Oklahoma Social Studies 1.P.1.1.C
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.
Identify and discuss local problems and ways in which people are trying to address these problems.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.P.1.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify a problem that affects people near their school or in their town. They describe what people are doing to help and talk about how those actions work.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can name a local problem, such as litter on the playground, and say who is working on it. They can explain how picking up trash makes the playground cleaner.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may mistake a personal annoyance, like losing a pencil, for a problem that affects others. They may suggest a fix without naming anything people are already doing.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of litter on school grounds and a photo of someone cleaning it up. Ask, "What is the problem, and what is this person doing to help?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Walk the schoolyard with clipboards, mark litter and trash bins on a simple map, then discuss how people use the bins.
Show photos of a blocked sidewalk and someone clearing it, then ask, "Who has a problem here? How is someone helping?"
Give pairs picture cards of problems and actions, such as litter and trash pickup, and have them match each pair.
Ask the school custodian what litter they see and how people clean it up, then draw one response for a class chart.
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Related Standards
- 2.P.1.1.C
Describe a range of local and state problems and how communities and local governments are trying to address them.
- K.P.1.1.C
The Kindergarten version of this standard.
- 3.P.1.1.C
Describe a range of local and state problems and how communities and local governments are trying to address them.
- 5.P.1.1.C
Explain challenges of the past and present and describe strategies used to address local, regional, or national problems.
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