Maurrean Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 According to the World Book website these are the things a 3rd grader should learn in social studies. But i don't see much of anything for curriculum online. What are you using? table { }td { padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana; vertical-align: bottom; border: medium none; white-space: nowrap; }ruby { }rt { color: windowtext; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana; display: none; } * Holidays and folk customs * Native Americans * Explorers and pioneers * Appreciation of different cultures, races, religions * History and development of local community * Community helpers * Consumers and producers * Sources of food and clothing * Shelters of animals and people * History and development of transportation * History and development of communication * Citizenship and social responsibility * Basic human needs and wants * Local geography and topography * U. S. geography and regions * The continents * Flat maps and globes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I don't teach 'social studies'. I teach history. I don't really get the point of social studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 We do history here, too. We will finish SOTW 2 in January and then finish out the school year with Trail Guide to World Geography. Between those two things, I will have hit just about everything on your list. What hasn't been hit can easily be taught through some simple lessons that can be created on your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 jeeze, am I cranky or what? :lol: I need to drink my coffee faster in the morning. I guess it takes the edge off. Maybe cranky is my natural state? Anyway, I have never really seen social studies as a homeschool curriculum. Mostly, I have only seen history. I am sure some homeschoolers do teach social studies. I am being truthful when I say that I don't see the point of social studies. Even when I was a kid in public school I didn't see the reason for the subject. I kept thinking that we should be learning history. it made me suspect my teachers didn't know any history. We finally got history in high school. My state, NY, has a reporting requirement and it does mention social studies. I just report history in it's place and they accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 * Holidays and folk customs This can be done informally. You must celebrate some holidays. Talk about your family traditions and customs. Read books about holidays. If you want a historical tie-in, read about holidays as they were celebrated (or not) during the period of history you are covering. * Native Americans * Explorers and pioneers * Appreciation of different cultures, races, religions * Sources of food and clothing * Consumers and producers * History and development of transportation * History and development of communication * Basic human needs and wants * Shelters of people * Basic human needs and wants Cover these as they come up in your history rotation. * Shelters of animals - science * History and development of local community * Local geography and topography * Community helpers Informally or do a unit study on your local area * Citizenship and social responsibility - Could be incorporated into history, done informally (Scouts or 4H?), or rolled into character. * Local geography and topography * U. S. geography and regions * The continents * Flat maps and globes Include in history as it comes up or do one of the many map skills workbooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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