Elementary School - Grade 1

Social Studies

UNITED STATES LEADERS, SYMBOLS, EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS

• Locate Washington, DC and identify it as the capital of the United States of America.
• Locate Boston and identify it as the capital of Massachusetts.
• Identify the current President of the United States.
• National Symbols
  • the American flag
  • the bald eagle
  • the White House
  • the Statue of Libert
• Recite the Pledge of Allegiance, explain its general meaning, sing national songs such as America the Beutiful, God Bless America and The Star Spangled Banner and explain.
• National and Massachusettes holidays

INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES NOW AND LONG AGO

• Different religious, community, and family celebrations and customs.