History-1st Grade

Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other Nations. Understand religious events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of the United States, other Nations and the Church. 

Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation to religious events, trends and Church individuals and movements. Relate that Jesus, as God incarnate, existed in history just like we do. CSIS2 Describe how reading history is a way we can learn about what God does for humanity. CSIS3

Understand the development of significant political events (United States/World). Understand the development of significant Church or religious events. Explain the history of the Catholic Church and its impact in human events. CSIS4 Exhibit knowledge of essential dates, persons, places and facts, especially those relevant to the western traditions. CSIS

Understand the development of economic systems (United States/World). Understand how moral or religious thought contributed to the development of economic systems. Explain how one’s beliefs about God, about humanity, and about material things, affect one’s actions. CSIS7 Discuss how history can assist man in the acquisition of values and virtues. CSIS12

Understand Illinois, United States, and world social history (United States/World). Understand social history of Church, Illinois, United States, and world. Demonstrate an understanding about great figures of history by examining their lives for examples of virtue. CSGS2 Value the significance and impact of the Catholic Church throughout history. CSDS5

Understand Illinois, United States, and world environmental history (United States/World). Understand how Church belief regarding creation and God’s providence shape history of United States and the world. Demonstrate a general understanding of the “story” of humanity from creation to present through a Catholic concept of the world and man. CSGS1 Relate how history begins and ends in God and how history has a religious dimension. CSIS1

Give an example of an event that occurred in the past and an example of a current event.

Talk about events that happened in school and Church.

Place a series of events that occurred during their lifetime in chronological order.

Tell why they need to know about their past, and others' pasts.

Use a story or an image about the distant past to tell about what life was like during that period.

Talk about the role of saints in history.

Describe what life was like when Jesus was alive.

Name commemorative holidays and festivals including Church holidays.

Explain why we have holidays and festivals including Church holidays.

Tell how people were governed in the past.

Understand ways people made a living in the past (e.g., goods and services).

Give examples of the type of work people do in the U.S. and around the world in the present.

Talk about the type of work people do in the Church and in the missions in the United States/World. 

Describe family roles in past and present.

Describe a community and religious tradition.

Give examples of customs and traditions from the past.

Describe a family, community and parish tradition.

Tell how people survived in a community many years ago.

Give examples of Church customs and traditions.

Tell how people survived in place many years ago. 

Tell how geography affects how people live.

Explain how they are called to be caretakers of God’s creation.