Social Studies Curriculum
| Kindergarten | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
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Rules August/September |
What is a community? August/September |
Communities September/October |
Citizens and Services in a Community September/October |
Region NE End of August/September Region SE October Region MW November Region W December/Beginning January Region SW End of January/February
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Colonization September/October |
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Farm to Table October/November |
Start "Who Makes History?" by integrating in reader's and writer's workshop. October-May (Ongoing) |
Government November |
Banking November |
American Revolution October-December |
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Then and Now November |
Geography November/December |
Goods & Services December/January - integrate with math |
Geography December/January |
Civil War January-March |
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Needs and Wants December |
Economic Choices January/February |
Leaders February/March - Integrate with Nonfiction Auto/biography |
Impactful Illinoisans w/Biography unit February/March |
Early Illinois March |
Overcoming Oppression March-May
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National Holidays Including Veteran's Day in November, January/February |
Using info from "Who Makes History?" revisit and add to your timeline March |
Geography April/May
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Becoming McLean County April/May
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Growing Illinois April |
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People and Places March/April/May |
Using info from "Who Makes History?" compare and contrast then and now. April/May |
Changing Illinois May |