Elementary Social Elementary Social Studies Studies Curriculum - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Elementary Social Elementary Social Studies Studies Curriculum Curriculum Overview Overview

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• Aligned to the state curriculum

Aligned to the state curriculum

• Consists of content standards and

Consists of content standards and process standards for grades K process standards for grades K-

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• Includes English/Language Arts

Includes English/Language Arts connections connections

• Includes technology standards

Includes technology standards

• Provides teachers with background

Provides teachers with background information, scope and sequence, information, scope and sequence, learning objectives, lessons, learning objectives, lessons, assessments, all materials assessments, all materials

• Follows backward design approach

Follows backward design approach

SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

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SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

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Each Grade Level Consists of Each Grade Level Consists of… …

• Content Standards:

Content Standards:

• History

History

• Geography

Geography

• Economics

Economics

• Political Science

Political Science

• Peoples of the Nation and

Peoples of the Nation and World World

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• Process Standards:

Process Standards:

• Learn to read and read to

Learn to read and read to learn to construct meaning learn to construct meaning about S.S. about S.S.

• Learn to write and

Learn to write and communicate S.S. communicate S.S. understandings understandings

Each Grade Level Consists of Each Grade Level Consists of… …

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• Process Standards Continued:

Process Standards Continued:

• Ask S.S. questions

Ask S.S. questions

• Acquire S.S. information

Acquire S.S. information

• Organize S.S. information

Organize S.S. information

• Analyze S.S. information

Analyze S.S. information

• Answer S.S. questions

Answer S.S. questions

Each Grade Level Consists of Each Grade Level Consists of… …

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Building Building Background Background Knowledge in Knowledge in Content Content Process Process Standards Standards-

• Integration of

Integration of Reading Skills Reading Skills Building Overall Building Overall Comprehension Comprehension

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Importance of Content Knowledge Importance of Content Knowledge

"The mistaken idea that reading is a "The mistaken idea that reading is a skill skill --

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learn to crack the code, practice comprehension strategies, and you can comprehension strategies, and you can read anything read anything --

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may be the single biggest factor holding back reading biggest factor holding back reading achievement in the country achievement in the country… …Students

Students will not meet standards that way. The will not meet standards that way. The knowledge base problem must be knowledge base problem must be solved. solved.” ”

Daniel T. Willingham, professor of psychology at the Daniel T. Willingham, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, recently wrote in University of Virginia, recently wrote in The Washington Post The Washington Post. .

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Focus of Primary Grades (K Focus of Primary Grades (K-

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• Family, School, Community

Family, School, Community

• Rules, Rights and Responsibilities

Rules, Rights and Responsibilities

• American Leaders and Symbols

American Leaders and Symbols

• Citizenship

Citizenship

• Past and Present

Past and Present

• Changes Over Time in Communication,

Changes Over Time in Communication, Technology, Moving Goods Technology, Moving Goods

• Needs and Wants

Needs and Wants

• Understanding Job Skills

Understanding Job Skills

• Using Maps and Globes

Using Maps and Globes

• Basic Geography Competencies

Basic Geography Competencies

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Focus of Third Grade Focus of Third Grade

• Economics

Economics

• Economic choices

Economic choices

• Decision making process

Decision making process

• Opportunity cost

Opportunity cost

• Carroll County

Carroll County

• People, places and events of the past

People, places and events of the past

• Reasons why people move

Reasons why people move

• Regions and Cultural Comparisons

Regions and Cultural Comparisons

• Natural, physical and human

Natural, physical and human-

• made features

made features

• Geographic characteristics of places and

Geographic characteristics of places and regions that change over time and influence regions that change over time and influence the way people live and work the way people live and work

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Focus of Fourth Grade Focus of Fourth Grade

• Geography

Geography

• Construct and interpret a variety of maps

Construct and interpret a variety of maps

• Geographical Characteristics

Geographical Characteristics (human/physical features) (human/physical features)

• Maryland Past

Maryland Past

• Native Americans

Native Americans

• Founding of Maryland

Founding of Maryland

• Maryland

Maryland’ ’s role in the Revolutionary War, s role in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and War of 1812 Civil War, and War of 1812

• Maryland Present

Maryland Present

• Maryland Government

Maryland Government

• Citizenship

Citizenship

• Maryland

Maryland’ ’s Growth s Growth

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Focus of Fifth Grade Focus of Fifth Grade

• Colonial America

Colonial America

• Interactions of the European settlers and Native

Interactions of the European settlers and Native Americans Americans

• Comparing the colonies and Colonial Regions

Comparing the colonies and Colonial Regions

• Colonial Life

Colonial Life

• Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War

• Analyze the events leading to the Revolutionary War

Analyze the events leading to the Revolutionary War

• Under the provisions of the Treaty of Paris

Under the provisions of the Treaty of Paris

• Government

Government

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Constitution

• Federal Government

Federal Government

• Citizenship

Citizenship

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Curriculum Essentials Curriculum Essentials

Included in each unit are the Included in each unit are the following: following:

• Unit Overview

Unit Overview

• Scope and Sequence

Scope and Sequence

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Pre and and Post Post Tests Tests

• Study Guide

Study Guide

• Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans – – Lesson 1 Lesson 1 & & Lesson 2 Lesson 2

• Hyperlinked Materials

Hyperlinked Materials

• Integrated Technology and

Integrated Technology and Reading Processes Reading Processes

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Curriculum in Action Curriculum in Action

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Next Steps Next Steps

• Incorporate financial literacy standards

Incorporate financial literacy standards as per new COMAR regulation as per new COMAR regulation

• Continue professional development to

Continue professional development to include financial literacy include financial literacy

• Digitize pre

Digitize pre-

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and post-

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assessments to monitor effectiveness of curriculum and monitor effectiveness of curriculum and instructional alignment instructional alignment

• Continue to align curriculum as common

Continue to align curriculum as common core standards include Social Studies core standards include Social Studies

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Questions?? Questions??

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