Planned lessons (2 days/week, 35 weeks = 70 lesson-days)
- Intro: What social studies means — 1 day
Civics & Government
- Elections — 2 days
- Presidents & first president — 2 days
- U.S. symbols — 1 day
- Constitution (basic) — 1 day
- Rights & responsibilities of citizens — 2 days
- Jobs / Helpers — 2 days
Geography
- Map basics — 3 days
- 7 continents & 5 oceans — 4 days
- Landforms & bodies of water — 4 days
- Around the world (a few different countries) — 6 days
- Difference: continents, countries, states, towns — 2 days
- States & capitals (intro + practice) — 6 days
History
- American flag — 1 day
- Boston Tea Party & Independence Day — 2 days
- Famous landmarks — 3 days
- Native Americans — 3 days
- History of chocolate — 1 day
- Amelia Earhart — 1 day
Economics
- Wants & needs — 2 days
- Buying & selling — 2 days
- End-of-year entrepreneur project (name, logo, product, pricing, table setup, signage, selling practice) — 6 days
Special fun lessons (scheduled as requested)
- Week 11: Thanksgiving fun lesson — 1 day
- Week 14: Holidays around the world (pre-Christmas) — 1 day
Totals: Planned lesson-days = 59 of 70 (11 spare lesson-days for review, trips, extension, or Fridays)
Helpful tips:
- Keep lessons short and hands-on for 1st grade; use songs, maps, crafts, and role-play.
- Combine topics across subjects when possible (e.g., a map activity for a country studied in "Around the world").
- Use the 11 spare days for reviews, assessments, field trips, or to extend topics that spark extra interest.