PSD Social Studies Themes 2010-2011

All four areas of social studies standards are required learning for all students at all grade levels Pre-K through 12:

History                 Geography                     Civics                    Economics

Kindergarten—Community, World, and Traditions Family

• School
• Community
• Maps
• Seasons/Weather
• Holidays/Celebrations
• Earth Resources
• Civic Participation
• Global Issues
• Economics
• Careers

First Grade—Community, World, and Traditions School

• Neighborhood
• Community at Work
• Maps/Geography
• Weather/Calendar
• Historical Figures
• National Symbols
• Native Americans
• Holidays/Celebrations
• Civic Participation
• Global Issues
• Economics
• Careers

Second Grade—Fort Collins History Civic Participation in School

• Maps/Geography
• Fort Collins and You
• Early People
• Native Americans
• Trappers and Traders
• Holidays/Celebrations in Fort Collins and the World
• Camp Collins
• Early Settlement
• Fort Collins Grows Up
• Fort Collins Today
• Civic Participation
• Global Issues
• Economics
• Careers

Third Grade—World Communities: A Tour of the Continents Geographic Tools

• The World’s Land and Water
• The World’s Countries
• World Land Use
• World Climate
• The Continents
• Country Case Studies: Japan, Zambia, Brazil, Spain, Australia, U.S.
• Civic Participation
• Global Issues
• Economics
• Careers

Fourth Grade—Colorado History: A Land of Great Variety Geographic Features

• Flora and Fauna
• Immigrants and Settlers
• Famous Coloradoans
• National Parks and Monuments
• Rural and Urban Colorado
• Lifestyles of Coloradoans
• Sports, Recreation, and Culture
• State Government
• Colorado Road Trip
• Colorado Rendezvous
• Civic Participation
• Global Issues
• Economics
• Careers

Fifth Grade—U.S. History U.S. Geography

• Contact and Exploration
• Colonization and Conflict
• Independence and New Government
• Civic Participation
• Global Issues
• Economics
• Careers

*The Civil War is not part of the fifth grade curriculum