Teachers,
It's a great time to teach Social Studies. Don't forget that all lessons of Social Studies taught in the classroom should follow the Social Studies Strands:
Government Economics History Social Studies Skills
Geography Culture Citizenship Science, Technology, and Society
Flocabulary
Don't forget to use this teaching tool to integrate technology into your classrooms. The District is offering training through EPortal. Flocabulary offers lesson and resources in all Content areas. It also provides resources with:
-Review for lessons taught -Printables
-Readers Response -Lesson Plans
-Fill in the blanks -Quizes
Sign up for the Flocabulary training.
Important Dates:
Sept 15 - Oct 15, 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept 21, 2016 Helping Struggling Readers and Writers Training
Sept 28, 2016 Flocabulary 101 EPortal
Sept 30, 2016 American Indian Heritage Day
Oct 7, 2016 District Staff Development
Oct 10, 2016 Columbus Day Holiday
Oct 15, 2016 Differentiated instruction for GT Students EPortal
Oct 19, 2016 Magic School Bus 2.0 EPortal
Oct 22, 2016 Aldine's TCCA Conference
Oct 25, 2016 Building Academic Vocabulary in S.S. EPortal
Nov 1, 2016 Studies Weekly/Every Kid Votes 2016
Nov 8, 2016 Election Day
Nov 12, 2016 Title I Super Saturday EPortal
Dec 3, 2016 Bag Ladies Creativity in the Classroom GT
Teachers,
Don't forget that all lessons of Social Studies taught in the classroom should follow the Social Studies Strands:
Government Economics History Social Studies Skills
Geography Culture Citizenship Science, Technology, and Society
The District has shared possible Read Alouds that incorporate all of the strands listed that you can discuss with your students while Integrating Reading with Social Studies.
Moo Cows that Type
The Day the Crayons Quit
Where the Wild Things Are
These Read Alouds will cover TEKS in Reading as well as Social Studies in relation to the Social Studies Strands.
Example:
2.7C, 4.9B Meeting Basic Needs
1.8A/B/C Good and Services
3.5B, 4.11B Supply and Demand
1.6A/B , 3.4A Physical Environments
2.7D Characteristics of Communities
Meets all of the Process Standards of Social Studies
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