1. Elementary School Social Studies
Elementary School Contacts Meeting
December 13, 2017

2. Today’s Students… Tomorrow’s Citizens
Social studies education today…
prepares students to be
knowledgeable, informed and
active citizens tomorrow
Civic competence

3. Department of Social Sciences
What Resources Are Available For
K-5 Social Studies Instruction?
Department Website
Textbooks and Online Components
Competitions and Contests
Monthly Instructional Resources .

4. Department of Social Sciences Website http://socialsciences
Current News
Department of Social Sciences is hyperlinked to DOSS website

5. DOSS Pacing guides Pacing of Social Studies Curriculum
Aligned to new textbooks
Aligned to NGSSS-SS Benchmarks
Aligned to Language Arts Florida Standards
Include Suggested Activities and Links
Pacing Guides is hyperlinked DOSS website: Pacing Guides

6. Civics in a Snap K-5 Stand Alone Lessons All inclusive 15 Minutes
Support Civics and Literacy
The Florida Joint Center for
Citizenship
Civics in a Snap is linked to DOSS website: Civics in a Snap Lessons

7. Civics Integration Lessons
Units of study for grades 3-5
Unit pre and post tests
All inclusive lessons
Quiz for each lesson
Benchmarks aligned to
7th Grade Civics EOC Test
Civics Integration Lessons hyperlinked to

8. History Labs Stand alone K-5 lessons Literacy Standards
Students “Think like
historians”
Analysis of primary and
secondary sources
History Labs is linked to DOSS website: History Lab Lessons

9. Local History Lessons Stand alone lessons Grades 4 and 5
Miami-Dade County and
municipalities
Analysis of primary and
secondary local sources
Local History Lessons hyperlinked to DOSS website

10. Financial Literacy Lessons
NGSSS financial literacy standards
K-12 all-inclusive lessons
15 day framework
Quiz for each lesson
4th nine weeks in pacing guides
Financial Literacy Lessons hyperlinked to DOSS website

11. State-Mandated Programs
African American History
Character Education
Hispanics’ Contributions to the U.S.
Holocaust Studies
Women’s Contributions to the U.S.
State-mandated Programs linked to DOSS website

12. Competitions Elementary Geography Bee Grades K-5 History Bee Grade 5
Theodore Gibson Oratorical Contest
We The People
Grades 4-5
Competitions is hyperlinked to DOSS website

13. Contests Contests throughout the school year
Students apply social studies knowledge and skills of writing, research, etc.
Announced via Weekly Briefings
Prizes
Contests hyperlinked to DOSS website

14. Instructional Resources
Commemorate important dates and historical events
“Ready to teach” resources:
Background Information
Lesson Plans
PowerPoint Presentations
Internet Resources
See Weekly Briefings
Contests hyperlinked to DOSS website

15. Which Instructional Materials Have Been Adopted?
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Social Studies Alive!
CORE TEXTBOOKS AND
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

16. Instructional Materials
Grades K-2 Consumable Student Worktexts Leveled Reader Library Teacher Edition (hardcopy) Online Resources Online Access: Teacher and Student Portal
Grades 3-5
Hardcover Student Textbooks
Set of Placards
Online Resources including Teacher Guide
Online Access: Teacher and Student Portal

17. Instructional Materials
Grades K-2 Consumable Student Worktexts Leveled Reader Library Teacher Edition (hardcopy) Online Resources Online Access: Teacher and Student Portal
Grades 3-5
Hardcover Student Textbooks
Set of Placards
Online Resources including Teacher Guide
Online Access: Teacher and Student Portal

18. Instructional Materials
Issues with orders: Weekly Briefing #21489
McGraw Hill: Grades K-2
from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM
TCI: Grades 3-5

19. Department of Social Sciences
Robert Brazofsky
Executive Director