Alabama Social Studies SS24.1.12b

Social Studies1st GradeHistory

The Standard

SS24.1.12: Utilize primary sources to examine the significance of individuals, cultures, celebrations, and historical events within the community and state.

Identify and describe the contributions of significant individuals associated with the community and state in the past and the present.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name people who helped their town or Alabama, both in the past and today. They explain what each person did and who it helped.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student explains that Rosa Parks helped challenge unfair bus rules in Alabama. They also name a current local leader and describe one thing that person has done for the town.
Common Misconceptions: Some students think everyone they study in history lived long ago. Others say a person was famous or name their job without explaining what they did.
How to Assess It: Show a photo of Rosa Parks and a photo of your town's current mayor. Ask students to name each person and tell one way each helped Alabama or their town.

Lesson moves

Pairs match Rosa Parks and current mayor photo cards to fact cards, then sort them onto a past or present chart.
Ask, 'How did Rosa Parks help change Alabama, and how does our mayor help our town now?' Record two specific answers.
Play Who Am I? with clues about Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, and your mayor; students name each person and their contribution.
Read a city news post naming a local leader and a finished project, then find that project on a town map.

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