First Grade Social Studies Curriculum?

Question

Hi... I need help finding a first grade social studies curriculum. I have a science ,math, lang arts/spelling.... and all of them list chapters to go by. Can someone please tell me or point me in the direction for social studies...all I need is an out line....just looking for suggestions thank you! :)

Answer 1

There really isn't any "Social Studies" curriculum for HS'ing.  Why?  Because typically HS'ers teach *real* History & Geography and go out and live and work/volunteer in the real community, rather than learn about "my neighborhood" and the public services, etc.

I agree with the Story of the World suggestion.  We started a very similar curriculum with K12 (written by Susan Wise Bauer) when my son was in 1st grade.  It was a four-year, chronological study of world history and it was fantastic.  I learned so much, too!  (since real history wasn't taught in my public schools)

http://www.peacehillpress.com/index.asp?...

Or for K12's history, here's the Scope & Sequence page:

http://www.k12.com/curriculum_and_produc...

There is another great history curriculum by Diana Waring.  It's her older series completely redone for multiple learning styles.  Here's a link with info:

http://www.answersingenesis.org/PUBLICST...

You might want to study art along with History.  There is a lot of art that follows along with the timeline of the world.  You can include ancient art & architecture, Native American art, Mayan, Incan, Colonial, Renaissance, etc.  K12's History & Art courses line up together, which is so much fun!

As for the typical "Social Studies", you'll just teach a lot of it as you go through life out in the "real world" with your child.  My son knows all about banking, investing, public servants, health care, emergency service, and lots of geography from planning, and taking, vacations.  Just use *every* moment as a teaching/learning experience.  You've probably already done this since birth anyway.  :-)

Another way to get some SS work in is through Scouting or 4H.

Answer 2

We have never done any social studies with out curriculum. Instead in second grade (when we started and useing a core for 1st and second grades) we started world history. Story of the world is an excellent book to read to to your child.