Indiana Social Studies 1.H.4

Social Studies1st GradeHistory

The Standard

Identify people and events observed in national celebrations and holidays.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name the people or past events that national holidays remember. They explain why people observe holidays such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Independence Day.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a holiday name or picture, a student names the person or event it honors. They can say, for example, that Independence Day remembers when the colonies declared independence from Britain.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think Independence Day is about fireworks, rather than the event the fireworks mark. They may know Martin Luther King Jr. Day is near his birthday but not know about his work for equal rights.
How to Assess It: On an exit ticket, ask: “What person or event does Martin Luther King Jr. Day remember? What did that person do?”

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of Dr. King and the Declaration of Independence; have them glue each beside the matching holiday name.
Ask: “Why do people observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day? What did Dr. King work to change?”
Play holiday bingo: read clues about people and events, and have students mark the holiday that matches each clue.
Show a printed library holiday closure list; students choose one holiday and tell a partner whom or what it remembers.

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