Create an integrated curriculum web f

DISCUSSION 1

Create an integrated curriculum web for a social studies topic of your choosing.  Use the sample on page 47 as a guide.  You must have a link to each of the following areas:  mathematics, science, language arts (reading/writing/listening), art and community resources.

DISCUSSION 2

Explain social studies curriculum.  Give details about how you as a teacher incorporate social studies into your total program.  How important do you consider social skills in your total program?  How do you plan to foster social skills?

DISCUSSION 3

#2:  Create a resource file of children’s games from around the world.  Find two different games from two different countries or ethnic/cultural groups (a total of four games).  Teach one game to a group of children.  Write a paragraph about the experience.  Tell how you introduced the game to the children and their reactions as they played the game.