1. SOCIAL STUDIES Parent Information

2. Welcome  Thank you for coming today.  Please make sure you have signed in.  Introduction:  Presenter: Laura Newbold  Social Studies Lead Teacher  Second Grade Teacher

3. 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

4. Social Studies Curriculum  K-12 Social Studies curriculum can be found on the APS website.  http://www.apsva.us/aps 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”

5. 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

6. First Grade Social 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

7. Second Grade Social 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

8. Third Grade Social 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

9. 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

10. Fifth Grade Social Studies Topics  Teachers:  Ms. White  Ms. Mufson  Ancient Cultures  Mesopotamia  Greece  Rome  India  China  Egypt

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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- 4 th and 5 th grade students  Social Studies related field trips:  Museums  Battlefields  Mount Vernon  Monuments  Digital textbooks  Found on BlackboardBlackboard  English and Spanish

15. Social Studies Resources cont.  BrainPop and BrainPop Jr BrainPopBrainPop Jr  Username: Claremont  Password: Brainpop  Discovery Education Streaming  http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ http://www.discoveryeducation.com/  Pebble Go! 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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