TEACHING SOCIAL

STUDIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES :THE
DIFFERENT APPROACHES
vis-à-vis THE DIFFERENT
LEVELS
 Social Studies Learning Standards
▹ The K-12 Social Studies Learning Standards
consist of Essential Academic Learning
Requirements (EALRs) and Grade Level
Expectations (GLEs) that describe what
students should know and be able to do in
civics, economics, geography, history and
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 TEACHING APPROACHES IN THE
PHILIPPINES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL
ACTIVITIES ON LEARNING SOCIAL STUDIES
IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES

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Cooperative Learning- learners may then work
collaboratively to solve problems using a variety of
references sources.
 If a unit has been initiated properly, pupils may have
been challenged in the asking of questions.
 Working on COMMITTEES can be beneficial for
pupils since they may select the
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topic or problems they
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Reading from the Basal Textbook
Here, pupils may read to
secure information for problem solving.
• They might also read to extend knowledge such as reading to
learn more about the topics that were discussed.
• Pupils might also read to secure vital facts.
• Pupils should learn to scan the subject matter in the text to
notice if the subject matter surveyed has wanted content.
• Skimming of content is important in reading to notice
important facts that need to be learned.
• Reading to follow directions is very valuable. In schools and
throughout life, a person reads directions
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completion of a project is possible.
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Using Workbooks To Achieve Objectives
The use of workbooks in the Social Studies has been
frowned upon by numerous educators.
• If a workbook activity is too complex, the teacher
might be able to make it more sequential.
•Perhaps, the teacher may need to teach selected
concepts and generalizations so that the new content is
understandable and students can be successful learners
in workbook activities.

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 Using Filmstrips
in Teaching Social
 Using Slides in
Studies
Teaching Filmstrips can be used
These would be very much like slides to
initiate, develop and
suitable to show to culminate a thematic unit
pupils in an on-going in Social Studies. 
unit of study. . Using Overhead
Projector Using
information projected on the
screen, pupils will say orally
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Excursions in the Social Studies
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To bring in reality into teaching and learning

situations, teachers have pupils visit places to
experience first hand that which is concrete and real. •
Teachers must supervised students outside the school
premise.

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 Using Puppets
Pupils tend to enjoy making and using puppets during
discussions.
• Stick Puppets
• Sock Puppets
• Paper Mache’ Puppets

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 MA. ROSARIO BALAO-
IRINGAN

‘’Isabay ang paghasa ng TALINO

sa paghubog ng PAGKATAO ’’

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