First Grade Social Studies No Prep All Year Curriculum

This NO PREP social studies curriculum has everything you need to teach social studies to your first graders all year long. With an easy one page format that includes a paragraph of information and an activity on each page, you can save your time while still providing students with important knowledge and practice of social studies concepts.

This curriculum includes 98 pages of information and practice activities to meet first grade social studies standards.

This 1st grade social studies curriculum includes the following pages in order for a cohesive building upon understanding:

Citizenship, Rules/Laws, Choices, and Character Traits

• Rules
• Rules at Home
• Rules at School
• Rules in the Community
• Laws
• “The Golden Rule”
• Character
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Honesty/Trustworthiness
• Perseverance
• Choices
• Good Choices
• Poor Choices
• Using Kind Words
• Friendship
• Teamwork
• Sportsmanship

Map Skills, Continents & Oceans, Landforms, Country & State

• Map
• Map Key
• Compass Rose (2 Pages)
• Community Buildings
• Cardinal Directions
• Continents
• Oceans
• Countries
• States
• Cities & Towns
• Me on the Map
• Map Tools (Real Pictures)
• Map Tools
• Landforms (3 pg/Real Life Pictures)
• Landforms (3 pg)
• Bodies of Water (Real Life Pictures)
• Bodies of Water
• Manmade Structures (Real Life Pictures)
• Manmade Structures

Past vs. Present, Important Inventors

• Life Long Ago
• Roles and Jobs of the Past
• Home -Past vs. Present
• School -Past vs. Present
• Clothes -Past vs. Present
• Technology -Past vs. Present
• Transportation -Past vs. Present
• Long Ago vs. Today (What we still use)
• In the Future
• Important Inventor- Thomas Edison
• Important Inventor- The Wright Brothers
• Important Inventor- Alexander Graham Bell
• Important Inventor- Henry Ford
• Important Inventor- Benjamin Franklin

Economics for Kids 

• Earning Money
• Jobs in the Community
• Needs vs. Wants
• Goods vs. Services
• Natural Resources
• Producers and Consumers
• Supply and Demand
• Allowance
• Saving vs. Spending

American symbols, Important Presidents, and Important Federal Holidays

• American Symbols
• American Symbol- American Flag
• American Symbol- Bald Eagle
• American Symbol- Statue of Liberty
• American Symbol- Liberty Bell
• American Symbol- White House
• American Symbol- Washington Monument
• American Symbol- Lincoln Memorial
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Star Spangled Banner
• My Country Tis’ of Thee
• Independence Day
• The President
• Important President- George Washington
• Important President- Abraham Lincoln
• Important President- Thomas Jefferson
• Important President- Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Presidents Day
• Martin Luther King
• Rosa Parks
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Memorial Day

Family, Culture, Tradition, Respecting Diversity (Mini Unit and Book List)

• Families
• Cultures
• Traditions
• Diversity Book List
• Respecting Diversity (2 pages)

Please Note: The informational paragraphs included on each page of this social studies curriculum are meant to be read aloud by a teacher or homeschool parent. Due to the complexity of many social studies concepts and the words associated with the topics, words used in the paragraphs may not be decodable at a first grade level. Students may need help reading the text on each page and directions for completing each activity.