Fables and Economics Unit Lesson Plans for 1st Grade Social Studies
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Are you struggling to fit science and social studies in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! These six science and social studies thematic units for 1st grade are planned in detail and ready to use. Each of the 6 first grade units begins with a content big idea and then integrates intoPrice $85.00Original Price $117.55Save $32.55
Are you struggling to fit 1st grade social studies in your busy schedule? Look no further! These four social studies thematic units for first grade are planned in detail and ready to use. Each of the 4 first grade social studies units begins with a content big idea and then integrates into readingPrice $65.00Original Price $81.85Save $16.85
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Are you struggling to fit social studies in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! This economics unit is integrated with classic fables to make your literacy block more impactful and help you use your precious instructional time wisely.
Wait…fables and economics… really? Yes, you read that right! This 6 week first grade thematic unit connects morals from fables to life lessons we learn in economics in a hands on and unique way.
Beef up your first grade literacy block by integrating social studies to help students understand the big idea, “We learn life lessons from our experiences.”
What is a first grade integrated thematic unit?
An integrated thematic unit combines content and literacy into one common learning theme so that both sets of standards can be covered during the same block of lessons. The units last 5 to 7 weeks and focus mostly on social studies or science and literacy. They do connect to math when it is appropriate, too!
Why should I use thematic units in my first grade classroom?
Let's be honest! We don't have a ton of time for science or social studies in first grade. So when we teach it, we need to be able to get a good bang for our buck. Integrated thematic units save instructional time AND make learning more meaningful for your first graders!
There’s no need to spend your time putting together a cohesive unit and writing lesson plans for your content and literacy. I’ve already done that time consuming work for you! By purchasing this unit, you will have a completely integrated plan for this thematic unit and all the tools you need to teach for 6 weeks!
Literacy topics taught in this unit
- elements of fables
- retelling fables
- identifying the moral or life lesson of the story
- narrative writing
- characters and plot sequencing
- comparing and contrasting stories
Economic terms taught in this unit
- goods and services
- wants and needs
- capital, human, and natural resources
- scarcity
- opportunity cost
- choice
- production
What You'll Get
- 16 pages of daily lesson plans already DONE for you! :)
- 6 weeks of visual weekly plans
- 18 "I Can" objective cards for Common Core focus standards for this unit, plus 30 objective cards for for year long literacy and math standards
- 31 vocabulary cards and a blank page for customizing
- Unit poster to display with the Big Idea
- 13 literacy and economics activities for Little Red Hen
- 8 literacy and economic activities for The Giving Tree
- 4 literacy activities for The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- 5 literacy and economic activities for The Town Mouse Country Mouse
- 6 literacy and math activities for The Ugly Duckling
- 6 literacy activities for The Tortoise and the Hare
- Grinch activities
- 7 anchor charts in full color and black and white as well as templates to create your own anchor charts with your students
- pilgrim writing and craft tracers
- pumpkin pie recipe, economic activity and graph
- elf application and writing activities
- 23 writing prompts
- fable graphic organizer
- 10 hands on sorts and activities
- 8 Digital sorts
I love teaching this unit from Thanksgiving until Christmas break because the stories and life lessons lend so well to the holidays, but it will also work at any other time of the year!
Want to see even more details about what is included in this 200+ page unit? Click the preview to get a closer look!
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Roxanne B. says, "I love how this resource incorporates social studies and literacy. There's not much time in the day to fit everything in, so I like using this unit to hit both subjects in one block of time."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jennifer L. says, "Very good ideas. I did not use it for Thanksgiving, but I probably will next year. I love how you tied everything together with your anchor chart. Having all the life lessons we learned from each story really helped my students understand the life lessons they learned from other books, other's lives, and their own past mistakes. My students write about some very creative life lessons."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kayllin M. says, "This is a really good resource to intergrade social studies and reading! I love how this resource incorporates social studies and literacy. My students really enjoyed the activities."
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Purchase the Year of 1st Grade Thematic Units to get this unit plus 5 more integrated units for science and social studies.
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