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SOCIAL STUDIES Parent Information Welcome    Thank you for coming today. Please make sure you have signed in. Introduction:  Presenter: Laura Newbold  Social Studies Lead Teacher  Second Grade Teacher Claremont’s Social Studies Teacher    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  Social Studies Curriculum    K-12 Social Studies curriculum can be found on the APS website. http://www.apsva.us/aps To access the curriculum:  Go 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  Teachers:      Ms. Clark Ms. Landmeier Ms. Konstantin Presidents, Maps, Native Americans, Holidays, Historical Figures, and Communities Historical Figures:      Powhatan Pocahontas George Washington Betsy Ross Abraham Lincoln First Grade Social Studies Topics  Teachers:      Ms. Denisar Ms. Telesca Ms. Westerman Civics/Citizenship, Geography, Historical Figures, Economics Historical Figures      George Washington Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln George Washington Carver Eleanor Roosevelt Second Grade Social Studies Topics  Teachers      Mr. Samayoa Ms. Parente Ms. Newbold Civics, Historical Figures, Economics, Geography, Ancient Cultures (Egypt and China), Native Americans (Powhatans, Lakota, Pueblo) Historical Figures       Helen Keller George Washington Abraham Lincoln Martin Luther King JR Jackie Robinson Susan B Anthony Third Grade Social Studies Topics  Teachers:      Ms. Kirch Ms. Guest Mr. Anderson Historical Figures/Explorers, Geography, Ancient Cultures (Greece, Rome, Mali), Government Historical Figures            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  Teachers:        Ms. Reynolds Mr. Re Virginia Studies (Colonial VA, Jamestown) American Revolution Civil War Reconstruction of VA Historical Figures     George Washington Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry James Lafayette Fifth Grade Social Studies Topics   Teachers:  Ms. White  Ms. Mufson Ancient Cultures  Mesopotamia  Greece Rome  India    China Egypt Historical Figures  Below is a list of some historical figures taught to students at each grade level:      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!   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:      Preview Discuss Analyze Reflect For more information please visit the APS website under the Social Studies tab. Assessments  There is one major test in Social Studies for Elementary Students:  Grade 4 SOL   Virginia Studies Third and Fourth Grade PAT:    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.  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  APS offers county-wide resources for classroom teachers to use.  Some examples of these resources are:     Geography Bee- 4th and 5th grade students Social Studies related field trips:      Chinese Trunks Yorktown and Jamestown visits. Museums Battlefields Mount Vernon Monuments Digital textbooks   Found on Blackboard English and Spanish Social Studies Resources cont.  BrainPop and BrainPop Jr    Discovery Education Streaming        http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Pebble Go!   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 Questions or Comments

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