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    Grade 1 · Social Studies

    Spatial Thinking

    SS-G1-ST

    5
    Essential Learning Outcomes
    17
    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    SS-G1-ST-ELO1

    To understand how we shape the local environment and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live. - Section 1: What is a Neighbourhood?

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO1K - Identify where your family lives
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO2S - Locate your home in relation to your closest neighbours.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO3V -Appreciate that your family is part of a neighbourhood.
    SS-G1-ST-ELO2

    To understand how we shape the local environment and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live. - Section 2: How does where we live impact us?

    5 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO4K - Identify basic terms to describe relative location in your local environment such as near and far.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO5S - Distinguish between and show near and far in your immediate environment.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO6S - Use relative location to describe places in their neighbourhood.
    SS-G1-ST-ELO3

    To understand how we shape the local environment and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live. - Section 3: What is cardinal direction and how is it useful to me?

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO9K - Name and illustrate the four cardinal directions.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO10S - Describe the location of your home using cardinal directions in relation to natural and built features in the community.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO11V - Appreciate the value of directions for finding your way from one location to another.
    SS-G1-ST-ELO4

    To understand how we shape the local environment and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live. - Section 4: How do we interact with our local environment?

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO12K - List the activities that you and your family engage in because of where you live.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO13S - Classify family activities activities as having a positive or negative impact on the neighbourhood.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO14V - Recognize that where we live influences how our families live and that the things we do, have an impact on our neighbourhood.
    SS-G1-ST-ELO5

    To understand how we shape the local environment and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live. - Section 5: How do we stay safe where we live?

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO15K - Identify natural hazards such as hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes which may pose a threat to your family because of where you live.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO16S - Demonstrate how to follow evacuation procedures in your school.
    • SS-G1-ST-SCO17V-Respect the dangers posed by natural disasters.
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    SS-G1-ST-SCO7V - Recognize the importance of being able to describe relative location for finding places and knowing your way around your immediate environment
  1. SS-G1-ST-SCO8V - Appreciate that relative location can influence activities that families engage in.