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Poyen School Curriculum K - 12 2007-2008
Social Studies - 2nd Arkansas History

Strand 1: Time Continuity and Change
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding of historical chronology, concepts, and relationships.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks Classroom
  
Sequencing Events
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to think in terms of sequencing events.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Arkansas Activity Book, Pages 19 - 22 [Textbook].  
· Horizons Activity Book, pages 37, 53-54, 63, 68 [Textbook].  
  
Important Arkansans
The learner will be able to examine and analyze stories of important Arkansans and their contributions to our society.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, research report Important Arkansans [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Influences on history
The learner will be able to explain how individuals, events, and ideas influence the history of one's self, family community, state and nation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 1.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Important events in Arkansas History [Teaching Strategies].  Arkansas territory: Pioneers; Arkansas statehood 1836; Arkansas Civil War 1861 - 1864; Arkansas Turn of the Century 1900's; Arkansas WWI, WWII, Vietnam War; Arkansas Clinton Presidency
· Horizons Activity Book, page 42, 48, 58 [Textbook].  
· Activity, Arkansas History Class book [Teaching Strategies].  Illustrated with pictures of each event drawn by students. Students will write sentences and paragraphs about each event. Display class book in classroom.
  
History is continuing story
The learner will be able to describe how history is a continuing story of people, places, and events.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 1.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, Pages 20, 22, 12, 13 [Work Books].  
· Writing Activity, SSSP 1.3 [Writings].  Write sentences on sentence strips about significant events, people, and places. Compose paragraphs about Arkansas History. Draw pictures to illustrate different periods of Arkansas History.
· Project, Research; SSPS 1.3 [Projects].  US Census records of populations in Arkansas. Write sentences and paragraphs about population. Sequence pictures of Arkansas history on pocket chart.
  
Content Standard 2
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding of how ideas, events, and conditions bring about change.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks Classroom
  
Effects of change
The learner will be able to use personal experiences, biographies, autobiographies, or historical fiction to explain how individuals are affected by, can cope with, and can create change.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 2.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, Pages 19 - 22 [Work Books].  
· Writing Activity, Prompt: SSPS 1.3 [Writings].  Students write about times of change within their own families.
· Activity, Books by Arkansas authors [Teaching Strategies].  Read/discuss and write about several selections. Relate this to (TCC1.2) important Arkansans. Display books about famous Arkansans and have reports about them (SSPS 1.3).
  
Change is universal
The learner will be able to discuss that change affects everyone and is inevitable and universal.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 2.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Show and tell [Teaching Strategies].  Bring old artifacts, tools, pictures and household items to display and discuss.
· Activity, Picture timeline [Teaching Strategies].  Draw picture timeline of changes in family structure.
· Activity, Bring baby pictures for bulletin board (SSPS 1.3) [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Research changes in transportation. Make posters [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Continuity and change
The learner will be able to use a variety of processes, such as thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking, to demonstrate continuity and change.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 2.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Listen to tapes of Laura Ingalls Wilder [Teaching Strategies].  She tells her life story.
· Activity, Write reports: Important Arkansans [Teaching Strategies].  TCC 1.2; SSPS 1.3
· Activity, Oral presentations of reports: SSPS 1.3 [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Draw maps; pioneer trails across America [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Discuss family history [Teaching Strategies].  Display family trees and photos
  
Present result of past
The learner will be able to explain how people, places, events, tools, institutions, attitudes, values, and ideas are the result of what has happened in the past.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 2.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Display artifacts, tools, household items, photos [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Discuss change in local communities [Teaching Strategies].  SSPS 1.3
· Activity, Visit Grant County Museum in Sheridan [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Visit Courthouse in Sheridan [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Read from Grant Count History Book [Teaching Strategies].  By Elwin Goolsby.
· Activity, Draw pictures of homes then & now. [Teaching Strategies].  Compare the way people lived in past to present.
· Activity, Use posters of changes in transportation [Teaching Strategies].  TCC 2.2
  
Arkansas literature and arts
The learner will be able to interact with Arkansas literature and the arts to show how traditions help people maintain continuity and ties with the past.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks TCC 2.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Research on internet websites [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Display books about/by Arkansans TCC 2.1 [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Make a class quilt; SSPS 1.3 [Teaching Strategies].  Use geometric designs on paper. Cut and glue into a larger design.
· Activity, Tradition of quilt making [Teaching Strategies].  Bring pictures, books of beautiful quilts and discuss tradition of quilt making.
· Activity, Visit Grant County Museum; TCC 2.4 [Teaching Strategies].  
  
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Strand 2: People, Places, Environments
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding that people, their cultures and systems are connected and that similarities and differences exist among them.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks Classroom
  
Families & communities
The learner will be able to distinguish similarities and differences in families and communities in Arkansas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Collect family photos; compare [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Collect photos of various towns in Arkansas [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Use Arkansas State Tourism booklet [Teaching Strategies].  Include photos of various cities, towns in Arkansas.
· Activity, Use Venn diagrams; SSPS 1.3 [Teaching Strategies].  Contrast differences in places.
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, pages 10 - 11, 15 - 18, 24 [Work Books].  
  
Compare/contrast cultures
The learner will be able to compare and contrast similarities and differences in cultures through a variety of experiences, such as reading, writing, drawing, living history, dance, music, and simulation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Writing Activity, informational paragraphs [Writings].  About various traditions such as quiltmaking, storytelling, etc.
· Activity, Customs of dress before 1920 [Teaching Strategies].  Use old photos to investigate period attire.
· Activity, Virginia Reel and fiddle music [Teaching Strategies].  See music teacher; SSPS 1.3
· Activity, Dress in pioneer costumes for one day [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Visit Grant County Museum; Sheridan [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Visit; Historic Arkansas Museum; Little Rock [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Contributions of cultures
The learner will be able to analyze the contributions of various racial/ethnic groups and cultures to the community and state.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 1.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Research German influences in Arkansas [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Research African-American contributions [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Content Standard 2
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the significance of physical and cultural characteristics of Arkansas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks Classroom
  
Geography & environment
The learner will be able to explain how geography and the environment affect the way people live in Arkansas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, Pages 8 - 11; 14 [Work Books].  
  Assessment Resources
 
· Class discussion, people/places in Arkansas [Teaching Strategies].  Ouachita Mountains (Ouachita State Park in Tourism book); Culture of Ozarks; Delta (Use Arkansas State Map to discuss); Delta Cultural Center information;
· Journal, write about lifestyles; SSPS 1.3 [Student].  
  
Five Themes of geography
The learner will be able to understand and apply the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, Pages 5 - 18, 27 - 30 [Work Books].  
· Horizons Activity Book, Page 6, 19, 27 - 31, 34, 58 [Textbook].  
  
Six geographical regions
The learner will be able to distinguish the six natural geographical regions recognizing the highland/lowland areas of Arkansas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Display topographical map of Arkansas [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, Department of Tourism packet information [Teaching Strategies].  with maps and photos
  
Arkansas rural/urban areas
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the features of Arkansas' rural and urban geographic areas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Venn diagram [Teaching Strategies].  urban/rural features
· Activity, Arkansas map to locate cities [Teaching Strategies].  Discuss features of urban areas. Cut out pictures from Arkansas Department Tourism materials to make posters of Arkansas areas.
  
Map use
The learner will be able to understand the various types of maps and how to use them.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, use different types of maps; [Teaching Strategies].  class discussion of features/uses of each type.
  
Geographical terms
The learner will be able to understand geographical terms, such as mental mapping, spatial relationships, cardinal directions, latitude, longitude, and landforms.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.6 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, cardinal directions [Teaching Strategies].  Show use of compass and compass rose
· Activity, Make posters; landforms of Arkansas [Teaching Strategies].  
· Writing Activity, sentences & paragraphs about various landforms [Writings].  SSPS 1.3
· Activity, Use maps to explain/discuss lattitude/longitude [Teaching Strategies].  
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, page 5, 7, 10 - 14 [Work Books].  
· Horizons Activity Book, page 29 [Textbook].  
· Activity, Globe; explain latitude, longitude, equator [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Affects of technology
The learner will be able to explore and communicate how technology affects the natural environment, agriculture, transportation, and communication.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 2   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PPE 2.7 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Photos & posters of farming implements [Teaching Strategies].  Eli Whitney; SSPS 1.3
· Activity, Write about changes in transportation [Teaching Strategies].  Henry Ford
· Activity, Research/reports about inventors [Teaching Strategies].  Alexander Graham Bell
  Assessment Resources
 
· Class discussion, teacher led about advances in agriculture [Teaching Strategies].  
  
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Strand 3:Production,Distrib.,Consumption
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding of the economy of Arkansas and its relationship with other economies.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks Classroom
  
Wants and Needs
The learner will be able to categorize and prioritize wants and needs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, list wants/needs. Draw pictures of each. [Teaching Strategies].  
· Writing Activity, sentences/paragraphs about wants/needs. [Writings].  
· Activity, sentence strips/ sequence; SSPS 1.3 [Teaching Strategies].  
· Horizons Activity Book, Pages 70, 74 [Textbook].  
  
Limits to goods and services
The learner will be able to apply the concept that goods and services are limited by available human and natural resources, requiring individuals and Societies to make choices.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, pages 15 - 17 [Work Books].  
· Horizons Activity Book, pages 65 - 70 [Textbook].  
  
Scarcity and choice
The learner will be able to analyze and apply the concepts of scarcity and choice by using a variety of processes, such as reading, writing, speaking, listening, graphing, charting, estimating, predicting, and using mental math.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, listen to story Stone Soup [Teaching Strategies].  Discuss scarcity. List ways peasants helped make the soup. List ingredients contributed to the soup. Chart them. Extimate the number of peasants in the village fed form the soup. Write about the story elements of the story.
  
Economic interdependencies
The learner will be able to identify economic interdependencies between community and state.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.4 Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Class discussion, state taxes [Teaching Strategies].  Discus money allocated to schools, libraries, roads, and other government agencies.
  
Economic terms
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding of economic terms, such as opportunity cost, scarcity, and production and recognize the different means of economic exchange, such as bartering, trading, and marketing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, pages 16 - 18 [Work Books].  
· Activity, watch video of Stone Soup [Teaching Strategies].  Discuss scarcity, exchange, and production
· Activity, Trade Day [Teaching Strategies].  Trade items brought from home.
· Horizons Activity Book, pages 66, 68, 72 [Textbook].  
  
Opportunities in Arkansas
The learner will be able to explore the kinds of work, recreational, and tourism opportunities that Arkansans have and how they affect family and community.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.6 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, page 15 [Work Books].  
· Activity, Department of Tourism packet of information [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, make posters of Arkansas destinations [Teaching Strategies].  SSPS 1.3
  Assessment Resources
 
· Journal, Write about Arkansas vacations SSPS 1.3 [Student].  
  
Resources in Arkansas
The learner will be able to determine the natural, human, and capital resources used to produce goods and services in Arkansas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PDC 1.7 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, Page 16 - 17 [Work Books].  
  
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Strand 4:Power,Authority,and Governance
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding of our national, state, and local government and of the rights and responsibilities of participating in a democratic society within Arkansas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks Classroom
  
Need for government
The learner will be able to explain the need for government, rules, and laws in home, school, community, and state.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PAG 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Harcourt-Arkansas State Activity Book, Pages 23 - 26 [Work Books].  
· Horizons Activity Book, Page 13 [Textbook].  
  
Official symbols
The learner will be able to recognize official symbols of your school and state.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PAG 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Display State flag & seal [Teaching Strategies].  
· Activity, color booklet [Teaching Strategies].  State Bird; State tree; State flower; State gem; State song; SSPS 1.3
  
leaders
The learner will be able to distinguish among school, community, and state governments, and identify leaders at these levels, such as principal, superintendent, mayor, and governor.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Content Standard 1   Master 1.0 Arkansas History Frameworks PAG 1.3