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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 1

Local History through Questions

First graders investigate the past of Maple Creek, a made-up Illinois town. They ask who, what, when, where, why and how questions, find the maker, date and place of local sources such as an old newspaper notice and a photo, and put the town's events on a timeline to see how it changed.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 55 minutes
  • Local history check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Ask who, what, when, where, why and how questions about a local place or event, and choose a source that could answer each one.
  • Find who made a source, when and where, and use the source to answer a question about a town's past.
  • Put events in a town's history in order by year and tell how the town changed.

Lessons

  1. History starts with a question 4 steps2 practiceabout 17 min
  2. Who made it, when and where? 4 steps2 practiceabout 19 min
  3. Maple Creek's timeline 4 steps2 practiceabout 19 min
  4. Local history check 6 questions at the end

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