In my district the first graders study "People Who Have Made a Difference," so the social studies curriculums revolves around studying selected people through biographies, learning about how they made a difference and thinking about traits they have that helped them to make a difference. Some of our district-wide people are Rachel Carson, Mae Jemison, Yo-Yo Ma, and a civics unit on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The kids get really excited about each person, and talk as though they know them personally. It's a lot of fun. What grade do you teach?
I teach first grade. We do not have a textbook so we have to search for information on our own. We also do famous Americans lewis and clark, sacagawea, T. Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, H. Tubman, GW Carver, and B. Frankilin. We also study about the traits each had and compare daily live now and then. We also study about American folktale characters (P.Bunyon, J. Henry, etc.)Then we have an economics section consumers and producers) and a geography section (landforms, oceans, continents). What do you teach and where?
I am a big fan of Google Earth and I believe you can use it even for the earlier grades especially if you can have access to a interactive board. If you don't, a regular projector would do. In addition to the Globe or the regular maps, students can access 3d images or "fly" over mountains and identify different terrains just to name a few features. If you use it well you can do an endless number of exercises that will keep your students interested and motivated!
Thanks. I had not thought to use Google Earth. I have it but have only used it once or twice in the classroom. This might make learning about landforms a little easier to teach. Students will actually be able to see the landform itself and identify with it. Thanks again!
I am adding this blog about map skills. It seems very interesting and has a lot of childrens books that could lead into lessons. http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2007/04/reading-maps.html
Carving Out a Name for Himself Blog about G.W. Carver who we have included in our study of famous Americans. http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/3135
This website has a "listen and read" section for Scholastic magazine. This listen and read is about A. Lincoln another famous American we study about. http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/3135
In my district the first graders study "People Who Have Made a Difference," so the social studies curriculums revolves around studying selected people through biographies, learning about how they made a difference and thinking about traits they have that helped them to make a difference. Some of our district-wide people are Rachel Carson, Mae Jemison, Yo-Yo Ma, and a civics unit on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The kids get really excited about each person, and talk as though they know them personally. It's a lot of fun. What grade do you teach?
ReplyDeleteI teach first grade. We do not have a textbook so we have to search for information on our own. We also do famous Americans lewis and clark, sacagawea, T. Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, H. Tubman, GW Carver, and B. Frankilin. We also study about the traits each had and compare daily live now and then. We also study about American folktale characters (P.Bunyon, J. Henry, etc.)Then we have an economics section consumers and producers) and a geography section (landforms, oceans, continents).
ReplyDeleteWhat do you teach and where?
I am a big fan of Google Earth and I believe you can use it even for the earlier grades especially if you can have access to a interactive board. If you don't, a regular projector would do. In addition to the Globe or the regular maps, students can access 3d images or "fly" over mountains and identify different terrains just to name a few features. If you use it well you can do an endless number of exercises that will keep your students interested and motivated!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I had not thought to use Google Earth. I have it but have only used it once or twice in the classroom. This might make learning about landforms a little easier to teach. Students will actually be able to see the landform itself and identify with it. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI am adding this blog about map skills. It seems very interesting and has a lot of childrens books that could lead into lessons.
ReplyDeletehttp://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2007/04/reading-maps.html
Carving Out a Name for Himself
ReplyDeleteBlog about G.W. Carver who we have included in our study of famous Americans.
http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/3135
This website has a "listen and read" section for Scholastic magazine. This listen and read is about A. Lincoln another famous American we study about.
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Schlastic magazine has 1411 listen and read books available for teachers and students. Check it out!
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