Social Studies Fair 🎉
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What you will learn
- 1Present your best work from the year
- 2Explain what you learned
- 3Show that you are a knowledgeable, caring citizen of your community and the world
Mini Lesson
This is it — Lesson 40! You have completed all of Grade 1 Social Studies. Today you will hold your own Social Studies Fair — a special presentation where you share everything you learned with your family.
What is a Social Studies Fair?
- A fair is an event where people display and share their work.
- At your Social Studies Fair, you will lay out your best projects and be the expert — explaining what each one is and what you learned from making it.
- Your audience is your family — they are there to be proud of you!
What to display
- Your Community Poster (Lesson 33)
- Your Country Collage (Lesson 34)
- Your Global Friends Booklet (Lesson 35)
- Your traced Helping Hands words (Lesson 36)
- Your traced celebration words (Lesson 37)
- Your traced recycling words (Lesson 38)
- Your traced review words (Lesson 39)
How to present
- For each project, say: "This is my ___ . I made it for Lesson ___. I learned that ___."
- Speak clearly and point to parts of your work as you explain.
- After presenting, invite your family to ask one question about anything they find interesting.
You are a Grade 1 Social Studies graduate!
- You know who you are and what makes your community special.
- You can name continents, national symbols, rights, and responsibilities.
- You understand how to be kind, honest, cooperative, and fair.
- You are ready for Grade 2!
Words to know
Fair
An event where people display and share their work
e.g. At the social studies fair I showed my poster to my family.
Display
To set out so others can see and look at your work
e.g. I will display my collage on the kitchen table.
Presentation
When you share your work and explain it to other people
e.g. My presentation lasted about three minutes.
Audience
The people who watch or listen to a presentation
e.g. My family is the audience for my fair.
Project
A piece of work you plan, make, and finish
e.g. My recycling pledge was my favorite project this year.
Graduate
A person who has finished a course or grade of learning
e.g. I am now a Grade 1 Social Studies graduate.
Ask yourself: "What is the one thing I learned this year that I will never forget?"
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