social studies
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Preschool Social Studies Activities
It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for me to round up some activities that meet a specific standard, we started social studies last week, so we’ll continue with that domain today. Remember, the Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly. I’ve rounded up some great ideas today!Domain: Social StudiesStrand: HistoryTopic: HeritageHelping children learn about their heritage can be a ton of fun, but it can also be very confusing. To make sure that talking about heritage is…
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Freebie Friday – Community Helpers
Happy Friday! I don’t know about you, but this was a super long week, thank goodness the weekend is finally here! Today’s freebie is really cute, and a great way to add to your dramatic play centers, especially if you’re on a budget (aren’t we all!). These free community helper hats are from Kari Bolt – I think I may be obsessed with her store now – I cannot believe the quality of these images. I would love to have enough community helper dramatic play gear for all of my students to be able to dress up together, but I just can afford to buy the really great sets, and…
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Preschool Social Studies Activities
It’s been a couple of weeks since we finished our round up of activities that meet social emotional standards, and since we are heading into the holiday season, now is the perfect time to explore some ideas that meet social studies standards. Remember, the Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly. I’ve rounded up some great ideas today!Domain: Social StudiesStrand: SelfTopic: Historical Thinking and Skills This standard is less about history lessons, and more about understanding…
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Book Talk Tuesday – The Family Book
Now that my students have begun to come down from their Halloween high, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. I’ve always taught Thanksgiving a little differently. In my experience, young children can’t begun to understand the symbolism related to Pilgrims and Native Americans because they don’t have the background understanding of the historical value that these symbols represent. In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving my class spends a lot of time exploring the concept of family – the people who make up our families, what it means to be a family, and reasons why families are important. These are all topics that children can easily understand and relate…
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Why you need an address
Most kids learn their address by repeating it over and over and over without really understanding what it means or why they have to learn it. I really wanted to make this concept a little more meaningful for my kiddos. Earlier this year we did a great activity – you’ve probably seen it on Pinterest – Students use different sized circles to represent the planet, continent, country, state, city, and street that they live on. This was our introduction to our addresses, but we hadn’t really revisited the concept. This time around we drew pictures and wrote simple letters to our families, then we put them in envelopes, and talked…
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