Georgia SSKH1

SSKH1 is a Georgia social studies standard. These are the elements under it.

• SSKH1.aChristmas
• SSKH1.bColumbus Day
• SSKH1.cIndependence Day
• SSKH1.dJuneteenth National Independence Day
• SSKH1.eLabor Day
• SSKH1.fMartin Luther King, Jr. Day
• SSKH1.gMemorial Day
• SSKH1.hNew Year’s Day
• SSKH1.iPresidents Day (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the current president)
• SSKH1.jThanksgiving Day
• SSKH1.kVeterans Day

01

What Students Need to Do

Students name major U.S. holidays from calendar dates, pictures, songs, or symbols. They tell which person, group, or past event each day honors.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can match each holiday to the correct person or event. The student gives a simple explanation, such as Veterans Day honors people who served in the military.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think every holiday is mainly about gifts, food, or a day off. They often confuse Memorial Day with Veterans Day, or Presidents Day with Independence Day.

04

How to Assess It

Give students three holiday picture cards. Ask them to name each holiday and tell who or what is honored.

1. 01

   Have students sort holiday names, pictures, and people or event cards onto labeled holiday mats.

2. 02

   Ask students to draw one holiday and complete the sentence, “We observe this day because...”

3. 03

   Play holiday clue bingo using clues about people, events, dates, songs, and familiar symbols.

4. 04

   Mark holidays on a class calendar, then compare them with school closings and community events listed on a local calendar.

• SSKH2.h

  White House (identify image and associate with Presidents Day and the current president)

• SSKG1

  Describe the diversity of American culture by explaining the customs and celebrations of various families and communities.

• SS1H1

  Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.

• SSKH2.g

  Washington Monument (identify image and associate with George Washington and Presidents Day)