Total lessons available: 70 (35 weeks × 2 days)
Suggested allocation (simple list):
- Intro — What social studies means: 1 lesson
CIVICS & GOVERNMENT
- Elections: 2 lessons
- Presidents (general): 2 lessons
- First president (George Washington): 1 lesson
- U.S. symbols: 2 lessons
- Constitution (basic idea): 2 lessons
- Rights & responsibilities of citizens: 3 lessons
- Jobs / helpers: 2 lessons
GEOGRAPHY
- Map basics: 3 lessons
- 7 continents: 3 lessons
- 5 oceans: 1 lesson
- Landforms: 3 lessons
- Bodies of water: 2 lessons
- Around the world (a few countries): 4 lessons
- Difference: continent vs. country vs. state vs. town: 2 lessons
- States and capitals (intro + a few examples): 6 lessons
HISTORY
- American flag: 2 lessons
- Boston Tea Party: 1 lesson
- Famous landmarks: 3 lessons
- Independence Day: 1 lesson
- Native Americans: 3 lessons
- History of chocolate: 1 lesson
- Amelia Earhart: 1 lesson
- Mixed US/world history extras: 3 lessons
ECONOMICS
- Wants and needs: 2 lessons
- Buying and selling: 3 lessons
- End-of-year entrepreneur project (planning, creating, pricing, table setup, practice, selling): 8 lessons
Totals:
- Planned lessons: 67
- Spare lessons remaining: 3 (for review, field trips, or extending a topic)
Helpful tips:
- Use the 3 spare lessons for assessments, a field trip, or to expand topics your child loves.
- Combine short activities (stories, songs, maps, simple crafts) to keep 1st graders engaged in each lesson.
- If a topic needs more time, borrow from the spare lessons or shorten a 1–2 lesson topic.