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District List: NYC Core Curriculum 1st - Social Studies
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Britney Makes a Budget
by Madelyn McManusThis book provides additional learning opportunities through a graphic organizer, glossary, and index.
You Can Count On Me!
by Joanne MatternPeople count on good citizens to make America a great country. In this inspiring nonfiction book, readers will learn what they can do to be good citizens, what leaders do to help citizens, and what rules good citizens follow. The appealing images, supportive text, and helpful table of contents, glossary, and index work together to keep readers informed and engaged from cover to cover.
My Chinatown
by Kam MakChinatown -- a place of dragons and dreams; fireflies and memories Chinatown -- full of wonder and magic; fireworks on New Year's Day and a delicious smell on every corner Chinatown -- where every day brings something familiar and something wondrously new to a small boy Chinatown -- home? Kam Mak grew up in a place of two cultures, one existing within the other. Using moving poems, he shares a year of growing up in this small city within a city, which is called Chinatown.
Life on a Wagon Train
by Janey LevyIn 1841, most Americans lived in the eastern part of the country. The wagon trains helped to change that. Towns and farms sprang up all along the Oregon Trail. By 1869, the United States reached from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
A Journey Along The Erie Canal
by Janey LevyThis fascinating paperback describes the construction and history of the Erie Canal. It uses the information to illustrate elementary division. Includes a scanned photocopy of a weekly toll collection statement from 1860.
Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?
by Jennifer S. LarsonDo you plan how much money you'll use to buy candy? Or how much you'll save for a new video game? Then you're budgeting! A budget is a plan for spending and saving. Budgets help people decide how to use their money wisely. What do you need to buy? What do you want? And how can you make a budget? Read this book to find out.
Celebrating Patriotic Holidays
by Joel KuppersteinIn this marvelous picture book, a little boy celebrates all of the holidays which are uniquely American. This books takes us through a calendar year, beginning and ending with our nation's Independence Day. The pictures are described, and this file should make an excellent embossed braille copy. A handy reference for parents, too.
Community Helpers From A To Z
by Bobbie KalmanLavishly illustrated with artwork and amazing photographs, Alphabasics are a combination of ABC books and picture dictionaries. Each book names an object for each letter and gives fascinating information on topics that are fresh and appealing to children.
Let's meet people who make our communities cleaner, safer, more pleasant places to live. Full-color photographs and illustrations with informative captions feature workers performing tasks related to their occupations putting their various roles into a context children will recognize. This alphabet book introduces young readers to a range of community helpers.
What Happens at a Vet's Office
by Amy HutchingsThis book describes in detail a visit to the vet’s clinic.
What Happens at a Supermarket? (Where people work)
by Amy HutchingsWhat Happens at a Supermarket? takes readers inside a supermarket to meet the workers who help people get their groceries.
How Cars Changed The World
by Kurt HoffmanBright, full-color and black and white historic photographs compare and contrast the cars, roads, and travel experiences of today with those of days gone by. Strongly correlated to the Common Core Standards for Informational Text, this title is perfect for exploring the relationships between a series of historical events and scientific ideas.
The American Flag
by Lisa M. HerringtonThis series celebrates those symbols that have extra-special meaning for our nation. Whether it is a bird, a plane, or a building, these American symbols uniquely encapsulate the ideals held dear in the United States.
Key Features:
A Look Inside feature that includes:
- cutaway illustrations with callouts
- interactive maps with critical-thinking questions
- an in-depth explanation of what the words to The Pledge of Allegiance mean
Fun facts offering fun, sometimes little-known facts about the subject
A timeline that tracks the development of each American symbol
Glossary with pictures
The Library
by Jacqueline Laks GormanThis series is the ticket to places both familiar and exciting to young children. From the library to the zoo, each title explores a different place that kids like to visit and describes what a visitor can see and do there.
Beginning readers will enjoy the lively, full-color photographs, which enhance the simple, easy-to-read text.
I Like to Visit the Museum
by Jacqueline Laks GormanDescribes some of the things to see and learn about on a visit to a children's museum, including the stars, the human body, wild animals, dinosaurs, and space.
Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia
by Carmen Lomas GarzaFamily Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist.
These day-to-day experiences are told through fourteen vignettes of art and a descriptive narrative, each focusing on a different aspect of traditional Mexican American culture. The English-Spanish text and vivid illustrations reflect the author's strong sense of family and community. For Mexican Americans, Carmen Lomas Garza offers a book that reflects their lives and traditions. For others, this work offers insights into a beautifully rich community.
[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts for K-1 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Vote!
by Tara Funk and Katherine ScraperWhy do people vote? Who can vote? Read about people who vote.
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinFarmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears:
Click, clack, MOO.
Click, clack, MOO.
Clickety, clack, MOO.
But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes.... Doreen Cronin's understated text and Betsy Lewin's expressive illustrations make the most of this hilarious situation. Come join the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown's farm upside down.
Whose Tools are These
by Sharon Katz CooperThis book introduces the child to number of tools used by people of various professions.
Where Do I Live?
by Ann W. Iosa and Neil ChesanowChildren will gain a whole new understanding of the world we live in with this fun, first-look at geography. This engaing picture book is like a mini virtual globe for kids! Starting in their bedrooms, children will travel outside for a look around the streets of their neighborhood. Then, they'll zoom out for a bird's eye view of their town, city, suburb, and countryside. They'll move out even further for a view of the states, the country, and the different continents. The next stop is space, for an exciting look at our solar sysem and universe! From there, they'll trace their way home again. A fun mini quiz in the back lets kids show off what they've learned about where they live.
Pancakes, Pancakes!
by Eric Carle"Here's the flour," shouted Jack. "Let's make a pancake." But his mother said, "Now we need an egg." Jack went to the black hen and fed her some grain that had slipped into his pocket while he had been threshing. "Cluck, cluck," said the black hen and went inside the hen house. Then she said, "Cluck, cluck," once more and laid an egg. But eggs and flour aren't all that Jack's mother needs... Will Jack ever get a pancake to eat? Other books by this author are available in this library.
Making a Law
by Sarah De CapuaExplains what laws are, how local, state, and federal laws are made, and what citizens can do to participate in the lawmaking process.
One Smile
by Cindy McKinley and Mary Gregg ByrneEven the smallest acts of kindness can powerfully impact the lives of others. This truth is beautifully demonstrated as we follow the far-reaching effects of young Katie's innocent smile.
With this simple gesture, she ignites a circle of warmth that flows from person to person, touching the hearts and lives of people she may never even meet.
Cindy McKinley's enchanting story, brought to life by Mary Gregg Byrne's exquisite watercolor illustrations, will warm your heart with its timeless message. Children and adults alike will be inspired to pass One Smile on to everyone they meet.
