First Quarter Study Guide for Social Studies

First Quarter Study Guide for Social Studies

*Please review the textbook About My Community unit 1 “Living in a Community” (pg. 1-40) and unit 2 "Our Government" (pg. 41-57).

Lessons 1-2 (pg. 1-17)

Be able to:

-write about why it is important to cooperate

-write one or two rules that we have at school

-write a sentence about what happens when people don't follow the rules

-name a community that you belong to (school, our classroom, a club, etc.)

Key Vocabulary:

·         community

·         citizen

·         role

·         map

·         cooperate

·         country

Lesson 3 (pg. 18-19)

Be able to:

-know what a map is

-state one or two things in your neighborhood

Key Vocabulary:

·         map

·         location

·         neighborhood

Lesson 4 (pg. 20-25)

Be able to:

-name a few cities

-know the difference between a city and a suburb

-know the difference between a city and a country

-name a few countries

-find things on a map

-know the directions (north, east, south, west = Never Eat Sour Worms!)

Key Vocabulary:

·         city

·         suburb

·         state

·         country

·         map key

·         map symbol

Lesson 5 (pg. 26-31)

Be able to:

-list a few changes

-use a calendar

Key Vocabulary:

·         change

·         calendar

Lesson 6 (pg. 32-33)

Be able to:

-distinguish between a want and a need

Key Vocabulary:

·         want

·         need

Unit 2 "Our Government" (pg. 41-57)

Lesson 1 (pg. 46-51)

Be able to:

-write a law that we have in Taiwan and explain why it is important

Key Vocabulary:

·         government

·         law

·         consequence

·         problem

·         solution

Lesson 2 (pg. 52-57)

Be able to:

-identify who is paid with taxes (ex: firefighters, post office workers) and who is not (shop keepers, waiters)

Key Vocabulary:

·         mayor

·         judge

·         council

·         government service

·         court

·         tax