Oklahoma Social Studies 1.P.1.1.A

Social Studies1st GradeSocial Studies Practices

The Standard

1.P.1: Apply critical thinking skills to address authentic civic issues.
1.P.1.1: Demonstrate an understanding of the virtue of civil discourse to analyze and address real-world problems.

Describe how people can work together to make decisions in the classroom and school.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.P.1.1

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain how classmates can make a choice together. They share ideas, listen to others, and use a fair way to decide.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can describe how a class might choose a recess game. They can explain why everyone gets a chance to speak and what happens after the group decides.
Common Misconceptions: Some students think the loudest person gets to choose. Others think a decision is unfair whenever their own choice does not win.
How to Assess It: Ask: “Our class needs to choose one recess game. What are two things we can do to decide together?”

Lesson moves

Give each group two picture book covers. Have every child share a choice, then ask the group to agree on one book.
Ask: “If our school could add one playground game, how could students hear different ideas and make a fair choice?”
Play a card sort with listen, share, vote, and interrupt cards. Have partners sort helpful and unhelpful ways to decide.
Draw a quick map of the school playground. Have pairs agree on a spot for a new bench and explain how they decided.

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