Local EnvironmentNot started yetStart
- 7How People Change the Physical EnvironmentNot started yetStart
- 8Positive and Negative Effects of Changing the LandNot started yetStart