Grade 1 Social Studies
11 units matched to the Ontario Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “My World”.
Overall expectations
- A1 Application: Why Roles and Responsibilities Change: Describe some of the ways in which people’s roles, relationships with, and responsibilities to others and the world around them relate to who they are and what their situation is, and how and why changes in circumstances might affect people’s roles, relationships, and responsibilities as well as their sense of self (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change)
- A2 Inquiry: Roles, Responsibilities, and Identity: Use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some aspects of the interrelationship between their identity/sense of self, their different roles, relationships, and responsibilities, and various situations in their daily lives (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships)
- A3 Understanding Context: Roles, Relationships, and Respect: Demonstrate an understanding that they and other people experience a range of different roles, relationships, and responsibilities, and that all people and the environment should be treated with respect (FOCUS ON: Significance)
- B1 Application: Interrelationships within the Community: Describe some aspects of the interrelationship between people and the natural and built features of their community (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships)
- B2 Inquiry: Interrelationships and Their Impact: Use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some aspects of the interrelationship between people and different natural and built features of their local community, with a focus on significant short- and long-term effects of this interrelationship (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence)
- B3 Understanding Context: The Elements of the Local Community: Describe significant aspects of their community, with reference to different areas, services, and natural and built features, demonstrating an understanding of some basic ways of describing location and measuring distance (FOCUS ON: Significance; Patterns and Trends)
Units
Unit 1
My Roles & Responsibilities
Seeing that we have different roles (student, friend, sibling, helper), that these change from place to place, and how our actions affect others.
Expectation: A1.1, A1.4, A3.1, A3.2 · roles, relationships and responsibilities in different places, the people who matter to us, and how we affect each other
Unit 2
Changes in My Life
Big life events (a new sibling, a move, starting school), how people's experiences are alike and different, and ordering events as a simple timeline.
Expectation: A1.2, A1.3, A3.3 · significant events in our lives, comparing them with other people's, and putting events in order
Unit 3
My Community
Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.
Expectation: A3.1, B1.2, B3.8 · roles and responsibilities, community helpers and shared services
Unit 4
Respect & Inclusion
Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.
Expectation: A3.4, A3.5 · positive and inclusive behaviour, and treating people and the environment with respect
Unit 5
Different & Alike
How families, languages, cultures and celebrations differ, what we all share, and how to show respect for each other.
Expectation: A1.3, A3.4 · how families and celebrations are alike and different, and respectful, inclusive behaviour
Unit 6
Our Land
Natural and human-made features, how the land shapes how we live, and caring for it by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Expectation: B1.1, B1.3, B3.2 · natural and built features and caring for them
Unit 7
Places in My Community
Natural and built features, residential and commercial areas, and describing where places are with relative location words (near, far, beside, across).
Expectation: B3.2–B3.4 · natural and built features, different areas of a community, and where places are using words like near, far and beside
Unit 8
Community Services
Jobs that serve the community (fire, health, sanitation, libraries, transit) and services the government or community provides for everyone.
Expectation: B1.2, B3.8 · services and service jobs in the community, and which ones the government or community looks after
Unit 9
Maps
Reading a simple map with north at the top, using north, south, east and west, map symbols and legends, and near and far.
Expectation: B2.3, B3.5 · reading maps: symbols, legends and directions
Unit 10
Measure & Draw Maps
Measuring distance with footsteps, blocks and hands, map titles, symbols and legends, and making a simple map of a familiar place.
Expectation: B3.5–B3.7, B2.3 · measuring with non-standard units, reading map parts and drawing a simple map
Unit 11
Social Studies Detectives
The inquiry process: asking good questions, finding clues in people, photos, maps and charts, thinking about what they show and sharing what we learned.
Expectation: A2.1, A2.2, A2.4, A2.6, B2.1, B2.2, B2.4, B2.6 · asking questions, gathering and interpreting information, and sharing results with the right words
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