CLASSES IV & V
YEAR
2014 -15
“The fundamental
concept in Social Studies
is POWER, in the same
sense in which ENERGY
is the fundamental
concept in Physics.”
Social Studies is an important
component of education.
Along with other subjects, Social
Studies gives the students
knowledge and understanding of
the CONCRETE REALITIES
and situations of life, and aims at
developing the skills to deal with
several demands of day-to-day.
OBJECTIVES
• To help the children to understand and observe
the socio-cultural environment.
• To inculcate social values in children to work as
a team, share ideas, cooperate and share
responsibilities.
• To develop the skills of map reading, drawing
diagrams, collecting pictures and information.
• To enhance knowledge through a multidisciplinary approach from various areas of
social studies.
THE PRESENT BOOK
Social Studies has been introduced for the first time in
Class four.
CONTENT:
Our
Present Book
Key features of these books -
•Learn by doing - group activities, role
plays, group discussion, quizzing, project
presentation.
•In text questions – HOTS questions
to encourage logical thinking and
analysis.
•Help learners develop LIFE SKILLS.
TEACHING STRATIGIES:
 Lecture –cum- demonstration method
{enhance knowledge and understanding}
 Power point Presentation
{enhance learning through ICT- based
instruction}
 Movies related to the topics taught
{enhance audio- visual learning}

Projects, role- plays and group discussion
{learning by doing}
TOOLS
GLOBE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
MOVIES
KNOWLEDGE
AND
UNDERSTANDING
GROUP
ACTIVITIES
WRITTEN
WORK
EVALUATION
PROJECT
WORK
MAPS
DIAGRAMS
PROGRESS REPORT
Cooperative Learning
The goal of education is the
advancement of knowledge and
the dissemination of truth.
John F. Kennedy
Let’s Have a Great Year!