Social+Studies+Units

=Social Studies Units=

Native Americans- August and September
Students will learn about various Native American groups and how they lived. We will attend the Native Ways Field Trip at Smith Woods with the Kossuth County Naturalist.

Students will focus on the groups to which they belong, and groups and resources in communities in a variety of places. Students will learn about the usefulness of rules and order and the importance of sharing opinions. Key vocabulary: community, law, leaders, symbol, services, goods, neighborhood, group, map, and city
 * We Belong to Many Groups- October**

Students will learn the foundation of good citizenship in a community. Key vocabulary: vote, government, judge, mayor, freedom
 * Being a Good Citizen- November**

We will learn about Christmas traditions and customs in Germany, Holland, Mexico, Denmark, England and Kwanaza in Africa. December 20th -Parent Christmas Around the World Activity- 2:20
 * Christmas Around the World- December**