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Elementary Social Elementary Social Studies Studies Curriculum Curriculum Overview Overview 1

SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM • 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- -5 5 process standards for grades K • 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 • 2 2

SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM 07- 07 -08 08 08- 08 -09 09 09- 09 -10 10 10- 10 -11 11 Grade Pilot Implement Grade Pilot Implement K K Grade Pilot Implement Grade Pilot Implement 1 1 Grade Pilot Implement Grade Pilot Implement 2 2 Grade Write Pilot Implement Grade Write Pilot Implement 3 3 Grade Write Pilot Implement Grade Write Pilot Implement 4 4 Grade Write Pilot Implement Grade Write Pilot Implement 5 5 3 3

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 4 4

Each Grade Level Consists of… … Each Grade Level Consists of • 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 5 5

Each Grade Level Consists of… … Each Grade Level Consists of • 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 • 6 6

Process Building Process Building Standards- - Background Standards Background Integration of Knowledge in Integration of Knowledge in Reading Skills Content Reading Skills Content Building Overall Building Overall Comprehension Comprehension 7 7

Importance of Content Knowledge Importance of Content Knowledge "The mistaken idea that reading is a "The mistaken idea that reading is a skill -- -- learn to crack the code, practice learn to crack the code, practice skill comprehension strategies, and you can comprehension strategies, and you can read anything -- -- may be the single may be the single read anything biggest factor holding back reading biggest factor holding back reading Students achievement in the country… … Students achievement in the country 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 The Washington Post The Washington Post . . University of Virginia, recently wrote in 8 8

Focus of Primary Grades (K- -2) 2) Focus of Primary Grades (K • 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 • 9 9

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 10 10

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 - 11 11

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 - 12 12

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 • • Pre 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 13 13

14 14 Curriculum in Action Curriculum in Action

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- - and post and post- -assessments to assessments to • Digitize pre • 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 15 15

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