Module 1 Introduction to Social Studies 1- Social Studies 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will identify a topic of interest for each of the 5 areas in Social Studies. Students will identify rules for the school, home, and community and explain how rules help us in the school, home, and community.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Introduction pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
*Social Studies 1A Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-107-2 (optional)
2 Rules pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
3 For Further Study: Community Service pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Introduction
  1. Identify a topic of interest for each of the 5 areas in Social Studies.
2 Rules
  1. Identify rules for the school, home, and community.
  2. Explain how rules help us in the school, home, and community.
3 For Further Study: Community Service
  1. Describe community service.
  2. Identify one way you can serve your school or community.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
history
geography
economics
character education
government
rules
law
community
respectful
kind
service

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Introduction 5 What Excites You? Assignment
2 Rules 5 My Rules Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Introduction
  1. What will you learn about in Social Studies?
  2. What is history?
  3. What is geography?
  4. What is economics?
  5. What is character education?
  6. What is government?
Rules
  1. Why are rules important?
For Further Study: Community Service
  1. What is Community Service?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Introduction Welcome Back!
  1. What will the students be learning in Mrs.
  2. Peacock's class this year?
Rules Rules
  1. What are some important rules you learned about from this video?
For Further Study: Community Service Community Service
  1. What are some ways that you can serve your community?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing