Researchers have proposed integration as an approach to effectively teach social studies in primary grades. Many teachers integrate by teaching social studies content and skills during time allocated for other subjects, such as literacy, science, or math. Integration clearly uses time efficiently to allow for more social studies content. However,…

Public schools stress the need for students to become informed and engaged citizens, however social studies instruction is becoming marginalized in many elementary schools today, the very area where they learn citizenship and about the world around them. This study seeks to: understand the reason for the loss of instructional time for social…

This Fort Bend (Texas) social studies curriculum guide for first grade covers six six-week periods, and the seven course outlines include the topics to be covered, the main objectives and their supporting objectives, and a materials correlation key. The seven topics include celebrations, going to school, learning about me, learning about families,…

The goals for this social studies curriculum are the development of essential concepts, skills, and content that have been identified for the social studies program. The curriculum was designed to meet student needs and interests, to reflect increasing knowledge about child development and learning, and to give attention to the learning…

An outline of basic concepts, performance objectives, and learning activities is presented for a first grade course on the family and the school. The course is intended to span a 28-week period. It is based on four major generalizations: (1) physical needs give impetus to the development of the cultural climate, (2) law has been established for…

This curriculum guide was developed to help elementary education teachers incorporate economics lessons into the social studies curriculum. First, second, and third grade students study the concepts of: (1) economic institutions; (2) scarcity; (3) choice and decision-making; (4) specialization and exchange; and (5) economic systems. A curriculum…

One of a series of social studies curriculum guides, this publication outlines a first grade course on "school and the family." Material is presented in two parts. Part 1 contains an overview of the program. An introduction and statement of philosophy precede the following sections: an outline of grades 1-6 scope and sequence;…

The philosophy undergirding a social studies program developed for the BIA by the University of New Mexico is discussed to aid the teacher in helping Navajo children view with insight their own unique culture and the cultures about them. A beginning or pre-school teaching unit ("When I Come to School") dealing with easily mastered…

This guide, designed for teachers of francophone first graders in Alberta, outlines a social studies unit on the family and provides lessons, instructional materials, and notes on classroom techniques. An introductory section describes the general purposes of the curriculum, outlines specific objectives and the unit's organization, discusses the…

This social studies curriculum guide for grade one provides a framework to help teachers develop programs best suited to their students' needs. The two main sections to the guide are a teacher notebook and a syllabus. The teacher notebook elaborates on the key features of the program, suggesting relevant classroom applications. Discussed are…