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Sonoran Science Academy
Curriculum Map
2008 - 2009 |
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SUBJECT: Social Studies
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Instructor: Mrs. Abbott(K)
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Month |
Content |
Skills |
Assessments |
AZ Kindergarten
Standards |
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August |
Unit 1- Being a Good
Citizen
Rules and Consequences
Rights and Responsibilities of a citizen in school
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Classroom and School Rules and Procedure.
Consequences of breaking rules.
Why do we have rules?
What happens without rules?
Discuss elements of fair play, cooperation, treating others the way you want to be treated, and good sportsmanship
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Classroom discussion and questioning about rules and consequences.
Class discussion on the need for rules
Class Discussion
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3SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3 |
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September |
Unit 2- My Country
Labor Day
Constitution Day
National Symbols:
Flag, Bald Eagle, Statue of liberty, Pledge of Alliance, National Anthem, 4th of July
Careers in our community
Current Events
Who is a leader?
Who is our President? |
What is labor day and why do we celebrate it?
We will talk about what the constitution is and it’s importance
Learn to recognizes national symbols
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions.
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
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Whole group discussion on Labor day. Activity sheet. Journal Entry
KWL Chart on Constitution
Class discussion and reciting of pledge of Alliance. Activity sheet on National Symbols.
Class discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C4: PO.2
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C9: PO.1
3SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3, PO.4 |
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October |
Unit 3 Workers
Safety people in our community
Careers in our community
Exploration
Careers in our community
Current Events |
Fire Safety
What is 911?
Careers in our community
What explores did
Different Types of Explores (Modern and Past)
Some famous Explores
How exploration changed things for the good and bad
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions.
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
.Activity sheet and whole group discussions. Journal writing on a safety person.
Class discussion
Activity Sheets |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C2: PO.1
1SS-C3: PO.1, PO.2
1SS-C9: PO.1
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C2: PO.1, PO.2
2SS-C5:PO.1, PO.2
2SS-C9: PO.1
3SS-C1: PO.3
3SS-C4: PO.4
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3, PO.4
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November |
Unit 4 – Where we live.
Exploration
Thanksgiving
Careers in our community
Current Events |
What explorers did
Some famous Explorers
How exploration changed things for the good and bad
Looking at how people lived in earlier days and how it is different then today.
Look at the holiday of Thanksgiving
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Class discussion
Activity Sheets
Whole group KWL chart on what things are like then and today. The class will compare and do a group activity on how things are done both in the past and in modern times.
Class Discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C2: PO.1
1SS-C3: PO.1, PO.2
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C2: PO.1, PO.2
2SS-C5:PO.1, PO.2
2SS-C9: PO.1
3SS-C1: PO.3
3SS-C4: PO.4
4SS- C2: PO.1
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3, PO.4
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December |
Holidays around the world
Careers in our community
Current Events |
We will read and learn how other cultures celebrate their winter holidays with a focus on Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa.
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Class activities and crafts related to Hanukah, Kwanzaa and Christmas
Journal entry
Class Discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C9: PO.1
3SS-C1; PO.5
4SS-C4: PO.1
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3 |
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January |
Martin Luther King Jr. and other important African American people in history.
Careers in our community
Current Events |
Learn what MLK did and why we have a national holiday celebrating him. We will also look at a few other African Americans and how they contributed to the civil right movement and what was the civil rights movement
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions.
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Journal entry and activity sheets
Class Discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C9: PO.1
3SS-C1; PO.1
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3 |
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February |
Valentines Day
President’s Day
Careers in our community
Current Events |
Celebrate Valentine’s day and it’s role as a holiday.
Discuss what a President is and learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Who our Current President is?
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions.
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Whole group discussion looking and identifying item on our calendar by answering question.
Valentine’s activities
Make George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Collages with facts about each president.
Class Discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C4: PO.1
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C9: PO.1
3SS-C1: PO.3, PO.4
3SS-C2: PO.1
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2,PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3 |
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March |
St. Patrick’s Day
Research Skills for History
Careers in our community
Current Events |
St. Patrick’s day
Activities
Retell personal events
Recount people in histories importance to today
Sequence events in history
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Follow directions on St. Patrick’s day activities.
Class Discussion
Activity Sheets
Student will produce a time line of events
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1SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3, PO.4
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3, PO.4
2SS-C9: PO.1
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
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April |
Maps
Careers in our community
Current Events |
Identify Land and water on a map and globe.
Differences between a map and a globe.
Discuss geographic concepts related to current events
We will discuss a different career ever day.
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Have students create a map of their room using location terms to describe the picture
What I want to be when I grow up discussion, journal writing, and small group posters.
Class Discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C9: PO.1
4SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.4, PO.5
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3
4SS-C6: PO.1
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3 |
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May |
Mother’s Day
Careers in our community
Current Events |
Why do we celebrate mother’s day
We will have a visitor talk about their job and answer questions
We will use different forms of written documents to discuss current events in the classroom |
Class Discussion and mother’s day craft.
Class Discussion |
1SS-C1: PO.4
1SS-C10: PO.1
2SS-C9: PO.1
4SS-C4: PO.1, PO.2,PO.3
5SS-C1: PO.1, PO.2, PO.3 |
