Public learning track
Time, History, and Changing Communities
9 lessons
Goal
Sequence historical events, create personal timelines, analyze primary sources, and investigate community changes over time.
9 lessons
0 of 9 done
- Past, Present, and Future: Understanding TimeUp next
- Creating Your Own Primary Source: A Personal TimelineNot started yet
- Creating Your Own Primary Source: An InterviewNot started yet
- Creating Your Own Primary Source: An Artifact CollectionNot started yet
- Creating Your Own Primary Source: A Recipe BookNot started yet
- How Homes and Schools Have Changed Over TimeNot started yet
- How Transportation and Tools Have Changed Over TimeNot started yet
- Locally Significant Historic Sites in Our CommunityNot started yet
- Locally Significant People Who Helped Shape Our CommunityNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.1.13West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesSequence the seasons of the year, months and days of the week.
- SS.1.19West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesIllustrate personal history by creating a timeline.
- SS.1.16West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesUtilize primary source documents and oral accounts to investigate ways communities change throughout history.
- SS.1.17West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesExamine cultural contributions of families through the use of literature, primary source documents and oral accounts.
- SS.1.18West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesExplore the history of the community and give examples of locally significant sites and people.
Curriculum Framework
Kindergarten · Social Studies · US-WV-SS
1
9 lessons
Citizenship, Rules, and Community Leadership
Understand how rules, respect, cooperation, and leaders help communities work together fairly.
2
8 lessons
American Symbols, Landmarks, and National Holidays
Identify patriotic symbols, national monuments, and American holidays that unite people across the country.
3
8 lessons
Basic Economics: Needs, Wants, and Money Choices
Distinguish between needs and wants, make thoughtful economic choices, and explain how families earn, spend, and save money.
4
9 lessons
Goods, Services, and Community Occupations
Identify goods and services, demonstrate how they are exchanged, and compare diverse occupations in communities and West Virginia.
5
8 lessons
Map Skills, Landforms, and Geographic Tools
Read simple maps using directions and keys, identify physical landforms and bodies of water, and use geographic tools.
6
8 lessons
Climate, Environment, and Natural Resources
Sequence seasons and calendar units, understand how weather shapes human life, and identify natural resources and their uses.
7
9 lessons
Time, History, and Changing Communities
Sequence historical events, create personal timelines, analyze primary sources, and investigate community changes over time.
8
8 lessons
West Virginia Heritage, Communities, and Culture
Recite the state motto, locate hometowns and counties on a West Virginia map, and celebrate traditional Appalachian arts, games, and music.