SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT CONNECTION Grade K
Story Town Theme Title: On the Farm
Theme #4
Social Studies Theme Connection: Standard 3 Objective 1; Standard 3 Objective 2;
Standard 4 Objective 2
Essential Question(s)
 Where do people live? (e.g., city, country)
 Why do we need farms?
 What are the geographic features of a farm?
 What do people do on farms?
 How can farms help to provide for the wants and needs of a community?
Story Town: Main Selection and Leveled
Books
 Down on the Farm (Big Book)
 Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm (Big Book)
 Farms Feed the World (Library Book)
 The Little Red Hen and the Ear of
Wheat (Library Book)
 Millie and the Mud Hole (Anthology)
 Johnny and the Three Goats
(Anthology)
Outside Books:
 Old MacDonald Has a Farm (Little
Golden Book) by Kathi Ember
 Farm by Elisha Cooper
 On the Farm: A Magic Picture Book by
Sue King
 Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner
and Will Hillenbrand
 The Farm Alphabet Book by Jane
Miller
 My Big Farm Book (My Big Board
Books) by Roger Priddy
 A Day in the Life of a Farmer
(Community Helpers at Work) by
Heather Adamson
Story Town Robust Vocabulary
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Lesson 12
squabble
anxious
Review
mischief
huddle
uproar
moan
Story Town: Other Resources
 Pre-decodable Books
 Decodable Books
 Leveled Readers
 Photo Cards
 Music CD
 Sound/Spelling Cards
 Practice Book: Theme 4
 Teacher Resource Book
 Write-on/Wipe-off Boards
 Letter/ Sound Rhymes Chart
 Instructional Routine Cards
 Writer’s Companion Teacher Edition
 Phonics Practice Book
Outside Resources:
USOE-Approved Lesson Plans
UEN Kindergarten Lesson Plans at
www.uen.org
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Camp Paws and Claws and Farm
Animals
Animal Coverings
Animal Movements
Social Studies Words/Concept List
 behind/in front
 currency
 change
 earn
 east
 highway
 environment
 hill
tend
soggy
wobble
productive
idle
scrumptious
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honesty
left/right
near/far
north
responsibility
routine
safety
shelter
south
up/down
west
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home
job
lake
land
money
needs
river
road
tools
wants
water
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Make Inferences
 Reread
 Use graphic organizers
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Draw Conclusions
 Beginning, Middle, End
Connecting Social Studies Standard(s)
Standard 3 (Geography):
 Students will use geographic terms and
tools.
Objective(s)
Objective 1
 Identify geographic terms that describe
their surroundings.
Objective 2
 Describe the purpose of a map or
globe.
Standard 4 (Financial Literacy):
 Students can explain how humans
meet their needs in many ways.
Objective 2
 Explain that people have jobs and
earn money to meet their needs.
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Demonstrate a positive learning attitude.
 Understand and use basic concepts and skills.
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts
Farm Unit http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/farmteacher.html
Farm Unit http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9812.aspx