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District List: NYC Core Curriculum 1st - Social Studies
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The History Of New York City
by Katie WhiteIn this book, readers will take a tour of major New York City historical attractions while learning how to use properties of operations for multiplication and division. This volume meets CCSS Math Standard 3.OA.B.5.
What Are Citizens' Basic Rights?
by William David ThomasDescribes the civil rights guaranteed in the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights, and discusses First Amendment rights, the rights of the accused, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
How Do We Elect Our Leaders?
by William David ThomasIn what ways are the branches of government like a basketball game? How can a school yard game's rules liken themselves to a constitution? Through engaging analogies and introductions, our new government series gets students ready for election 2008. Correlated to the fourth and fifth grade social studies curriculum, My American Government introduces students to how our government works. Students learn about the U.S. Constitution, the branches of government, citizens' basic rights, and how we elect our leaders.
I Live In Brooklyn
by Mari TakabayashiFrom days on the stoop, playing hopscotch and watching fireworks from the rooftops, to school field trips into the city, where zoos and museums await, Michelle introduces readers to her favorite places and things to do. Mari Takabayashi’s diminutive scenes, busy with cheerful detail, bring the beauty and bustle of New York City to life for children all around the world.
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd WardA little red lighthouse stands on the shores of the Hudson River. When the great bridge is built, the little lighthouse feels very, very small, but he soon comes to understand that he is still needed to guide boats through dark and stormy weather. Picture descriptions added.
Communities Helping Communities
by Erin Ash SullivanFind out about groups who help people in need around the world.
Our Natural Resources
by Audrey StewartOur Natural Resources is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.2 and Literacy.L.2.4b. Readers learn about America's different natural resources through full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text, as well as through a graphic organizer. This book should be paired with "America's Natural Resources" (9781477723616) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
Families Around the World
by Margriet RuursA successor to the popular Children Around the World written and illustrated by Donata Montanari, this book allows young readers to visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families. Based on real children, each one's story fills a two-page spread and is told in the first person, beginning with a greeting in the child's native language. From Ryan, who lives on a Texas cattle farm, to Nkoitoi, who tends the family goat in Kenya, to Baatar, who moves regularly with his nomadic family in Mongolia, there is a vast range of homes, locations, customs and activities presented here, all of it enthusiastically illustrated with bright colors and vivid detail by illustrator Jessica Rae Gordon. There is variety in the heads of the families as well: a single parent, multiracial parents and same-sex parents are all represented.
The Global Economy
by Hugh Roome and Anne Ross RoomeWith travel and communications at an unprecedented level of speed and efficiency, it is almost as easy today to conduct business with colleagues across the world as it is to dial up a friend who lives down the street. As a result, the global economy is more connected than ever. Readers will discover how the many small economies around the world are linked together into a worldwide web of goods, services, and money.
What Are Natural Resources?
by Nolan RobertThis eBook for Emerging Readers is an easy-to-use assessment tool in a series of 18 science and social studies titles. Teachers will be able to educate students on natural resources in today's world through full color photographs and easy-to-follow language.
Travel In American History
by Dana Meachen RauAn account of the ways people travel-- from the earliest means to the most recent.
Toys, Games, and Fun in American History
by Dana Meachen RauTraces the changes in the way Americans have amused themselves and the growth of leisure time from colonial times to the present, and describes the technological and social developments behind these differences.
Going to School in American History
by Dana Meachen RauThis book traces how schools have evolved over time in America.
Clothing in American History
by Dana Meachen RauCorrelated to the social studies curriculum, each title in How People Lived in America looks at one aspect of daily life and how it has changed through different periods of American history. Clear, descriptive writing helps young readers build vocabulary and reading comprehension, while historical photographs and illustrations work with the text to increase students' knowledge about the lives of earlier Americans.
Meet the President's Cabinet
by Michael RajczakA series that will reveal many surprising facts to middle readers about the United States government and its workings includes fascinating sidebars and age-appropriate informational fact boxes; historical, black and white, and full-color images; glossary; index; and details about the areas of government that make our country run. Simultaneous.
What Happens At A Firehouse?
by Kathleen PohlWeekly Reader's first-grade pal, Buddy Bear, guides a behind-the-scenes tour at each of six important businesses that are found in almost every community. Designed to support the first-grade social studies curriculum, this series uses vivid, full-color photography and first-hand, expert information to show young readers the kinds of work people do at these familiar and fascinating places.
What Happens at a Recycling Center
by Kathleen PohlThis book demonstrates how a recycling center operates.
What Happens at a Bike Shop?
by Kathleen PohlDescribes what Mr. Jensen, the owner of a bicycle shop, does at work, including helping a customer pick out a bicycle, and unpacking a new bicycle and putting the pieces together.
Who's in a Family?
by Robert Skutch and Laura NienhausFamily is important, but who's in a family? Why, the people who love you the most! This equal opportunity, open-minded picture book has no preconceptions about what makes a family a family. There's even equal time given to some of children's favorite animal families. With warm and inviting jewel-tone illustrations, this is a great book for that long talk with a little person on your lap.
Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
by Jason D. NemethLife as we know it would be impossible without water. Luckily for us and the other organisms with which we share our planet, Earth has so much water that it is sometimes known as "the water planet. " This engrossing volume describes where water can be found in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states. The book offers the details of Earth's water cycle and highlights the importance of both freshwater and salt water. It also tackles the unpleasant but pressing topic of water pollution. Readers will love the beautiful photographs of rivers, lakes, oceans, and more.
School Then and Now
by Robin NelsonThis book describes how school in the United States has changed through the years, including such topics as transportation, supplies, and subjects taught
Following Rules
by Robin NelsonAn introduction to following rules at school, at home, and in the community, with specific examples of how to follow the rules at home and at school.
What Happens At A Bakery?
by Kathleen Pohl and Susan NationsDescribes what Mr. Lopez the baker does when he makes a birthday cake for a customer.
Sweet Music In Harlem
by Debbie A. Taylor and Frank MorrisonAn African-American boy unintentionally brings together all the neighbourhood's jazz musicians for a magazine photograph.
Community Needs
by Jake MillerThis engaging, age-appropriate set is designed to meet the early childhood social studies curriculum, where students learn about themselves and their community and what makes their community similar to and different from communities across the United States. By taking a kid-friendly Who's Who approach to different kinds of communities, these books teach students about the people who work to make each community a success. There are things that people need to survive and things that they want to make life enjoyable. This book explains the difference and shows how needs and wants may be met. From food, clothing, and shelter to museums, police officers, and swimming pools, kids will learn how people in communities work to make sure that everybody gets a share of what they need and want.