| COURSE |
DESCRIPTION |
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| Grade K |
Kindergarten students will build upon experiences with their families, schools, and communities as
an introduction to social studies. Five disciplines of social studies will be addressed: culture, economics, geography,
government and civics, and history. |
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| 1st Grade |
First grade students will continue their study of social studies by learning about Tennessee’s place in
the United States through culture, economics, geography, government and civics, and history. |
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| 2nd Grade |
Second grade students will learn about life in the United States, including the culture, economics,
geography, government and civics, and history of our country by studying their identity as citizens and how our nation
operates. |
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| 3rd Grade |
Third grade students will gain a foundation in geography, as well as learn world geography, United
States geography, and Tennessee geography. In addition, students will learn basic terminology and study the role of
economics through the lens of Tennessee. Students will develop skills across the six essential elements of geography:
the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses
of geography.Third grade students will also study the indigenous people of North America and European exploration.
Students will describe early North American and Tennessee settlements and examine the founding of the Thirteen
Colonies, their regional geographic features, and the cooperation that existed between American Indians and colonists.
Students will use the Social Studies Practices in coordination with the content standards to evaluate evidence, develop
comparative and causal analyses, and interpret primary sources and informational texts in order to construct sound
historical arguments and perspectives on which informed decisions can be based. |
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| 4th Grade |
Fourth grade students will learn about the early development of democratic institutions, including the
ideas and events that led to the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, the American Revolution, and the formation of a
national government under the Constitution. Students will continue their studies with the development and growth of the
United States through Manifest Destiny and the division of our country. Finally, students will explore the causes and effects
of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students will utilize primary source documents, geographic tools, analysis, and critical
thinking within this concentrated study of early U.S. history. |
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| 5th Grade |
Fifth grade students will learn about challenges facing the United States during the 19th and 20th
centuries, with an emphasis on major American wars and events that changed our history. Students will study
industrialization and significant events of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Students will explore the nation’s growing
role in world affairs during World War I and World War II. In addition, students will analyze structures of power and authority.
Finally, students will examine and describe the key events and accomplishments of the post-war period and Civil Rights
Movement. Students will use geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments
in Tennessee and the U.S. |
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