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Poyen School Curriculum K - 12 2007-2008
Social Studies - 1st Social Studies

Time, Continuity and Change
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the chronology and concepts of history and identify and explain historical relationships.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks Classroom
  
Important Americans
The learner will be able to examine and analyze stories of important Americans and their contributions to our society 1) Students will be given multiple opportunities to read and be read to about the contributions of important Americans. 2) Students will describe the contributions of important Americans from the past, including a variety of political, scientific, social, and military leaders through exposure to biographies and stories.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: leson 7 [Textbook].  Parade of Heroes: A. Lincoln, G. Washington. February. Weekly Reader
  
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 nations. 1) Students will compare current school and community with past school and community activities. Students will compare contemporary American school and community life with life in previous time periods.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: Lesson 2, 3, 4 [Textbook].  Family History; Community History
  
sequencing events
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to think in terms of sequencing events. 1. Students will demonstrate an ability to sequence events by speaking and writing about yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 2. Students will sequence the days of the week and months of the year.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: Lesson 1 [Textbook].  Time and Change: Time Line
  
History as continuing story
The learner will be able to describe how history is a continuing story of events, people, and places. 1. Students will distinguish between past, present, and future events. 2. Students will explore placing events on a time line e.g. organize pictures of events along a clothesline.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: Lesson 8 [Textbook].  Everyday life; Past and Present
  
National Holidays & symbols
The learner will be able to recognize the historical significance of national holidays and symbols. 1. Students will demonstrate a comprehension of national holidays and symbols. 2. Students will recognize different holidays Americans celebrate and how they celebrate these holidays.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 2: Lesson 4 [Textbook].  America's Symbols; Weekly Reader
  
vocabulary: time/chronology
The learner will be able to use vocabulary related to time and chronology. 1. Students will reconstruct the chronology of a historical narrative e.g. beginning, middle, and end.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.6 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: Page 176 [Textbook].  Use a time line
· Social Studies, Unit 5: vocabulary preview [Textbook].  
  
Literature & arts for connetions
The learner will be able to use literature and the arts to show how people, places, and events are connected to the past. 1. Students will explain how history is connected to the past.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.7 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Read"The Little House"; Video Old Yeller [Teaching Strategies].  Compare and Contrast life styles
  
Content Standard 2
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how ideas, events, and conditions bring about change.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks Classroom
  
Record changes
The learner will be able to discuss and record changes in one's self, community, state, and nation. 1. Students will observe and record physical and cultural environments and note changes over time. 2. Students will compare differences in the ways American families live today to how they lived in the past.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 1: Lesson 5 [Textbook].  Schools long ago and today.
· Social Studies, Poem: Four Generations: Page 172 [Textbook].  
  
Change is inevitable
The learner will be able to illustrate that change is inevitable and universal and affects everyone. 1. Students will recognize and describe that the earth's postition to the sun causes warmer and colder seasons in most parts of the world. 2. Students will recognize that members of the community are affected by changes in the community that occur over time e.g. people moving in and out of the community, businesses closing down/laying off employees.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: Lesson 1 [Textbook].  Time and Change; Page 172 Poem Four Generations; The Little House - four seasons. Chart on Seasons page 175
  
experiences related to 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. 1. Students will examine how actions of groups and individuals cause change.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Read: The Story of Ruby Bridges [Textbook].  By Robert Coles
  
what has gone before brings results
The learner will be able to explain how people, places, events, tools, institutions, attitudes, values, and ideas are the result of what has gone before. 1. Students will define multiculturalism. 2. Students will demonstrate an understanding that families have different beliefs, customs, and traditions. 3. Students will compare outdated tools and ideas with modern inventions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 4: All About People [Textbook].  Lesson 3: What is Culture?
  
Processes demonstrate continuity/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. 1. Students will recognize that citizens of the United States can trace their origins. 2. Students will observe and describe changes to the local community brought about by natural and human activity.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Chronology & concepts of history   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 5: Page 218 [Textbook].  Old Sturbridge Village
  
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People, Places, and Environments
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding that people, cultures, and systems are connected and that commonalities and diversities exist among them.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks Classroom
  
Dependence
The learner will be able to investigate how members of a family, school, community, state, nation and culture depend on each other. 1. Students will describe the roles of individuals in the family. 2. Students will distinguish similarities and differences between the roles of individuals in a family, and the roles of individuals in a state and nation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 4: Lesson 2 [Textbook].  Families Together
  
Similarities/differences in 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, role playing, dance, music, and simulation. 1. Students will recognize that culture is learned behavior that includes customs, beliefs, rules, life ways, language, food and clothing. 2. Students will describe ways families express culture e.g. music, stories, language, holidays, and folktales.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 4: Lesson 3: What is Culture? [Textbook].  Page 148: Expressing Culture
  
Contributions of Groups
The learner will be able to analyze the contributions of various groups to community, state, and nation. Students will discuss how people view their own communities.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 2: Lesson 1: Page 46: Communities [Textbook].  
  
Diversity of United States
The learner will be able to use student, family and community resources to recognize and understand the ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the United States. Students will compare similarities and differences in customs, foods, play, recreation, and celebrations of families in the community.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Booklet [Teaching Strategies].  Make a booklet with drawings and pictures about themselves and the things they like. Compare and share with the class.
  
Interactions people/environment
The learner will be able to analyze the effects of interactions between people and their environment. 1. Students will discuss the importance of responsible behavior towards the environment e. g. wildlife management, recycling, and conservation 2. Students will discuss how the environment affects homes that are built.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 3: Saving Our Resources: Page 114 [Textbook].  
  
Similarities/differences families
The learner will be able to distinguish similarities and differences among families and communities around the world. 1. Students will explain or compare the different ways that families document their history e.g., picture albums, videos, family stories, holiday traditions. 2. Students will recognize similarities and differences among people around the world e.g. leaders, wants and needs, affects of the climate.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.6 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Class Graph [Teaching Strategies].  Make a graph of differences in the class of eye color and hair color.
  
Analyze Interdependence
The learner will be able to use a variety of processes, such as thinking, listening, reading, writing, and speaking, to analyze interdependence. Students will compare interdependent story characters to real life situations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
connections people,cultures, systems   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.7 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 3: Lesson 1 [Textbook].  A Neighborhood: Things people in a neighborhood share: Page 95
  
Content Standard 2
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the significance of physical and cultural characteristics of places and world regions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks Classroom
  
geography affects people
The learner will be able to explain how geography and the environment affect the way people live. 1. Students will identify and describe changes in the classroom and outside the school environment throughout the year. 2. Students will use charts, maps, graphs, speaking and writing skills to describe how climate, location, and physical surroundings affect the way people live, including their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation. 3. Students will explain the effect of seasonal changes on plants, animals, and people.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.1 Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Class discussion, Hurricanes of 2004 [Teaching Strategies].  How it is affecting the way they live. Computer; Weekly Reader.
  
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. 1. Students will discover how movement and human environment interact. 2. Students will identify location.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Transportation: Reading Storybook 1.5B [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Compare/contrast rural/urban
The learner will be able to compare adn contrast the features of rural and urban areas. Students will use maps, pictures, and stories to compare the geography of rural communities with that of urban communities.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Venn Diagram [Teaching Strategies].  Compare Little Rock to Poyen
  
Types of maps & uses
The learner will be able to understand the various types of maps and their uses. 1. Students will identify basic map symbols. 2. Students will recognize that maps are representations of the Earth's physical and human features a) land, water and mountains b) countires and cities. Students will investigate the key features of a map and will demonstrate basic map skills.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Maps [Teaching Strategies].  Book atlas; World; United States; Arkansas & neighboring states; Poyen
  
Geographical terms
The learner will be able to understand geographical terms such as, mental mapping, spatial relationships, cardinal directions. 1. Students will construct a simple map of a familiar area. 2. Students will identify the cardinal directions within the classroom and on maps and globes. 3. Students will locate continents, oceans, and the equator on a globe and map. 4. Students will begin to demonstrate spatial understanding by following directions to locate and place objects.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Draw a map [Teaching Strategies].  Draw a map of our school campus. Label buildings. NSEW;
· Activity, Read Polar Express by Chris Van Allsbury [Teaching Strategies].  
  
Technology affects geography
The learner will be able to explore and communicate how technology affects geography. Students will communicate how to move people and products from/to place to place.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.6 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Bar Graph [Teaching Strategies].  Creat a bar graph showing different types of transportation used to get to school.
  
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Production, Distribution, & Consumption
Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding that different economic systems and limited resources influence cooperation and conflict in decision making.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decision ma   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks Classroom
  
Wants & Needs
The learner will be able to categorize and prioritize wants and needs. 1. Students will make choices from among needs and wants and will predict the consequences of those choices. 2. Students will identify wants that an individual may have and discuss how those wants can be met through goods or services.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decision ma   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.1 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 4: Lesson 2: Needs & Wants [Textbook].  
  
Goods and services limits
The learner will be able to apply the concept that goods and services are limited by available resources, requiring individuals and societies to make choices. Students will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies FrameworksPDC 1.2 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 6: Lesson 1: Goods & Services [Textbook].  
  
Needs & Opportunities
The learner will be able to determine whether all people have the same needs and opportunities to meet those needs. 1. Students will identify common needs of people in different parts of the world (food, clothing, shelter) 2. Students will cite examples of how different cultures satisfy needs through consumption of goods and services and their use of resources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.3 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Drawings of home [Teaching Strategies].  Draw our homes, compare and contrast different kinds.
  
Scarcity & Choice
The learner will be able to use a variety of thinking processes, such as reading, writing, speaking, listening, graphing, charting, estimating, predicting, and using mental math, to analyze and apply concepts of scarcity and choice. Students will identify examples of choice and opportunity costs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decision ma   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.4 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Activity, Choosing Good Citizenship [Teaching Strategies].  Weekly Reader; Dear Buddy Bear; Weekly Question
  
Economic interdependencies
The learner will be able to identify economic interdependencies among community, state, and nation. Students will describe how people in the school and community are both producers and consumers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions   Master 1.0 Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.5 Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Social Studies, Unit 1: Lesson 3: School Workers [Textbook].  
  
Dependence for goods and services
The learner will be able to examine how people depend on each other to supply economic goods and services. 1. Students will identify goods that people use, and services that people do for each other. 2. Students will describe ways people depend on each other in their own families and in the community.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions