Idaho Social Studies 1.SS.2.2

Social Studies1st GradeGeography

The Standard

Identify ways people adjust to their environment as well as modify their environment.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students notice features of a place, such as rain, heat, or hills. They tell when people adjust what they wear or do, and when people change the place itself.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can explain that boots help a person handle rain, while planting a tree changes a yard. They can give another example from school or home.
Common Misconceptions: Students may say rain boots change the weather. They may not count planting a tree as changing a place because no building was made.
How to Assess It: Show pictures of a child putting on rain boots and workers building a covered walkway. Ask, "Who changes what they do? Who changes the place? How do you know?"

Lesson moves

On a paper rainy-day scene, put boots on a paper person, then add a block shelter; name what changed each time.
Ask partners, "Does a raincoat change a rainy place or help a person handle it?" Have them explain their answer.
Sort picture cards of coats, boots, planted trees, and paved paths into "people adjust" and "people change places" piles.
Walk the playground to find a paved path or planted tree; ask what people changed and why.

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