Resources utilized:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Introduction to Social Studies
Scholastic News Magazine
Kids Discover Magazine
Units of Concentration:
Unit 1: Rules, Laws, & Democratic Practices:
Civics, Government, & Human Rights
Unit 2: Economic Ways of Thinking:
Economics, Innovation, and Technology
Unit 3: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow:
History, Culture, & Perspectives
Unit 4: Around Our World:
Geography, People, & the Environment
Unit 1
Students will be able to:
Explain how individuals work with different levels of government to make rules by engaging in the creation of their own classroom rules with their teacher.
Describe why it is important that individuals assume personal and civic responsibilities in a democratic society by understanding the responsibilities of citizens to follow the laws.
Understand how democratic principles such as equality, fairness, and respect for legitimate authority and rules have impacted individuals and communities by creating rules that are fair and promote respect.
Explain how national symbols reflect American values and principles by studying several American symbols and their meaning (Bald eagle, American flag, Statue of Liberty, Liberty bell, etc.).
Explain how historical symbols, monuments and holidays reflect the shared values, principles, and beliefs of the American identity by studying several American symbols.
