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Mrs. Carlson 
Mrs. Berhends 
Mrs. Fornander  |
| The kindergarten social
studies program enables students to explore a variety of individual and
community celebrations. Students will gain knowledge of similarities and
differences in the traditions of families and cultures found in the United
States and other countries. Students will gain an understanding of how
people communicate and work together in society. Students will develop an
awareness of their close surroundings including their neighborhoods and
communities. |
First Grade Social Studies emphasizes
studies dealing with learning about our world and surroundings. Students
gain knowledge through studies on going to school, good citizenship, the
land around us, all about people, looking back, and jobs people do.
Holiday activities explore a variety of individual and community
celebrations. They bring about discussions of the similarities and
differences of the traditions and cultures found in the United States. Map
skills are introduced through class and individual activities. All of the
units within the social studies curriculum aid in the growth and knowledge
of the world and our surroundings. |
Second grade social studies emphasizes
living in a community. Students learn about our government, our earth,
family heritage, cultures, people and events of the past and present,
producers, and consumers. Holiday activities explore a variety of
individual and community celebrations. They prompt discussion of the
similarities and differences of the traditions and cultures found in the
United States. Christmas customs around the world are also compared and
contrasted. The atlas and map skills are introduced. Citizenship is an
important part of being a member of the community. Voting, making and
following laws, and the role of our leaders (mayor, governor, president)
are investigated. New vocabulary words help to broaden the understanding
of our world and community. |
| Students will gain a comprehensive knowledge of
communities by exploring the interaction and responsibilities of people.
This will include the demographic and physical make up a variety of
communities. They will explore their roles as citizens and gain knowledge
of the local, state, and national government. They will develop an
understanding of many kinds of people from their own American culture as
well as from cultures around the world. Students will gain a better
understanding of the present by learning about the past and will explore
the aspects of producers and consumers by gaining knowledge of the work
people do in their communities. |
A study of Social Studies will include the five
strands: geography, history, economics, civics and government, and culture
and society. The students will learn why each strand matters and how it
applies to the study of the United States. Students will also study the
five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interactions,
movement, and regions. They will discover how geographers understand the
Earth by studying the six elements of geography: the world in spatial
terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment
and society, and the use of geography. |
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Mrs. Dykman 
Mrs. Freeman  |
