SOCIAL STUDIES

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Thank you for coming today. Please make sure you have signed in. Introduction:

Presenter: Laura Newbold Social Studies Lead Teacher Second Grade Teacher

Claremont’s Social Studies Teacher The Social Studies Lead teacher is the liaison to the

Social Studies Department for Claremont’s teachers. The classroom teachers are the experts at their grade

level. Below are Claremont’s Social Studies teachers for

each grade level: Kindergarten: Ms. Clark, Ms. Landmeier, Ms.

Konstantin First: Ms. Denisar, Ms. Telesca, Ms. Westerman Second: Mr. Samayoa, Ms. Parente, Ms. Newbold Third: Ms. Kirch, Ms. Guest, Mr. Anderson Fourth: Ms. Reynolds, Mr. Re Fifth: Ms. White, Ms. Mufson

Social Studies Curriculum

K-12 Social Studies curriculum can be found on the APS website.

http://www.apsva.us/aps To access the curriculum:

Go to apsva.us Click on the “Instruction” tab Click on “Department of Instruction” Click on “Curriculum” at the bottom of the

page Click on “Social Studies”

Kindergarten Social Studies Topics

Teachers: Ms. Clark Ms. Landmeier Ms. Konstantin

Presidents, Maps, Native Americans, Holidays, Historical Figures, and Communities

Historical Figures: Powhatan Pocahontas George Washington Betsy Ross Abraham Lincoln

First GradeSocial Studies Topics

Teachers: Ms. Denisar Ms. Telesca Ms. Westerman

Civics/Citizenship, Geography, Historical Figures, Economics

Historical Figures George Washington Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln George Washington Carver Eleanor Roosevelt

Second GradeSocial Studies Topics

Teachers Mr. Samayoa Ms. Parente Ms. Newbold

Civics, Historical Figures, Economics, Geography, Ancient Cultures (Egypt and China), Native Americans (Powhatans, Lakota, Pueblo)

Historical Figures Helen Keller George Washington Abraham Lincoln Martin Luther King JR Jackie Robinson Susan B Anthony

Third GradeSocial Studies Topics

Teachers: Ms. Kirch Ms. Guest Mr. Anderson

Historical Figures/Explorers, Geography, Ancient Cultures (Greece, Rome, Mali), Government

Historical Figures Christopher Columbus Juan Ponce de Leon Jacques Cartier Christopher Newport George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Rosa Parks Thurgood Marshall Martin Luther King Jr. Cesar Chavez

Fourth Grade Social Studies Topics

Teachers: Ms. Reynolds Mr. Re

Virginia Studies (Colonial VA, Jamestown) American Revolution Civil War Reconstruction of VA Historical Figures

George Washington Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry James Lafayette

Fifth GradeSocial Studies Topics

Teachers: Ms. White Ms. Mufson

Ancient Cultures Mesopotamia Greece Rome India China Egypt

Historical Figures

Below is a list of some historical figures taught to students at each grade level: Kindergarten: Powhatan, Pocahontas, George Washington, Betsy Ross,

Abraham Lincoln First: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George

Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt Second: Helen Keller, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther

King JR, Jackie Robinson, Susan B Anthony Third: Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacques Cartier,

Christopher Newport, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr, Cesar Chavez

Fourth: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Lafayette

Please support your students’ learning of these historical figures by reading nonfiction books about them and the historical events they were a part of.

History Alive!

History Alive! programs teach students about the world around them in ways that make them excited to learn every day. Activities are designed to capture their imagination and help them remember key content. With History Alive!, students don't just learn social studies. They learn to love social studies.

Each History Alive! lesson features four components: Preview Discuss Analyze Reflect

For more information please visit the APS website under the Social Studies tab.

Assessments

There is one major test in Social Studies for Elementary Students: Grade 4 SOL

Virginia Studies   Third and Fourth Grade PAT:

The performance assessment task (PAT) is an assessment to be used at the end of a unit after the students have been taught the content.

The PATs access the student’s ability to demonstrate their deeper understanding of a “big idea” from the unit and apply higher order thinking skills.

Teachers can use the PAT as the main assessment tool for the unit in lieu of or in addition to other evaluation measures. Third Grade students will be taking a PAT twice this year—fall and spring—

the Third Grade PAT is designed to replace the Third Grade Social Studies SOL

Social Studies Resources

APS offers county-wide resources for classroom teachers to use. Some examples of these resources are:

Chinese Trunks Yorktown and Jamestown visits.

Geography Bee- 4th and 5th grade students Social Studies related field trips:

Museums Battlefields Mount Vernon Monuments

Digital textbooks Found on Blackboard English and Spanish

Social Studies Resources cont. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr

Username: Claremont Password: Brainpop

Discovery Education Streaming http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

Pebble Go! Biography Section Social Studies Section

Museums Google Maps Historic Sites Historical Fiction books Nonfiction books about various historical figures and historical

events

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