# Lesson 199: Review and reflection

🟡 SOCIAL STUDIES (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Projects

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## Objective

I can look back at my Level 1 social studies learning and say some things I learned about myself, my community, the world, and caring for others and the Earth.

## Materials

- One sheet of plain paper (for a reflection page)
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Notebook page for planning and sentence ideas
- Optional: past social studies pages or projects to look at together

## Mini-lesson — Looking back at our social studies year

In social studies, we learned about people and places, and how to be a kind, safe helper in our community and world.

What we learned about people

- We talked about ourselves, our families, and our classmates.
- We learned that people can have different traditions and celebrations, and that we use kind words about everyone.
- We learned that we can use helping hands to help in safe, simple ways.

What we learned about places

- We learned about our home, school, and community.
- We saw that the Earth has land and water, and that maps and globes can show us places.
- We started to think about big land areas (continents) and big water areas (oceans).

What we learned about caring

- We talked about rules and responsibility to help keep people safe.
- We learned that we can respect differences between people, cultures, and celebrations.
- We learned that we can help care for the Earth with small actions like tidying, recycling, and using kind words.

In this lesson, we are not trying to remember every detail. We are thinking about the big ideas you will carry with you.

Picture strip: Me, my community, and the world

## Guided Practice — My social studies memory map

You will make a simple memory map to show some of the big ideas you remember from social studies.

1. On a notebook page, draw a small picture of yourself in the middle. Around you, draw four boxes or bubbles and label them: "People", "Places", "Caring", and "World".
2. With an adult, think of one idea you remember for each box. For example, for "People" you might say, "Families can have different traditions."
3. Draw a small picture in each box to show your idea. Keep the drawings simple and clear.
4. Under each picture, the adult helps you write or trace a short sentence, such as "Maps help us see places." or "Recycling helps the Earth."
5. At the top of the page, write or trace the title: "My social studies memory map".
6. Read your memory map aloud to an adult. Point to each box as you read. Talk about what you enjoyed and what you want to learn more about.

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## Practice — My social studies reflection page

You will make a reflection page to show what you remember and how you feel about social studies.

1. On a clean sheet of paper, write or trace the title at the top: "My social studies reflection".
2. In the middle, draw a picture of you learning social studies (for example, looking at a map, globe, or helping in your community).
3. Under the picture, write or trace this sentence starter and finish it: "One thing I learned is…"
4. On the next line, write or trace: "One thing I want to remember is…" and finish the sentence.
5. On the last line, write or trace: "One way I can help my community or the Earth is…" and finish it with an adult's help.
6. Share your reflection page with an adult. Read your sentences aloud and talk about what made you feel proud this year.

## Quick Check — Review and reflection

Answer each question about people, places, and caring. These questions check big ideas, not small details.

1) What is one thing social studies teaches us about?

Only how to count to 100. People, places, and how we live together. Only how to draw big scribbles.
Social studies is about people, places, and how we live together.

2) Which sentence is true about families?

Families can look different and still be loving. Every family must look exactly the same. Only big families are important.
Families can be different and still be loving and important.

3) Why do communities have rules?

To make sure nobody can ever play. So people will always be quiet. To help keep people safe and treated fairly.
Rules help keep people safe and treated fairly.

4) What does a map or globe help us do?

Taste different foods. See where places are on the Earth. Decide who is the tallest person.
Maps and globes show us where places are.

5) Which sentence is true about the Earth?

The Earth has land and water. The Earth is only water. The Earth is only land.
We learned that the Earth has both land and water.

6) How should we talk about people from other cultures?

With rude words and jokes. By saying our way is the only good way. With kind, respectful words, even when things are different.
We use kind, respectful words about all cultures.

7) Which is a safe way for a child to help?

Fixing tall street lights alone. Tidying toys or helping sort clean recycling with an adult. Running into the road to pick up rubbish.
Children help with safe jobs while adults do dangerous ones.

8) Why is recycling helpful?

It can reduce rubbish and help keep the Earth cleaner. It makes more rubbish for the park. It stops us from using bins.
Recycling helps reduce rubbish and care for the Earth.

9) Which sentence shows reflection?

"I will never think about social studies again." "I do not want to remember anything." "One thing I learned is that I can help my community."
Reflection is thinking back and saying what you learned.

10) What is one goal of this lesson?

To test every small fact from the year. To remember big ideas and think about how you will use them. To forget everything and start again.
The goal is to remember big ideas and how they matter in life.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can name at least one idea they remember about people (self, family, community, or culture). Student can name at least one idea they remember about places (home, community, maps, or the wider world). Student can say in simple words that the Earth has land and water. Student can explain one safe way they can help others or care for the Earth. Student created a reflection page and can talk about what they learned and want to remember.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can talk about what I learned in social studies this year. 🙂 I remember some ideas, but I want more practice. 😅 Remembering the big ideas still feels a bit tricky to me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Telling one big idea I learned about people or places Sharing one way I can help my community or the Earth Using kind, respectful words about others
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