Social Studies. Contents for 1st Grade Year

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2 Social Studies Contents for 1st Grade Year -Government and Citizenship -People and Culture -Living in America -Jobs & Money -The World Around Us -The Past and The Present

3 Objective Explain the concept of exchanging money to purchase goods and services at the market. Vocabulary cost, purchase, price When your family goes to the grocery store, they use money to buy the goods they need. They look at the cost of each good. The cost is how much money needed to buy a good. Sometimes people make choices about what to buy because of something s cost. Reading Suggestion: Just Shopping With Mom by Mercer Mayer Questions What tells you how much money you need to buy a good? How do people make choices about what to buy? Hands-On Activity Before your family s next grocery store trip, make some predictions about the cost of goods. Make a prediction about how much each of the goods listed below costs. When you go to the grocery store, look for your items. Were you correct? Did goods cost more or less than you predicted? 56

4 Good I think it will It actually cost My prediction cost was (good/not so good) Milk $ $ Eggs $ $ A candy bar $ $ An apple $ $ A loaf of bread $ $ Writing Activity If you only had $10, which of the goods from the chart would you purchase? Add up the cost of the goods you choose to make sure you have enough money. Why would you choose those goods? Use the space below to show your work. 57

5 Objective Understand the economic concept of exchanging goods, or services, for goods, or services in return. Vocabulary trade, buy, swap, exchange To get the goods and services we need, we can buy them or trade something for them. Buying is when you give money in exchange for a good or service. Trading is when you give a good or service, in exchange for another good or service. At lunch, you could give your chips to a friend and they would give you a cookie. That is a trade. Research Activity Research the concept of buying, selling trading and bartering. Questions What are 2 ways to get the goods and services we need? Do you think it s better to trade or buy things? Are trades always equal? 58

6 Hands-On Activity Find two goods or services you are willing to trade. It could be a chore you have to do, or a toy you do not play with any more. Work with a family member or friend to work out a trade. What are you trading? What did you get for your trade? Writing Activity Write the word for each definition. Then find those words in the word search puzzle. Another word for cost: P Giving a good or service in exchange for another good or service: R Another word for trade: P Using money to purchase goods: U The amount of money needed to buy something: C C O S T A P L E E F B R U M Q S F I B U Y W K C V T R A D E I R Z P U S 59

7 Reading Comprehension Contents for 1rst Grade Year -Fiction vs. Non-Fiction -Elements of Fiction -Sequencing Events -Fables & Folklore -Points of View -Main Point -Part of Non-Fiction Texts -Writing Opinions & Conclusions -Poetry -Synonyms & Antonyms -Exploring Writer's Tone... and much more!

8 Select a book that interests you. Take time before you read to look through the book. Look carefully at the front cover. What is the title of the book? Who is the author? Who is the illustrator? A prediction is a statement about what you think will happen. Make a prediction about the story. What is your prediction? Read the book out loud. Make sure you use reading strategies. Look at the pictures and sound out the letters when you see words you don t know. Reading Comprehension Grade 1 - Copyright 2012 Evolution Homeschool. All rights reserved

9 Lesson When you are done reading, tell the story to your parent. Make sure to include details such as who are the characters, where the story takes place and what are the important events. Activity Read the book to a parent. Play charades. Can you guess the characters from the book? Activity Make a list of words that we can use to describe people or characters. We can describe how they look (short, skinny, old) and how they act (happy, kind, smart). See how many words you can think of that can describe people or characters. Write the words below. Reading Comprehension Grade 1 - Copyright 2012 Evolution Homeschool. All rights reserved

10 Activity Pretend that your friend or neighbor is a character in a book. How would the author describe them? What do they look like? How do they act? What do they like? Think about these questions as you write a few sentences describing this character. What would the author name this character? Draw a picture to go with your description. Reading Comprehension Grade 1 - Copyright 2012 Evolution Homeschool. All rights reserved

11 Spelling

12 water class they fit bark with bit road Day 1 Read the spelling words in the word box. Say the spelling words aloud. Word Scramble. Unscramble the spelling words. tib tif aodr thye ahit Spelling 1 - Copyright 2012 Evolution Homeschool. All rights reserved.

Math. Contents for 1st Grade Year 1A

Math. Contents for 1st Grade Year 1A Sampler Math Images are property of Singapore Math Inc. Singapore Math is a registered trademark of SingaporeMath.com Inc Contents for 1st Grade Year 1A 1. Numbers 0 to 10 Counting 2. Number Bonds Making