SOCIAL STUDIES
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Introduction:
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Laura Newbold
 Social Studies Lead Teacher
 Second Grade Teacher
Claremont’s Social Studies Teacher
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The Social Studies Lead teacher is the liaison to the
Social Studies Department for Claremont’s teachers.
The classroom teachers are the experts at their grade
level.
Below are Claremont’s Social Studies teachers for each
grade level:
Kindergarten: Ms. Clark, Ms. Landmeier, Ms. Konstantin
 First: Ms. Denisar, Ms. Telesca, Ms. Westerman
 Second: Mr. Samayoa, Ms. Parente, Ms. Newbold
 Third: Ms. Kirch, Ms. Guest, Mr. Anderson
 Fourth: Ms. Reynolds, Mr. Re
 Fifth: Ms. White, Ms. Mufson
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Social Studies Curriculum
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K-12 Social Studies curriculum can be found on the
APS website.
http://www.apsva.us/aps
To access the curriculum:
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to apsva.us
 Click on the “Instruction” tab
 Click on “Department of Instruction”
 Click on “Curriculum” at the bottom of the page
 Click on “Social Studies”
Kindergarten
Social Studies Topics
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Teachers:
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Ms. Clark
Ms. Landmeier
Ms. Konstantin
Presidents, Maps, Native Americans, Holidays, Historical
Figures, and Communities
Historical Figures:
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Powhatan
Pocahontas
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Abraham Lincoln
First Grade
Social Studies Topics
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Teachers:
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Ms. Denisar
Ms. Telesca
Ms. Westerman
Civics/Citizenship, Geography, Historical Figures, Economics
Historical Figures
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington Carver
Eleanor Roosevelt
Second Grade
Social Studies Topics
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Teachers
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Mr. Samayoa
Ms. Parente
Ms. Newbold
Civics, Historical Figures, Economics, Geography, Ancient Cultures
(Egypt and China), Native Americans (Powhatans, Lakota, Pueblo)
Historical Figures
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Helen Keller
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King JR
Jackie Robinson
Susan B Anthony
Third Grade
Social Studies Topics
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Ms. Kirch
Ms. Guest
Mr. Anderson
Historical Figures/Explorers, Geography, Ancient Cultures (Greece, Rome, Mali),
Government
Historical Figures
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Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Newport
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Fourth Grade
Social Studies Topics
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Ms. Reynolds
Mr. Re
Virginia Studies (Colonial VA, Jamestown)
American Revolution
Civil War
Reconstruction of VA
Historical Figures
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George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
James Lafayette
Fifth Grade
Social Studies Topics
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Teachers:
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Ms. White
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Ms. Mufson
Ancient Cultures
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Mesopotamia
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Greece
Rome
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India
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China
Egypt
Historical Figures
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Below is a list of some historical figures taught to students at each grade
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Kindergarten: Powhatan, Pocahontas, George Washington, Betsy Ross, Abraham
Lincoln
First: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George
Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt
Second: Helen Keller, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King
JR, Jackie Robinson, Susan B Anthony
Third: Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacques Cartier, Christopher
Newport, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks,
Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr, Cesar Chavez
Fourth: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Lafayette
Please support your students’ learning of these historical figures by reading
nonfiction books about them and the historical events they were a part of.
History Alive!
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History Alive! programs teach students about the world
around them in ways that make them excited to learn every
day. Activities are designed to capture their imagination
and help them remember key content. With History Alive!,
students don't just learn social studies. They learn to love
social studies.
Each History Alive! lesson features four components:
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Preview
Discuss
Analyze
Reflect
For more information please visit the APS website under the
Social Studies tab.
Assessments
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There is one major test in Social Studies for Elementary Students:
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Grade 4 SOL
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Virginia Studies
Third and Fourth Grade PAT:
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The performance assessment task (PAT) is an assessment to be used at
the end of a unit after the students have been taught the content.
The PATs access the student’s ability to demonstrate their deeper
understanding of a “big idea” from the unit and apply higher order
thinking skills.
Teachers can use the PAT as the main assessment tool for the unit in lieu
of or in addition to other evaluation measures.
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Third Grade students will be taking a PAT twice this year—fall and spring—
the Third Grade PAT is designed to replace the Third Grade Social Studies
SOL
Social Studies Resources
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APS offers county-wide resources for classroom teachers to use.
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Some examples of these resources are:
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Geography Bee- 4th and 5th grade students
Social Studies related field trips:
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Chinese Trunks
Yorktown and Jamestown visits.
Museums
Battlefields
Mount Vernon
Monuments
Digital textbooks
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Found on Blackboard
English and Spanish
Social Studies Resources cont.
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BrainPop and BrainPop Jr
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Discovery Education Streaming
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http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Pebble Go!
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Username: Claremont
Password: Brainpop
Biography Section
Social Studies Section
Museums
Google Maps
Historic Sites
Historical Fiction books
Nonfiction books about various historical figures and historical events
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