Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Social Studies Corner

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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