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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 1

Culture, Stories and Traditions

First graders learn that culture is a group's way of life (language, food, clothing, celebrations, stories and art), read an original fable to find the lesson a traditional story teaches, and see how families keep some traditions and add new ones when they move to a new place.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 55 minutes
  • Culture, stories and traditions: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Describe the parts of culture: language, food, clothing, celebrations, stories and art.
  • Explain that traditional stories are passed down and often teach a lesson, and find the lesson in a story.
  • Explain how families keep some traditions and add new ones when they move or meet new people.

Lessons

  1. What is culture? 3 steps2 practiceabout 17 min
  2. Stories that teach 6 steps3 practiceabout 19 min
  3. Traditions grow and change 4 steps2 practiceabout 19 min
  4. Culture, stories and traditions 7 questions at the end

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