Grade 1 Fall History — Then and Now, Family Histories, and How We Know What Happened
History · CIV G1 (CA HSS 1.5.2; TEKS 1.13.A; KS1 Aim 2) hist.g1.f.civ.significant_individuals

Identify 4-6 significant individuals from the past and one contribution of each

Recognize Martin Luther King Jr., Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth, Wangari Maathai (or teacher-selected equivalents from diverse traditions) as significant individuals; name one specific contribution of each.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
25
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Successors
  • hist.g1.s.civ.world_neighbors
    (not yet loaded)
  • hist.g2.f.civ.local_native_peoples
    (not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
  • Confusing 'significant' with 'famous' (some significant individuals are little-known)
  • Believing only U.S. figures count (Wangari Maathai, Mary Anning, Confucius, Gandhi also count)
  • Believing significant individuals were perfect (they were human; we honor specific contributions)

Exercise pool (5)

Diff Stem Type
2 Match each portrait to one contribution: (a) MLK, (b) Rosa Parks, (c) Helen Keller, (d) Wangari Maathai. Contributions: 'spoke and... match portrait to contribution
3 Place these 4 individuals on the Living-Memory Timeline by birth year: MLK (1929), Rosa Parks (1913), Helen Keller (1880), Wangari... place individuals on timeline
3 Match each significant individual to their country: MLK, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Wangari Maathai. Countries: USA, USA, USA, Kenya. match country to individual
4 Is each individual within LIVING MEMORY (1920-today) or BEFORE living memory? Sojourner Truth, MLK, Wangari Maathai, Helen Keller. in or beyond living memory
4 Pick a SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL from YOUR family or community (not from our class chart). Say their name and one contribution. open canon pick family hero