Course : SOCS6032-Natural Science for Primary 1

Effective Period : September 2016

Social Studies in Today’s

Early Childhood Curricula

Session 7
 Acknowledgement

These slides have been adapted from:

Mindes, G. (2005). Social Studies in Today’s

Early Childhood Curricula. Young Children on
the Web . Beyond the journal

Chapter 1
Learning Objectives
 Civic ideals and Culture, social
practices, provide studies program
for the study of the should include
ideals, principles, experiences that
and practices of provide for the
citizenship in a study of culture
democratic and cultural
republic diversity

Global Time, continuity,

connections, and change,
provide for the provide for the
study of global study of the past
connections and and its legacy.
interdependence

The Ten
Science, Themes are
technology, and organizing strands People, places and
society, provide for for social studies environtments,
the study of programs provide for the
relationships study of people,
among science, places, and
technology, and environments.
society.

Production, Individual
distribution, and development and
consumption, identity, describe
provide for the factors important to
study of how people the development of
organize for the personal identity in
production, the context of
distribution, and Power, authority, families, peers,
consumption of and governance, Individuals, groups, schools, and
goods and services. provide for the and institutions, communities.
study of how people provide for the
create, interact study of
with, and change interactions among
structures of power, individuals, groups,
authority, and and institutions.
governance.
 Choosing the content for social
studies
For the youngest citizens—infants and toddlers—the content is self-development
in a social world.

Adults enhance this self-development by providing

safe, colorful, intriguing toys and materials to foster
curiosity

Infants and toddlers play alone, by the side of

others, and with others to elaborate their social
understandings of themselves and others.

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 •Build on what children already know. For instance, after
studying neighborhood and community, move on to the
home state.
•Develop concepts and processes of social studies rather than

Choosing the
focusing on isolated facts. For example, create maps visually
showing the classroom, the school, or community.
•Provide hands-on activities. Have children draw a timeline
process for social showing when each child was born or make a chart to show
how many brothers and sisters each child in the class has.

studies
•Use relevant social studies throughout the year. Conduct
child discussions about class problems, revising class rules
accordingly, or consider the concept of scarcity related to
choices.
•Capitalize on child interest. Consider why, say, the lake is
closed to swimmers or what makes an airplane stay in the
sky.
 References

• NCSS.(-). National Curriculum Standards for Social

Studies:Introduction.[online]
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands#1
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