Social Studies

 

 

First Grade Social Studies Resources


First Grade Curriculum:
Description of Course
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Scope and Sequence for First Grade
Extended Scope and Sequence (Side by Sides of Multiple Grade Levels)

Instructional Strategies:
Handbook for Grades K-3

Annotated Bibliographies for K-5
Children's Literature  - Aligned by Social Studies Strand

Other Curriculum Resources:
TEKS Biographies
TEKS Glossaries

Assessment Resources:
Grades K-5

Constitution Day Resources:
Primary documents, lesson plans, and stories for kids

Project VOTE:
Election Curriculum for All Grade Levels

Celebrate Freedom Week 2007 - September 17th-21st::
Lesson Plans for K-5

Professional Social Studies Organizations:
Links to Local, State and National Organizations

Professional Listservs:
Get the latest from TEA and Region XIII Social Studies Teams

Links and Resources:
Map Adventures

Postcard Geography
Relationships Within Places
Helpful Hints for Planet Earth
Public Transportation
Early Cars
History of Airplanes
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Inventions
Inventions II
Meet Amazing Americans
America's Story from America's Library
Lone Star Junction
Texas Senate for Kids
Tex and Dots Kids Page
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Timeline Construction
Make a Timeline Online

Historical Figures:
Sam Houston
Sam Houston
Sam Houston
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison

National Holidays:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Independence Day
Independence Day
Veterans' Day
Veterans' Day
Holidays

Anthems:
United States
United States
Texas
Texas

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For more information about the Social Studies curriculum, contact:

Nancy Hester
Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator
Georgetown Independent School District
603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown, TX 78628
(512) 943-5000 x. 7882
Email: hestern@georgetownisd.org