WESTERN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

School Year 2016 – 2017

The Social Studies course for Grade 1 runs the entire school year.
2 classes per week
Required book:
Social Studies 1: My Community

General Requirements:

Students must reach competencies in reading, comprehension and writing.

The Grade 1 Social Studies course makes use of quizzes, tests and projects
combined with class activities. Students cannot enter grade 2 with a score lower
than 50%. Students must maintain strong attendance.

Type of Assessment Minimum Number for Grade 1 to 6

Teaching Hours: 2 hours/week
Homework/Assignments 3
Quizzes 2
Test 1

Coursework will be weighed as follows:

Quarter Score Allocation

Conduct 10%
Class Participation 10%
Homework/Assignment 20%
Quizzes 20%
Tests 40%
100% per Quarter

+ 1st and 2nd Semester Exams

If you have trouble staying with the course outline, try supplementing with
exercises, projects, and class activities. You can deviate from the course outline a
little and work and get back on track. Do not finish the book before the end of
the 1st semester!
 Social Studies 1
Semester I
Course Outline

Week
1

Introduction for the new school year 2016 - 2017

Week
Unit 1 – All about Me (Lesson 1 – All About Me) 2-6 2
SEPTEMBER

Activity about Lesson 1 – All About Me

Week
Lesson 2 – People have feelings 8-9 3

Quiz about (Unit 1 – Lesson 1 – All about me and

Lesson 2 – People have feelings) Week
Lesson 2 – People have feelings (How to express
your feelings) 10-11
4

Lesson 3 – People are alike and different 14-17

Week
Quiz about (Unit 1 –Lesson 2 – People have feelings (How to express
your feelings), and Lesson 3 – People are alike and different)
5
 Monthly Test
Week
1 Lesson 4 – People get along 18-19
OCTOBER

Lesson 4 – People get along (How to get

Week along with others well?) 20-22

2 Lesson 5 – Needs and Wants 24-29

Quiz about (Lesson 4 – People get along

Week and Lesson 5 – Needs and Wants)

Lesson 6 – A good child 30-33

Week
Unit 2 – All about Families
4 (Lesson 1 – All about Families) 36-38

Activity about Lesson 1 – All about Families

Week
Lesson 2 – Families are special
and Different in their own ways 44-45 1

Quiz about (Lesson 1 – All about Families, Lesson 2 – Families are

special and Different in their own ways Week
Lesson 3 – Family Rules 58-63
2
NOVEMBER

Lesson 4 – Beliefs, Customs, and Tradition 64-66

Week
Quiz about (Lesson 3 – Family Rules, and Lesson 4 – Beliefs,
Customs, and Tradition) 3

Lesson 4 – Beliefs, Customs, and Tradition

(Customs in Cambodia) 67-69 Week
Lesson 5 – Families Celebration 70-79 4

Activity about (Lesson 5 – Families Celebration)

Week
Quiz about (Lesson 5 – Families Celebration) 5
 Monthly Test
Week
1 Review for Final Exam
DECEMBER

Review for Final Exam Unit 1

Week
2 Review for Final Exam Unit 1

Review for Final Exam Unit 1

Week
3 Review for Final Exam Unit 1

Review for Final Exam Unit 2

Week
4 Review for Final Exam Unit 2

Review for Final Exam Unit 2

Week
Review for Final Exam Unit 2
1

Final Exam
Week
JANUARY

Final Exam
Week
3

Final Exam
Week
4
 Social Studies 1
Semester II
Course Outline

Unit 3 – All about School

(Lesson 1 – School Rules) 82-85 Week
Activity about Lesson 1 – School Rules 1

Lesson 2 – School Helpers 86-89

Week
FEBRUARY

Activity about Lesson 2 – School Helpers 2

Quiz about (Lesson 1 – School Rules and

Lesson 2 – School Helpers) Week
Lesson 3 – Places in School 90-91 3

Lesson 3 – Places in School 92-93

Week
Quiz about (Lesson 3 – Places in School)
4
 Monthly Test
Week
1 Lesson 4 – Fun at School 94-95

Lesson 4 – Fun at School 96-97

Week
2 Activity about Lesson 4 – Fun at School
MARCH

Quiz about (Lesson 4 – Fun at School)

Week
3 Lesson 5 – School change 98 -100

Activity about Lesson 5 – School change

Week
4 Quiz about (Lesson 5 – School change)

Monthly Test

Week Unit 4 – My Community

5 (Lesson 1 – Geography) 102-108

Lesson 2 - We live in community 110-117

Quiz about (Lesson 1 – Geography and

Week
Lesson 2 - We live in community) 1
Lesson 3 – Places in our community 118-121
Week
Activity about Lesson 3 – Places in our community 2
APRIL

Lesson 4 – Where families live 112-127

Week
Activity about Lesson 4 – Where Families live 3

Quiz about (Lesson 3 – Places in our community,

Lesson 4 – Where families live) Week
Lesson 5 – Getting around in a community 128-130 4
 Activity about Lesson 5 – Getting around in a
Week community
Quiz about (Lesson 5 – Getting around in
1 community)

Monthly Test
Week
2 Review for Final Exam Unit 3

Review for Final Exam Unit 3

Week
MAY

3 Review for Final Exam Unit 3

Review for Final Exam Unit 3

Week
4 Review for Final Exam Unit 3

Review for Final Exam Unit 4

Week
5 Review for Final Exam Unit 4

Review for Final Exam Unit 4

Week
Review for Final Exam Unit 4 1

Final Exam
Week
2
JUNE

Final Exam
Week
3

School Break
Week
4