Social Studies

Community and Citizenship

Grade 1 social studies starts in the classroom, then the neighborhood, then Orlando. A simple classroom map is the first legend a six-year-old can read.

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How this lesson runs

Draw the room. Mark the door, the sink, and the meeting rug.
Add a legend (pictures, not paragraphs).
Walk a route. Then look at a map of Orlando.

Source: CPALMS social studies standards · 6 flashcards below.

Card 1 of 6 · arrows to move · space to flip

What is a community?

Grade 1 study cards. Ages 6 to 8. Not a test. Not a grade.

Teaching tip

Your street, school, and town are groups of people who share a place.

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