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EDU 555
October 15, 2015
A Spin on Learning
An Introduction to
Elementary Social Studies
https://youtu.be/Fs75dcSNyxY
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school?
Interest in written language (ages 4-6), use a print rich environment as well as direct
experiences
Social interest and comradery (ages 7 & 8), students are more open to learning about
people who live in other parts of the world
Transitioning between childhood and adolescence (age 11) activities should
encompass more decision making and allow them to express feelings and opinions.
Time and space, abstract concepts that are extremely important for
understanding history and geography
Social Perspective, the relationship between people and their
environment
What
is the current
status currency,
of social
studies
the
Economic
Understanding,
work,
wants in
and
scarcity
elementary school?
Integrated
Cross curriculum integration about topics that promote social and civic understanding.
Allow students to explore social studies while simultaneously exploring other content areas.
Value-based
Facilitate participation in learning experiences that provoke and lead to a discussion of
values, concepts and principles about common good, dignity, democracy, justice, and
diversity.
Challenging
Provide opportunities for in-depth investigation of a few concepts rather than superficial
treatment of many topics.
Instruction may includes debates, discussions, projects, and simulations, instead of simply
reading and answering questions.
Active
Use a variety of approaches, strategies, and materials to support interests and abilities.
Guide learning rather than dictate.
Historical Thinking
Developing a way of thinking about
history where the following are
cross cutting concepts by which the
core ideas should be evaluated.
Historical Significance
Primary Source Evidence
Continuity and Change
Cause and Consequence
Historical Perspective
Ethical Dimensions
-To support this I would just try to constantly examine different topics in these six ways
-Then students will be expected to have a framework of thinking for history like they do
for other subjects
Mini Lesson
This mini-lesson would be part way through the Iroquois
Unit. We would have studied some parts of the Iroquois
culture but not all.
Break students into groups, each has one of the five
components
I would give them a large paper with their component
at the top.
Give 5-10 minutes to review and write down what they
remember
Components of Iroquois
Review what each
group wrote, cross off any incorrect
Culture
and add any additional info
Transportati
on
Housing
Clothing
Food
Daily
Jobs/
Activitie
s
Mini Lesson
Hand out the Iroquois Village Image and discuss the parts of
the village
Explain that they will design a walking tour, needs to have
five stops, one to explain each of the components
On image they will
label their stops
On separate piece of
paper they will explain
what they would say
if they were an Iroquois
giving a tour and
explaining their culture.
They use the info we just
went over.
Using Media
What I want to do with Social Studies:
o Ms. Bests Magic School Plane
o Every year I have 4 groups, each group learns about a country throughout the
year
o Each student is an expert in one aspect of that country
o They will have to fly the class to the country and tell us about the country
o A few previous students return each year to present what they had done, to my
current class
https://youtu.be/Hyji9oCM-tw
https://youtu.be/9JXLS_es48M
Some of the types of information students would present
Students will use lots of visuals such as pictures
Closing Thoughts