September 28, 2021 · curriculum
From https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/06/beauty-and-color-scenes-from-ethiopia/530166/ In my third grade class, we usually end our year with an integrated Social Studies, Reading, and Writing unit where we learn about the different regions of and research different countries in Africa, but this past year we ran out of time and weren’t able to do a lot of the creative grouping or sharing of materials that characterize this unit. So instead we focused on learning more about Ethiopia as a class. We chose Ethiopia as Washington D.C. is home to the largest population of Ethiopian born people in the United States. There are also many Ethiopian Americans in and around D.C. In past years, we’ve ordered food from a local Eritrean restaurant as part of our end of year celebration, but this year we were sadly unable to do that. We started our study of Ethiopia by looking at maps, watching
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July 12, 2019 · curriculum
I’ve always loved teaching Social Studies through inquiry. Start with questions students have, and then let them explore, research, and learn from there! This approach has led to biographical essays about inspirational historical and contemporary figures , case studies about different countries, companies, and Virginia Indian tribes , investigations into various holidays , and so much more. My hope is that teaching Social Studies through inquiry supports my students in continually learning about the world in a curious and open way. Some essential parts of inquiry in Social Studies (for me) are: Keep the final product open or at least open ended! There are so many ways to share what you learned - let students figure out the best way to do so and personalize it. Encourage creativity! We asked our students for annotated illustrations of the Virginia Indian tribe they studied, and every
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