Social Studies: The First Three Weeks

Howdy parents!

We began first grade with Social Studies this year. We typically alternate between Social Studies and Science every three weeks. Our first week we really focused on building a community with rules and how to be a good citizen. Our second week we learned about different types of communities such as rural and urban. We then went into community helpers and what their jobs are. We discussed police officers, fire fighters, teachers, doctors/nurses, veterinarians, construction workers, post office workers, and farmers. We finished off our community helper unit with a visit from an actual Bryan/College Station community helper K-9 Officer Chad Hanks. He brought his dog Kon with him to demonstrate how they help our community. The kids were over the moon excited. Here are a few photos from his visit. 

Last week we went into Constitution Day. Did you know that September 17 is a national holiday called Constitution Day. On September 17 the United States Constitution was completed so we learned about what the Constitution means for our country. We also created our own class constitution and signed it just like our founding fathers did. 

We are headed into Science this week. We will be learning all about Science safety and procedures and we will be applying them to a couple of Science experiments. Fun, fun, fun!