Curriculum Map

Month
Unit

August
Rules

Septem
ber
Family

Octobe Novem Decem

r
ber
ber
Persona
Geography
l
History

January

Where
did my
name
come
from?
How did
my
family
get here?
Researchi
ng
Family
History

What do we use a
map for?
What can we do with
maps?

Why do we
celebrate
patriotic
holidays?
What do the
symbols of
the U.S.
represent?

Map skills
Using a key and
legend
Directions
Using globes and
maps
Locating places and
things
1.SS.2.1.1-Explain
what maps and globes
represent and how
they are used.
1.SS.2.1.2-Use
directions on a map:
East, West, South, and
North.
1.SS.2.1.3-Identify
legends and keys on
maps.
1.SS.2.1.4-Identify
continents and large
bodies of water on a
globe or a map.
1.SS.2.1.5-Name and
locate continent,
country, state, and

History of US
Recognize
symbols of
our country
Recite the
Pledge

Problem Solving
Skills
Decision making
skills
Responsibility
Caring for those in
the community.

Use of
money
Wants vs
Needs
Identifyin
g basic
needs

1.SS.4.2.1Identify the
significance
of symbols
in the United
States.
1.SS.4.2.2Recite the
Pledge of
Allegiance.
1.SS.4.2.3Describe
holidays and
events and
tell why they
are
commemora
ted in the

1.SS.4.1.3-Discuss
how groups make
decisions and solve
problems, such as
voting and
consensus.
1.SS.4.1.4-Identify
personal traits, such
as courage, honesty,
and responsibility.
1.SS.4.3.1-Identify
individuals who are
helpful to people in
their everyday lives.
1.SS.4.3.2-Name
some of the
responsibilities that
students have at

1.SS.3.1.1
-Identify
the basic
needs of
people
such as
food,
clothing,
and
shelter.
1.SS.3.1.2
-Identify
ways
people
meet
their
needs by
sharing,

Essenti
al
Questi
ons

Why do we
have
rules?
Do rules
keep us
safe?

What role
do I have in
my family?
How does
my family
compare to
others?

Skills

Responsibi
lity
Being part
of a group
Working
together

Standa
rds

1.SS.4.1.1Explain
why rules
are
necessary
at home
and
school.
1.SS.4.1.2Create
rules and
explain
why rules
much be
applied
fairly.

Being part
of family
Being part
of a group
Research
Caring for
other
cultures
1.SS.1.1.1Recognize
that each
person
belongs to
many
groups
such as
family,
school,
friends, and
neighborho
od.
1.SS.1.1.2Compare
differences
in the ways
American

1.SS.1.1.
3-Use
timelines
to show
personal
and
family
history.
1.SS.1.1.
4Compare
personal
histories,
pictures,
and
music of
other
selected

U.S.
Symbols

Febru March
ary
Citizenship

What role does a

citizen play?
How do I become a
good citizen?

April

May

Economi Environme
cs
nts
What do
we need
to
survive?
How is
money
used?

What is an
environment
?
How do
people
adjust to
new
environment
s?
Adapting
Adjusting
Identifying
types of
environment
s

1.SS.2.2.1Describe
ways people
adjust to
their
environment.
1.SS.2.2.2Identify the
ways people
modify their
environment.

Integra Writing
Write rules
te
for the
playgroun
d and the
classroom.

families
live today
to how they
lived in the
past
1.SS.5.1.1Compare
family life
in other
parts of the
world.
1.SS.5.1.2Discuss
family
structures
and daily
routines of
various
cultures
around the
world.

times
and
places in
America
s past.

community in which
the class lives.

United
States.

home and school.

Reading
Compare
and
contrast
Americas
culture to
another
countries
culture.

Writing
Write a
story
about
one of
their
ancestors
.

Math Calculate
distance using the key
on the maps.

Art Create
their own
symbol for
their family.
Writing
Write about
how their
symbol
represents
their family.

Writing Write about

what makes a good
leader and citizen.

trading,
and using
money to
buy
goods
and
services.
1.SS.3.1.3
-Name
things
that
people
may want
but do
not need
and
explain
the
difference
.
1.SS.3.4.1
-Identify
ways to
save
money for
future
needs
and
wants.
Math
Money
exchange
s
Writing
Wants vs
Needs

Science
Environment
s of
animals/biom
es

Read
Aloud

Back-toSchool
Rules by
Laurie B.
Friedman

Alexander
and the
Terrible,
Horrible,
No Good,
Very Bad
Day by
Judith
Viorst

Me and
My
Family
Tree by
Joan
Sweeney

Oh, the Places Youll

Go by Dr. Seuss

The Story of
the Statue
of Liberty by
Betsy
Maestro

Courage by Bernard
Waber

Money
Madness
by David
A. Adler

Changes,
Changes by
Pat Hutchins