History Through a Childs Eye Outline

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Introduction a. Who did you interview? Not the names- ut descri e the children! grade" age" dis#ositions" etc. Child 1: Second Grade, 7 years old, positive student, not very difficult to work with. Child 2: Second Grade, 7 years old, positive student, very curious and confident in answers. . What should a child o$ this age and grade e $amiliar with regarding social studies at this time o$ year? Children of this age should be fa iliar with and learning about ti elines, basic econo ic ter s, purpose of govern ent, the roles of citi!ens, and how various cultures influence co unities. c. %re you aware i$ this child is in a class where social studies is taught? "hese children are taught social studies every two weeks for two weeks. Social studies and Science change out and are taught to the students. d. %ny other in$ormation a out the child&children interviewed that is relevant to a teacher. 'oes the child have any s#ecial needs? #either do.

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Conclusion a out the childs(or childrens) *nowledge o$ social studies $rom the interview a. E+am#le $rom the interview to su##ort this conclusion (,uotes" or #atterns that occurred in res#onses) $oth the students believed that %artin &uther 'ing (r. speaking at the )* have a +rea , Speech happened very far in the past. "hey both believed that %artin &uther 'ing (r. was before the picture of the +eclaration of *ndependence signing. . -enerali.ations $rom #atterns in the interview (not /ust recounting their answers) "hese interviews showed that the students did not have a grasp for a ti eline and were not really able to read pictures for conte-t clues. "he students also proved that teachers teach students very general )nice, facts about historical figures and tell the the folklore of historical figures, such as George .ashington. Students also have a

difficult ti e grasping econo ics and the functions of each representative that has a role. c. Instructional Im#lications $or this child- I$ you were their teacher" what could you do $or him or her? What are some lesson ideas" learning e+#eriences" methods that are needed to enhance the childs social studies *nowledge? /or the entire class, * would have the e-perience history. * would ake the live through the signing of the +eclaration of *ndependence. * would ake the work in groups where they ust write a docu ent to declare the selves their own table s0uad and have to read it to the classroo . * would ake the live through the wo an1s and civil rights ove ents. * would do as one teacher has done before and )discri inate, against half of the class who has a yellow pin on for the day, then the following day )discri inate, against those wearing the blue pin. 2 teacher has done this before to show how it feels to not have the rights that others have. "here are so any ways to engage students and actually teach the besides sharing with the folklore and putting )nice, ideas in their ind about history. 3istory is not always a )nice, and )happy, topic. htt#0&&www.# s.org&wg h&#ages&$rontline&shows&divided&etc&view.html

d. 1e$erence to #ro$essional sources (#ro$essional readings" E1IC resources" a##ro#riate childrens literature" your class te+t" human resources" internet sources" etc.).

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Overall Conclusion a. What is needed e$ore social studies can e taught? $efore social studies can be taught, children ust have a concept of ti e. "hey ust understand how i portant social studies is and how it effects us daily. . What is im#ortant to teach children in social studies? What s*ills? Etc. Children should understand the concepts of globali!ation. "his concept will help the throughout their life. "hey will better understand other people and geographic areas. *t is also i portant to understand culture, diversity, and ti e. c. Why do you thin* I had you com#lete this assignment? "his assign ent shows what is being taught in schools at a second grade level. *t is also showing how uch a child knows and what they base their guesses off of.

d. I$ these students are going to e your students $or your clinical- how can you hel# them to learn? Will you need to challenge them? Will you need to #rovide enrichment? "he children studied represent the class. "he class will need enrich ent and will need to start social studies at the beginning. "hey need to understand ti e fra es and understand how to search a picture for conte-t clues.