Social Studies
In Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond, an Essential Question organizes each lesson and its corresponding activity. By reading the Student Edition and participating in the classroom activity, students gain a deeper understanding of the content.
Unit 1 Map skills, continents, geography
SS.G.1.3. Locate major land forms and bodies of water on a map
Unit 2 Cultural Diversity
SS.H.1.3. Describe how significant people, events, and developments have shaped their own community and region.
SS.H.3.3. Identify artifacts and documents as either primary or secondary sources of historical data from which historical accounts are constructed.
Unit 3 Economy & Commerce
SS.CV.1.3. Describe ways in which interactions among families, workplaces, voluntary organizations, and government benefit communities.
Unit 4 Illinois History, Geography, Regions and Resources
SS.H.1.3. Describe how significant people, events, and developments have shaped their own community and region.
The materials we will be using to meet these standards are:
- Social Studies Alive textbook
- Resource books
- Video Clips