NYSED LEARNING STANDARDS

Social Studies Standard 1: History of the United States and New York State
Social Studies Standard 2: World History
Social Studies Standard 3: Geography
Social Studies Standard 4: Economics

SOCIAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM

Grade 3 – Communities Around the World

• The location of world communities

Grade 4 – Local History and Local Government

• Native American Indians of New York State
• Three worlds (Europe, the Americas, Africa) meet in the America

SKILLS

Thinking Skills - Drawing inferences and making conclusions
Research and Writing Skills - Interpreting information
Interpersonal and Group Relation Skills - Identifying values conflicts
Sequencing and Chronology Skills - Sequencing major events on a timeline
Maps and Globe Skills - Reading maps, legends, symbols, and scales
Graph and Image Analysis Skills - Decoding images (graphs, cartoons, paintings, photographs)

CONCEPTS

Change
Culture
Environment
Places and Regions