Exploring Shifts in the New Social Studies Curriculum Grades K-9
Discover the proposed changes in the new Social Studies curriculum for grades K-9, covering topics from Pillars of Character to Ancient Civilizations and United States History. Explore the evolution of civilization in various regions and the impact on contemporary society.
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What shifts will we see with the new Social Studies curriculum?
Grades K-4 Grade Current Content Proposed Content Kindergarten Pillars of Character Holidays & Symbols Maps & Globes Our Family and Classroom as Community Friends Near & Far People in the Marketplace Rules, laws, basics of government Native Americans (Plains, Northwest, and Southwest) Eastern Woodland Native Americans and PA Exploration of America Coming to America American Revolution The Constitution Industrial Revolution & Westward Expansion Civil War Identity, rules, responsibility Holidays, Culture, & Geography Needs & Wants Me and my communities Me and money Me as a citizen within the community Individual development & cultural identity Civic ideals & practices Geography, humans, & the environment Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Our community & its identity How communities function from past to present Cultural diversity in local and global communities Indigenous peoples in PA history State & local government Industrialization of PA Grade 4
Grades 5-6 Grade Current Content Proposed Content Grade 5 The Age of Invention & Change The US becomes a World Power The Decades after WWII Western Hemisphere: Government Economy Geography Culture Eastern Hemisphere: Government Economy Geography Culture Grade 6 Ancient Civilizations
Grades 7-8 Grade Current Content Proposed Content Grade 7 Social Sciences Overview History, Political Science, Economics, Geography, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology United States History (Colonialism World War II) United States and Pennsylvania History (Colonialism-Civil War) Grade 8 United States and Pennsylvania History (Reconstruction- Post World War II)
Grade 9 Grade Current Content Proposed Content Grade 9 Evolution of civilization in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia from approximately 1700 to the present. History and culture of the regions and the effects of their interaction with each other Understand the origins of the modern world and their place in contemporary society World History I-- Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, The Americas, and Europe. Influence of Geography Development of Culture Development of Technology Organization of Society
