4th Grade Social Studies PLC Wednesday, October 1, 2014

 Think about how Social Studies is taught in your classroom:  Discuss the following with your table groups  What is your greatest strength?  What is one area you would like to grow in? Welcome

 4 th Grade DBQs  Cabeza de Vaca  The Dust Bowl DBQ PREVIEW

 The Hook  The Background Essay  Document A Map  Document B Table  Document C Excerpt & Painting  Document DExcerpt Cabeza de Vaca: How Did He Survive?

 What vocabulary might cause the students to get caught up?  What documents are harder/easier for students to understand?  How will you have students analyze different documents?  What questions do students need to be able to answer about each document? Cabeza de Vaca

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 Feedback  How are they being used?  Suggestions? 4 th Grade Geo Skills Ppt.

Geography. The student understands the concept of regions in the United States. The student is expected to:  (C) locate on a map important political features such as the ten largest urban areas in the United States, the 50 states and their capitals, and regions such as the Northeast, the Midwest, and the Southwest; and  (D) locate on a map important physical features such as the Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, and Great Plains. 5.7C & 5.7D

 How can 4 th Grade help with these standards?  Can we pre-teach the states surrounding Texas?  How might we assess this? 5.7C & 5.7 D Cont.

 This year  Names have been submitted but committee has not been finalized  All campuses will be represented on the full committee but not at every grade level  Be thinking about what you want in your resources  Be sure to use the “trial” resources that your campus receives  Everyone needs to provide feedback on all resources Materials Adoption

 What do you need from me? What else….