Social+Studies

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 * Gilbert Stuart || George Washington ||
 * Four strands of SS: civics, history, economics, and geography. Tie them together in all areas by talking about an event in history and use economic situations to connect knowledge. Westward expansion? look at maps and analyze why people settle where they do.**
 * Teach through crossing curriculum areas: look for ways to read about the topics we study in science and ss. Integrate all subjects into a project-based learning approach to hit ELA and math.**
 * Use history to improve literacy skills: look at an event in history for different viewpoints and compare/contrast those viewpoints.**
 * Scaffold documents to help students understand (paraphrase, read aloud, close read, original document**
 * Make history come to life through role-playing, photographs and painting of events, experiential learning, tableaux, dance, music, dress-up, create a museum of student projects:**
 * Four strands of SS: civics, history, economics, and geography. Tie them together in all areas by talking about an event in history and use economic situations to connect knowledge. Westward expansion? look at maps and analyze why people settle where they do.**
 * Teach through crossing curriculum areas: look for ways to read about the topics we study in science and ss. Integrate all subjects into a project-based learning approach to hit ELA and math.**
 * Use history to improve literacy skills: look at an event in history for different viewpoints and compare/contrast those viewpoints.**
 * Scaffold documents to help students understand (paraphrase, read aloud, close read, original document**
 * Make history come to life through role-playing, photographs and painting of events, experiential learning, tableaux, dance, music, dress-up, create a museum of student projects:**
 * Teach through crossing curriculum areas: look for ways to read about the topics we study in science and ss. Integrate all subjects into a project-based learning approach to hit ELA and math.**
 * Use history to improve literacy skills: look at an event in history for different viewpoints and compare/contrast those viewpoints.**
 * Scaffold documents to help students understand (paraphrase, read aloud, close read, original document**
 * Make history come to life through role-playing, photographs and painting of events, experiential learning, tableaux, dance, music, dress-up, create a museum of student projects:**


 * Historic event: ask questions: research answers: search for primary documents (diaries, letters, photographs): synthesize info into an essay: choose media to present topic (storytelling, first-person retelling and dress up as character, play time-period piece on an instrument, learn music of that period): set up museum in the cafe and invite parents to visit: studentts present their exhibits as museum goers roam.**


 * Black History Month**
 * Langston Hughes and the Blues**

Social Studies
In this Teacher Guide from the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, students use clues in a portrait to infer things about George Washington and his life. They work to identify visual clues the artist used, they compare various portraits of George Washington, and discuss the importance of the different portraits as visual records.

See teacher guide > Often, inferring is introduced to students by using familiar symbols, activities, and environments from which they automatically draw inferences or make predictions (an inference about the future). For example, suppose you are about to begin a unit on the Great Depression. You might have students view a picture of the exterior of a mansion and then of a soup line. Then, through questioning, students focus on details, making inferences about the people who live in both places, their socioeconomic status, the kinds of food they eat, the kinds of activities they pursue. Parents can help to build these skills at home. For ideas to share with parents, see our Growing Readers tip sheet, Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions (in English and Spanish).

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