1. Elementary Curriculum Coordinators

2. Social Studies Why teach Social Studies? Two resources
To improve the world
Two resources
1.) Videos of K-5 Social Studies instruction
2.) Inquiry Based Projects

3. Social Studies
Social Studies curriculum is designed to help students know how to improve the world.
Understanding problems and implementing solutions

4. Social Studies Examples of WS/FCS K-5 Social Studies Instruction
3rd grade video 2

5. Social Studies To improve the world we need to take action
Informed Civic Action
How do we know what Civic Action will improve the world?
Inquire
what are the problems and what are the solutions?
What does the past tell us?
How does economics, geography…inform us?

6. Social Studies How do we teach our students to find solutions?
Ask better questions
Defend your answers
Try out your answers

7. Social Studies
What is a great question that you have heard a student ask?

8. Social Studies Your teachers have written great questions
Ibraham – Tiffani Richardson
Whitaker – Rebecca Craps
Ward – Roberta Haeffelle
Caleb’s Creek – Jana Hentz

9. Social Studies Inquiry Based Projects Compelling Questions
Supporting questions
Sources
Argument
Informed Action

10. Social Studies K-5 Inquiry Based Projects

11. Social Studies
Let’s use our Social Studies curriculum to improve our schools, our city, our country, and our world.