The aim of this study is to comparatively examine the status of observation skills in the questions contained in the 2007 and 2020 fifth grade social studies textbooks published after the 2005 and 2018 curriculums. The reason for choosing the fifth class as a class level is that observation skills were included at this class level in both 2005 and…

This study investigates the social studies curriculum applied in 4th 5th 6th and 7th grades in Turkey according to the principle of balance, which is one of the guiding principles of curriculum development. The research is conducted with a case study of qualitative research methods. The research is designed with a holistic case study design.…

The purpose of this research is to set the effect of Layered Curriculum on learning-teaching processes. The research was conducted on 2011-2012 educational year. The implementation process, which lasted for 4 weeks, was carried out with the theme named "The World of All of Us" in Social Studies lesson at 5th grade. Observation and…

The purpose of this research is to set the effect of Layered Curriculum on learning-teaching processes. The research was conducted on 2011-2012 educational year. The implementation process, which lasted for 4 weeks, was carried out with the theme named "The World of All of Us" in Social Studies lesson at 5th grade. Observation and…

The social studies curriculum was recently revised in Turkey, running in a pilot scheme in the school year 2004-05. It was then implemented in primary schools all over Turkey from 2006. This study describes the kind of citizen it aims to form by analysing all of the documents relating to social studies teaching. The social studies curriculum for…

Prompted by a recent review in American Anthropologist, I interviewed two people who played central roles in the training and dissemination of MACOS, a social studies curriculum unit designed for the fifth grade during the era of intensive curriculum reform beginning in the sixties. The article briefly discusses both how MACOS came to be and what…

Because of the pressure to increase test scores in reading and mathematics, content areas such as social studies are being eliminated from many elementary schools' curricula. It is critical that teachers find ways to integrate social studies into reading and mathematics. Social studies and mathematics may not immediately come to mind when…

Describes the development of a fifth-grade social studies program, Man: A Course of Study, or MACOS. Discusses how the program strengths and shortcomings, those of the educational reform movement of the 1960s, influence today's educational reform. Suggests that the role of scholars, the participation of teachers, and the use of media are valuable…

A STUDY UNIT ON THE CITY WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO DISCOVER WHAT A CITY HAS TO OFFER AND HOW TO MAKE THE MAXIMUM USE OF IT. THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIS CULTURE, AND HIMSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS A PART OF THE WHOLE CITY. IN PRESENTING THE UNIT CONTENT, EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO UTILIZE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT IN ORDER…

This comprehensive social studies curriculum unit for fifth grade has three areas of concentration: (1) the history of the newspaper industry, including historical dates and figures and analysis of how the newspaper industry has influenced and shaped the history of the United States; (2) the functions and responsibilities of the departments and…

For new educators, the obstacles of high-stakes testing, curricular mandates, and their own inexperience and self-doubt can render teaching for justice and equity overwhelming, seemingly impossible ideals. However, as students are increasingly tied to prescriptive curricula and academic performance standards, the goals of social justice and…

Time allocated for social studies instruction showed a very slight correlation with fifth graders' achievement in that subject, suggesting that "allotted time" should be carefully qualified when used as a variable in assessing instruction. (Editor)

ENRICHED ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED BY TEACHERS ARE LISTED IN OVERLAPPING SUBJECT AREAS. MATERIALS, GAMES, AND EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC, LANGUAGE, MUSIC, READING, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE ALSO LISTED. EXAMPLES ARE--(1) AN OUTLINE CLASSIFYING AN INSECT AND OBSERVING ITS HABITS, (2) ARITHMETIC PROBLEMS TO DEVELOP LOGIC IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS, (3)…

A qualitative study was undertaken to create lesson plans that integrate science and social studies with the hope that teachers will expand them and incorporate them into their curricula. An instructional package of lesson plans that teachers can use to integrate the science and social studies curriculum was devised. The "Mississippi State…

This document describes a project to develop a series of multi-disciplined arts lessons intended to enhance the social studies curriculum for fifth grade classes in Salina (Kansas) public schools. The lessons were developed by a team of elementary classroom teachers, artists, and representatives of Salina community cultural organizations. The…