Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
OSPI Suggested Grade 1 Units:
Families in Our Community
Families in Other Places
Social Studies EALR 1: CIVICS
Component 1.1
GLE 1.1.1
GLE 1.1.2
Component 1.2
GLE 1.2.1
GLE 1.2.2
GLE 1.2.3
No Grade 1 GLE
GLE 1.2.4
No Grade 1 GLE
Component 1.3
GLE 1.3.1
No Grade 1 GLE
Component 1.4
GLE 1.4.1
Understands civic involvement.
No Grade 1 GLE
The student understands and applies knowledge of government, law, politics, and the nation’s fundamental
documents to make decisions about local, national, and international issues and to demonstrate thoughtful,
participatory citizenship
Understands key ideals and principles of the United States, including those in the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution, and other fundamental documents.
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
Understands the purposes, organizations, and functions of governments, laws and political systems.
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
Understands the purpose, organization of international relationships and United States foreign policy.
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Social Studies EALR 2: ECONOMICS
Component 2.1
GLE 2.1.1
Examples:
Component 2.2
GLE 2.2.1
GLE 2.2.2
Component 2.3
GLE 2.3.1
Component 2.4
GLE 2.4.1
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
Understands the government’s role in the economy.
No Grade 1 GLE
Understands the economic issues and problems that all societies face.
No Grade 1 GLE
The student applies understanding of economic concepts and systems to analyze decision-making and the
interactions between individuals, households, business, governments, and societies.
Understands that people have to make choices between wants and needs and evaluate the outcomes of those
choices.
Understands that when individuals and families make choices about meeting their needs and wants,
something is gained and something is given up.
Understands how economic systems function.
Explains that families make choices about the need for buying groceries based on cost,
availability, family or cultural customs, and personal taste.
Explains that when families make choices about moving, a new home is gained and an old
neighborhood is given up.
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Social Studies EALR 3: GEOGRAPHY
Component 3.1
GLE 3.1.1
Examples:
GLE 3.1.2
Component 3.2
GLE 3.2.1
Examples:
GLE 3.2.2
GLE 3.2.3
Examples:
Component 3.3
GLE 3.3.1
Understands the interactions between humans and environments.
Understands the geographic context of global issues and events.
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
Understands that families make decisions to move.
Explains that families may move to a smaller or bigger home when family size decreases
or increases.
Explains that families move when job opportunities become available.
Explains how maps and globes can be used to locate the continents where families live.
The student uses a spatial perspective to make reasoned decisions by applying the concepts of location,
region, and movement and demonstratingkowledge of how geographic features and human cultures impact
environments.
Understands the location, physical characteristics, cultural characteristics, and spatial patterns of places and
regions on the Earth's surface.
Understands and uses maps and globes to identify major bodies of water and continental land masses.
Explains how the food families eat is affected by the natural resources that are available
in their regions.
Explains how the climate and physical features of an area determine the tpyes of home in
which people live.
Understands that the way families live is shaped by the environment.
Uses a map or globe to identify the location of the continents and major bodies of water.
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Social Studies EALR 4: HISTORY
Component 4.1
GLE 4.1.1
Examples:
GLE 4.1.2
Component 4.2
GLE 4.2.1
GLE 4.2.2
GLE 4.2.3
Component 4.3
GLE 4.3.1
GLE 4.3.2
Component 4.4
GLE 4.4.1
Examples:
Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future.
Understands how knowledge of family history can be used to make current choices.
Creates and explains a timeline that describes family events over time.
Understands and creates family timelines to show events in a sequential manner.
The student understands and applies knowledge of historical thinking, chronology, eras, turning points,
major ideas, individuals, and themes of local, Washington State, tribal, United States, and world history in
order to evaluate how history shapes the present and future.
Understands historical chronology.
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
Explains how a family marks celebrations using raditions and customs from the past.
Understands that there are multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.
No Grade 1 GLE
Creates and explains a family timeline that describes changes to the family.
No Grade 1 GLE
Understand and analyzes causal factors that have shaped major events in history.
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Social Studies EARL 5: SS SKILLS
Component 5.1
GLE 5.1.1
GLE 5.1.2
Component 5.2
GLE 5.2.1
Examples:
GLE 5.2.2
Examples:
Component 5.3
GLE 5.3.1
Examples:
Component 5.4
GLE 5.4.1
Examples:
GLE 5.4.2
Creates a product that uses social studies content to support a thesis and presents the product in an
appropriate manner to a meaningful audience.
The student understands and applies reasoning skills to conduct research, deliberate, form, and evaluate positions
through the process of reading, writing, and communicating.
Uses photos to describe how different families live.
Engages in discussions to learn how families from around the world celebrate birthdays.
Engages in discussions to learn about the clothing worn by families fromaround the world
.
Describes similarities and differences in the ways families celebrate holidays using a T-cha
No grade 1 GLE
No Grade 1 GLE
Uses inquiry-based research.
Uses critical reasoning skills to analyze and evaluate positions.
No Grade 1 GLE
Engages in discussions to learn about how families live around the world.
Explains how questions can be used to find out how famlies celebrate holidays
Explains how questions can be used to find out how families live in different countries
.
Describes similarities and differences in the ways in which families live using a table.
Describes how different people live using a graphic organizer.
Uses texts and visuals to identify the main idea or key details to study family life.
Deliberates public issues.
Understands how questions are used to find out information.
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008
Washington State
Social Studies GLEs
Grade 1
Fall 2008