Alabama Social Studies SS24.1.12d

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 sites of historical importance in the community and describe their significance.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name places in their community where something happened in the past. They tell why people still remember or care about those places.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point to a local site in a photo or on a map and name it. They can give a clear reason it matters, such as an event that happened there or how people used it long ago.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think a place is historic just because it looks old. They may describe what a building looks like now without saying what happened there in the past.
How to Assess It: Show a photo of a local historic site and read its name aloud. Ask students to draw or tell one thing that happened there and why people remember it.

Lesson moves

Give pairs an old photo and a recent photo of one local site; have them mark what changed with sticky notes.
Read a short caption about a local site, then ask, 'Why might neighbors want to remember this place?'
Play a matching game with photos of three local sites and cards showing what happened at each one.
On a printed town map, have students place a sticker on a local historic site and tell a partner why it matters.

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