1. Deirdri Joiner Keli Swann Cindy Crookston

2.  People, Past and Present Skills  Child identifies similarities and differences in characteristics of people  Child identifies similarities and differences in characteristics of families  Child organizes their life around events, time, and routines  Economic Skills  Child demonstrates that all people need food, clothing, and shelter  Child participates in activities to help them become aware of what it  means to be a consumer  Child discusses the roles and responsibilities of community workers  Geography Skills  Child identifies and creates common features in her immediate environment

3.  Citizenship Skills  Child identifies flags of the United States and Texas  Child recites the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the state flag and observes a moment of silence  The child engages in voting as a method for group decision making  The child identifies similarities among people like himself and classmates as well as among himself and people from other cultures.

4.  Kindergarten  In Kindergarten, the focus is on the self, home, family, and classroom.  The study of our state and national heritage begins with an examination of the celebration of patriotic holidays and the contributions of historical people. History  Holidays are celebrations  Historical figures and ordinary people helped to shape the community, state, and nation  Chronology Geography  Understands the concept of location Over/under/near/far/left/right  The student understands the physical and human characteristics of the environment landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather: types of houses and ways of earning a living.

5.  Economics  Identify basic human needs; and explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter can be met.  Identify jobs in the home, school, and community; explain why people have jobs.  Government  Identify purposes for having rules; identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school.  Identify authority figures in the home, school, and community; explain how authority figures make and enforce rules  Citizenship  Identify the flags of the United States and Texas  Recite the Pledge of Allegiance  Explain the use of voting as a method for group decision making  Culture  Identify personal attributes common to all people  Identify differences among people.  Identify family customs and traditions and explain their importance;  Compare family customs and traditions; and  Describe customs of the local community.

6. Science, technology, and society  Identify examples of technology used in the home and school  Describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks.  Describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology  List ways in which technology meets people's needs. Social studies skills  Obtain information about a topic using a variety of oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music;  Obtain information about a topic using a variety of visual sources such as pictures, symbols, television, maps, computer images, print material, and artifacts;  Sequence and categorize information; and  Identify main ideas from oral, visual, and print sources.  Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences; and  Create and interpret visuals including pictures and maps  Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; and  Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

7.  First Grade  History.  Understands how historical figures helped to shape our community, state, and nation. The student is expected to: Understands the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations..  Understands the concepts of time and chronology.  Geography.  Understands the relative location of places.  Understands the purpose of maps and globes. The student is expected to:  Understands various physical and human characteristics of the environment  Economics.  Understands the concepts of goods and services

8.  Understands the condition of not being able to have all the goods and services one wants  Understands the value of work.  Government.  Understands the purpose of rules and laws  Understands the role of authority figures and public officials  Citizenship.  Understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity  Culture.  Understands how families meet basic human needs.  Understands the importance of family beliefs, customs, language, and traditions.  Science, technology, and society.  Understands how technology has affected daily life, past and present.

9.  Social studies skills  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. Communicates in written, oral, and visual forms  Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings  Second Grade  History  Understands the historical significance of landmarks and celebrations in the community, state, and nation.  Understands the concepts of time and chronology.  Understands how various sources provide information about the past. interviews.  Understands how historical figures and ordinary people helped to shape our community, state, and nation.

10.  Geography  Understands the locations and characteristics of places and regions.  Understands how physical characteristics of places and regions affect people's activities and settlement patterns.  Understands how humans use and modify the physical environment.  Economics  Understands the importance of work.  Understands the roles of producers and consumers in the production of goods and services.  Government  Understands the purpose of governments.  Understands the role of public officials.  Citizenship.  Understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people.

11.  Citizenship  Understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity  Culture.  Understands the significance of works of art in the local community.  Science, technology, and society.  Understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present  Social studies skills.  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.  Communicates in written, oral, and visual forms  Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.

12.  Third Grade  History.  Understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities  Understands common characteristics of communities, past and present  Understands the concepts of time and chronology  Geography.  Understands how humans adapt to variations in the physical environment.  Understands the concepts of location, distance, and direction on maps and globes  Economics  Understands the purposes of spending and saving money. Understands the concept of an economic system.  Understands how businesses operate in the U.S. free enterprise system.

13.  Government  Understands the basic structure and functions of local government.  Citizenship  Understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people.  Understands the impact of individual and group decisions on communities in a democratic society.  Culture  Understands ethnic and/or cultural celebrations of the United States and other nations  Understands the role of real and mythical heroes in shaping the culture of communities, the state, and the nation  Understands the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities

14.  Social studies skills  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology..  Communicates effectively in written, oral, and visual forms.  Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.  Fourth Grade  History.  Understands the similarities and differences of Native-American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration..  Understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas and the Western Hemisphere.  Understands the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States..

15.  Understands important issues, events, and individuals of the 20th century in Texas.  Geography.  Uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Understands the concept of regions.  Understands the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live. present.  Understands how people adapt to and modify their environment  Economics.  Understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in Texas and the Western Hemisphere.  Understands the reasons for exploration and colonization. Understands the characteristics and benefits of the free enterprise system in Texas.  Understands patterns of work and economic activities in Texas.

16.  Understands how Texas, the United States, and other parts of the world are economically interdependent.  Government  Understands how people organized governments in different ways during the early development of Texas..  Understands important ideas in historic documents of Texas.  Citizenship  Understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations of Texas.  Understands the importance of voluntary individual participation in the democratic process.  Understands the importance of effective leadership in a democratic society.  Culture  Understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to Texas.

17.  Science, technology, and society.  Understands the impact of science and technology on life in Texas.  Social studies skills.  Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology..  Communicates in written, oral, and visual forms.  Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; and  (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

18.  The Children’s Museum of Houston  http://www.cmhouston.org/ http://www.cmhouston.org/  The Houston Museum of Natural Science  http://www.hmns.org/ http://www.hmns.org/  The Menil Collection  http://www.menil.org/ http://www.menil.org/  The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum  http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/ http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/

19.  The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park  http://www.heritagesociety.org/ http://www.heritagesociety.org/  Museum of Printing History  http://www.printingmuseum.org/ http://www.printingmuseum.org/  The 1940 Air Terminal Museum  http://www.1940airterminal.org/ http://www.1940airterminal.org/  Telephone Museum  1714 Ashland St., Houston, TX 77008 - (713) 861-9784

20.  Miller Outdoor Theatre  http://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com http://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com  Japanese Gardens  http://www.jgarden.org http://www.jgarden.org  George Ranch Historical Ranch  http://www.georgeranch.org/ http://www.georgeranch.org/  The Pioneer Memorial Log House  http://www.drt-inc.org/loghouse.htm http://www.drt-inc.org/loghouse.htm

21.  The Houston Fire Museum  http://www.houstonfiremuseum.org/ http://www.houstonfiremuseum.org/  Port of Houston Boat Tours  http://www.portofhouston.com/samhou/samhou.html http://www.portofhouston.com/samhou/samhou.html  Lone Star Flight Museum  http://www.lsfm.org/ http://www.lsfm.org/  The Galveston Historical Foundation  http://www.galvestonhistory.org/ http://www.galvestonhistory.org/  http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Texas_Seaport_Museum.asp http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Texas_Seaport_Museum.asp

22.  Offshore Energy Center’s Ocean Star Museum  http://www.oceanstaroec.com/museum/tour.htm http://www.oceanstaroec.com/museum/tour.htm  Galveston Railroad Museum  http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com/ http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com/  West Bay Common School  http://oneroomschoolhouse.org http://oneroomschoolhouse.org  San Jacinto Museum of History  http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/ http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/

23.  Battleship Texas  http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/battles hip_texas/ http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/battles hip_texas/  http://www.battleshiptexas.org/index.cfm http://www.battleshiptexas.org/index.cfm  Space Center of Houston  http://www.spacecenter.org/ http://www.spacecenter.org/  Armand Bayou  http://www.abnc.org/ http://www.abnc.org/  Galveston County Office of Emergency Management  http://www.gcoem.org/ http://www.gcoem.org/

24.  Teachers  Librarians  Community Workers  Banks  Schools  Construction Sites  Weather  Grocery Stores  Parents  Religious Institutions  Veterans  Grandparents  City Officials  Hospitals  Farms  Everything & Everyone!!!

25.  NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies)  http://www.socialstudies.org/about http://www.socialstudies.org/about  California State University, Northridge – Resources–  http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/onlineactivities.html http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/onlineactivities.html  PBS Teachers – Social Studies  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/ http://www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/  Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)  http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=178 http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=178

26.  Pearson – Scott Foresman Social Studies  http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/ http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/  Smithsonian Education  http://smithsonianeducation.org/ http://smithsonianeducation.org/  Discovery Education  http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ http://www.discoveryeducation.com/  United Nations – CyberSchoolbus  http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/home.asp http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/home.asp  Houston Chronicle – Chronicle in Education  http://www.chron.com/cie/ http://www.chron.com/cie/

27.  PBS – Teachers Social Skills & Safety (Early Childhood)  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychildhood/theme/games.html http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychildhood/theme/games.html  National Geographic Kids  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/  Smithsonian – Great History Mystery  http://www.npg.si.edu/edu/brush/mystery/index.html http://www.npg.si.edu/edu/brush/mystery/index.html  Maps.com  http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx

28.  Mr. Nussbaum.com – Social Studies Games  http://www.mrnussbaum.com/socgames.htm http://www.mrnussbaum.com/socgames.htm  Primary Games – Social Studies  http://www.primarygames.com/social_studies.htm http://www.primarygames.com/social_studies.htm  Game Aquarium – Social Studies  http://www.gamequarium.com/socialstudies.htm http://www.gamequarium.com/socialstudies.htm  Greta’s Game Station  http://games.pppst.com/socialstudies.html http://games.pppst.com/socialstudies.html  Google Earth  http://earth.google.com http://earth.google.com