Indiana Social Studies 1.H.1

Social Studies1st GradeHistory

The Standard

Identify the impact the past has on the present way of life in the community using primary sources.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students study an old local photo or another firsthand record. They use its details to explain how a place or activity from the past affects community life now.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point to a building or road in an old photo that people still use. They can explain its use today and show the detail in the photo that supports their answer.
Common Misconceptions: Students may assume everything in an old photo is gone, or that it all looks the same today. They may list differences between photos without explaining how the past affects life now.
How to Assess It: Show an old photo and a current photo of the same local street, with a building or road visible in both. Ask, “What was here long ago that people still use? Point to it in both photos.”

Lesson moves

Print an old photo of the school and take one today; have students circle a feature they can find in both.
Show old and current photos of a local park and ask, “What did people make long ago that children still use?”
Give pairs three old street photos and three current photos; have them match each place and name a clue.
Walk past an older community building with a dated photo; have students point out a part people still use.

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