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2nd/3rd Grade Social Studies: U.S. History!

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Kari Sawinski
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(12)
In this 4 week course, students will learn how events from the Iroquois League of Nations, the Road to the Revolution, the formation of the Constitution, and the Civil War are connected and have influenced how the U.S. democracy came to be!

Class experience

Students will...
-Understand how democratic values came to be, and how they have been exemplified by people, events, and symbols.
-Explain that the U.S. government was formed by Americans who fought for independence from England.
- Recognize cause/effect (cause/consequence) relationships throughout history.
- List names of important historical figures.
-Identify and explain the basic principles that Americans set forth in the documents that declared the nation’s independence from England and that created the new nation’s government.
- Recognize the influence of new ideas.
- Analyze how over the last 200 years individuals and groups in American society have struggled to achieve the liberties and equality promised in the principles of American democracy.
- Describe continuity and change.
Licensed teacher: K-8, endorsements in Social Studies and ELA. 4 years of classroom experience teaching Social Studies
PDF versions of each lesson will be available to learners. They can refer to the PDF as they complete homework challenges. 
Homework challenges will be available for learners to print and complete. 
This is a fact based class- some controversial topics such as colonization and racism will occur. This will be handled and discussed in an age appropriate way without hiding the truth of the United State's history. 

We will refer to the following primary sources to provide fact based context to historical events:
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution (Particularly, the Bill of Rights and Amendments 13-15)
Gettysburg Address

iCivics: I have been granted by the Senior Director of Partnerships at iCivics to use their resources in my class. Material will be used from the following units: Road to the Constitution, the Constitution, A Growing Nation, and Civil Rights. 

All class material is driven by and supported by the NCSS standards. Please refer to the standards below:https://www.educationworld.com/standards/national/soc_sci/us_history/k_4.shtml

Discussing colonization with elementary schoolers: https://www.edutopia.org/article/trauma-informed-approach-teaching-colonization-americas
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(12)
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I have a passion for teaching. I always have. Teaching in a classroom felt like home to me, until my home BECAME my classroom.Virtual learning, remote learning, distance learning... however you refer to the drastic shift in education and... 
Group Class

$75

for 8 classes
2x per week, 4 weeks
30 min

Completed by 16 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 7-9
3-5 learners per class

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