Module 8: Communities and Traditions-Social Studies 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Diverse Communities	None
2	Holidays, Traditions, and Celebrations	None
3	For Further Study: Constitution Day	United States Constitution (Internet);

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Diverse Communities	Compare and contrast communities in which they live. Draw pictures of the diverse people they see in the communities in which they live.
2	Holidays, Traditions, and Celebrations	Identify how different communities, families, and cultures celebrate and keep traditions.
3	For Further Study: Constitution Day	Describe the purpose of Constitution Day. Recognize that each state has a constitution.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
diverse community rural urban suburban holidays traditions celebrations culture constitution citizenship independence holiday state constitutions

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Diverse Communities	6	Diverse Communities Assignment
2	Holidays, Traditions, and Celebrations	5	Holidays, Traditions, and Celebrations Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Guiding Questions

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
Diverse Communities	What will you learn about in Social Studies? What is history? What is geography? What is economics? What is character education? What is government?
Holidays, Traditions, and Celebrations	What will you learn about in Social Studies? What is history? What is geography? What is economics? What is character education? What is government?
For Further Study: Constitution Day	What will you learn about in Social Studies? What is history? What is geography? What is economics? What is character education? What is government?

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

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.

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