Grade 1 Social Studies BC Learning Standards

Big Ideas

Social Studies

Curricular Competency

Content

characteristics of the local community that provide organization and meet the needs of the community

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions

We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.

diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives within the local and other communities

Explain the significance of personal or local events, objects, people, or places significance)

Our rights, roles, and responsibilities are important for building strong communities.

relationships between a community and its environment

Ask questions, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the content and features of different types of sources (evidence)

Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.

roles, rights, and responsibilities in the local community

Sequence objects, images, or events, and distinguish between what has changed and what has stayed the same (continuity and change)

key events and developments in the local community, and in local First Peoples communities

Recognize causes and consequences of events, decisions, or developments in their lives (cause and consequence)

natural and human-made features of the local environment

Explore different perspectives on people, places, issues, or events in their lives (perspective)

Identify fair and unfair aspects of events, decisions, or actions in their lives and consider appropriate courses of action (ethical judgment)

Inquiry Skills

Perspectives

Ethical Judgement

Continuity and Change

Cause and Consequence

Simplified Curricular Competencies for Socials

Significance

Evidence