Deirdri Joiner Keli Swann Cindy Crookston

 People, Past and Present Skills  Child identifies similarities and differences in characteristics of people  Child identifies similarities and differences in characteristics of families  Child organizes their life around events, time, and routines  Economic Skills  Child demonstrates that all people need food, clothing, and shelter  Child participates in activities to help them become aware of what it  means to be a consumer  Child discusses the roles and responsibilities of community workers  Geography Skills  Child identifies and creates common features in her immediate environment

 Citizenship Skills  Child identifies flags of the United States and Texas  Child recites the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the state flag and observes a moment of silence  The child engages in voting as a method for group decision making  The child identifies similarities among people like himself and classmates as well as among himself and people from other cultures.

 Kindergarten  In Kindergarten, the focus is on the self, home, family, and classroom.  The study of our state and national heritage begins with an examination of the celebration of patriotic holidays and the contributions of historical people. History  Holidays are celebrations  Historical figures and ordinary people helped to shape the community, state, and nation  Chronology Geography  Understands the concept of location Over/under/near/far/left/right  The student understands the physical and human characteristics of the environment landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather: types of houses and ways of earning a living.

 Economics  Identify basic human needs; and explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter can be met.  Identify jobs in the home, school, and community; explain why people have jobs.  Government  Identify purposes for having rules; identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school.  Identify authority figures in the home, school, and community; explain how authority figures make and enforce rules  Citizenship  Identify the flags of the United States and Texas  Recite the Pledge of Allegiance  Explain the use of voting as a method for group decision making  Culture  Identify personal attributes common to all people  Identify differences among people.  Identify family customs and traditions and explain their importance;  Compare family customs and traditions; and  Describe customs of the local community.

Science, technology, and society  Identify examples of technology used in the home and school  Describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks.  Describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology  List ways in which technology meets people's needs. Social studies skills  Obtain information about a topic using a variety of oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music;  Obtain information about a topic using a variety of visual sources such as pictures, symbols, television, maps, computer images, print material, and artifacts;  Sequence and categorize information; and  Identify main ideas from oral, visual, and print sources.  Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences; and  Create and interpret visuals including pictures and maps  Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; and  Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

 First Grade  History.  Understands how historical figures helped to shape our community, state, and nation. The student is expected to: Understands the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations..  Understands the concepts of time and chronology.  Geography.  Understands the relative location of places.  Understands the purpose of maps and globes. The student is expected to:  Understands various physical and human characteristics of the environment  Economics.  Understands the concepts of goods and services

 Understands the condition of not being able to have all the goods and services one wants  Understands the value of work.  Government.  Understands the purpose of rules and laws  Understands the role of authority figures and public officials  Citizenship.  Understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity  Culture.  Understands how families meet basic human needs.  Understands the importance of family beliefs, customs, language, and traditions.  Science, technology, and society.  Understands how technology has affected daily life, past and present.

 Social studies skills  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. Communicates in written, oral, and visual forms  Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings  Second Grade  History  Understands the historical significance of landmarks and celebrations in the community, state, and nation.  Understands the concepts of time and chronology.  Understands how various sources provide information about the past. interviews.  Understands how historical figures and ordinary people helped to shape our community, state, and nation.

 Geography  Understands the locations and characteristics of places and regions.  Understands how physical characteristics of places and regions affect people's activities and settlement patterns.  Understands how humans use and modify the physical environment.  Economics  Understands the importance of work.  Understands the roles of producers and consumers in the production of goods and services.  Government  Understands the purpose of governments.  Understands the role of public officials.  Citizenship.  Understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people.

 Citizenship  Understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity  Culture.  Understands the significance of works of art in the local community.  Science, technology, and society.  Understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present  Social studies skills.  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.  Communicates in written, oral, and visual forms  Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.

 Third Grade  History.  Understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities  Understands common characteristics of communities, past and present  Understands the concepts of time and chronology  Geography.  Understands how humans adapt to variations in the physical environment.  Understands the concepts of location, distance, and direction on maps and globes  Economics  Understands the purposes of spending and saving money. Understands the concept of an economic system.  Understands how businesses operate in the U.S. free enterprise system.

 Government  Understands the basic structure and functions of local government.  Citizenship  Understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people.  Understands the impact of individual and group decisions on communities in a democratic society.  Culture  Understands ethnic and/or cultural celebrations of the United States and other nations  Understands the role of real and mythical heroes in shaping the culture of communities, the state, and the nation  Understands the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities

 Social studies skills  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology..  Communicates effectively in written, oral, and visual forms.  Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.  Fourth Grade  History.  Understands the similarities and differences of Native-American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration..  Understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas and the Western Hemisphere.  Understands the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States..

 Understands important issues, events, and individuals of the 20th century in Texas.  Geography.  Uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Understands the concept of regions.  Understands the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live. present.  Understands how people adapt to and modify their environment  Economics.  Understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in Texas and the Western Hemisphere.  Understands the reasons for exploration and colonization. Understands the characteristics and benefits of the free enterprise system in Texas.  Understands patterns of work and economic activities in Texas.

 Understands how Texas, the United States, and other parts of the world are economically interdependent.  Government  Understands how people organized governments in different ways during the early development of Texas..  Understands important ideas in historic documents of Texas.  Citizenship  Understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations of Texas.  Understands the importance of voluntary individual participation in the democratic process.  Understands the importance of effective leadership in a democratic society.  Culture  Understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to Texas.

 Science, technology, and society.  Understands the impact of science and technology on life in Texas.  Social studies skills.  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology..  Communicates in written, oral, and visual forms.  Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; and  (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

 The Children’s Museum of Houston   The Houston Museum of Natural Science   The Menil Collection   The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum 

 The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park   Museum of Printing History   The 1940 Air Terminal Museum   Telephone Museum  1714 Ashland St., Houston, TX (713)

 Miller Outdoor Theatre   Japanese Gardens   George Ranch Historical Ranch   The Pioneer Memorial Log House 

 The Houston Fire Museum   Port of Houston Boat Tours   Lone Star Flight Museum   The Galveston Historical Foundation  

 Offshore Energy Center’s Ocean Star Museum   Galveston Railroad Museum   West Bay Common School   San Jacinto Museum of History 

 Battleship Texas  hip_texas/ hip_texas/   Space Center of Houston   Armand Bayou   Galveston County Office of Emergency Management 

 Teachers  Librarians  Community Workers  Banks  Schools  Construction Sites  Weather  Grocery Stores  Parents  Religious Institutions  Veterans  Grandparents  City Officials  Hospitals  Farms  Everything & Everyone!!!

 NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies)   California State University, Northridge – Resources–   PBS Teachers – Social Studies   Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) 

 Pearson – Scott Foresman Social Studies   Smithsonian Education   Discovery Education   United Nations – CyberSchoolbus   Houston Chronicle – Chronicle in Education 

 PBS – Teachers Social Skills & Safety (Early Childhood)   National Geographic Kids   Smithsonian – Great History Mystery   Maps.com 

 Mr. Nussbaum.com – Social Studies Games   Primary Games – Social Studies   Game Aquarium – Social Studies   Greta’s Game Station   Google Earth 