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Past and Present for 1st Grade

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:03:32 UTC

The subject for my lesson is social studies. 1st graders will compare the past and present technology.

Types of technology they will be comparing:

Telephones

Lighting

Vehicles

CCSS Standards

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:07:02 UTC

1.His.3.a. Generate questions about significant individuals or groups from the past in our community or nation (e.g., political/military leaders, significant individuals determined by gender, race, and/or religion).

1.His.9.a. Identify different kinds of sources that tell about a community’s history (e.g., artifacts, historical markers, monuments, symbols).

1.Geo.5.a. Describe how human actions can affect the cultural and environmental characteristics of the community (e.g., community beautification, community planning, environmental preservation, national parks and monuments, water use).

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:09:08 UTC

Students will look at telephones, lighting, and vehicles from the past and compare to the modern day version.

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:15:22 UTC

Students will be able to identify the difference between past objects and present objects.

ED Tech Tools

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:29:28 UTC

Figjam Lesson. Children will sort the pictures to determine past and present inventions.

Ed Tech Tools

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:35:33 UTC

Children will watch this youtube video to determine what is from the past and what is from the present.

Obstacles students might face:

66pthbxnk9 — 2025-09-02 19:48:34 UTC

There are many obstacles the children might face while learning this concept. This concept is very abstract so using simple words and using lots of pictures might help the children better understand the key differences between past and present. Some students might not understand the lesson the first time so using key terms to help them better understand like using the language before they were born, or even before their grown ups were born might help them better understand. This is especially important because they might not understand how dates/years work, that concept might be too complex for them. So scaffolding, using different languages, and showing lots of pictures might help your students better understand the concept. What might help even more is having your students look around the classroom and look outside to better help them what modern day inventions look like.