Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Welcome to Discovery School web page.  Both the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Curricula recognize children as active learners, eager and curious scholars filled with a spontaneous interest in learning, creating and experimenting. Social development, combined with a hint of academics, is the essential ingredient of our Pre-Kindergarten program. Daily classroom activities and interactions allow children to learn about themselves, their peers and the world around them. Through play and simulation of real life experiences, children test ideas, solve problems and learn to cooperate with one another. They also develop communication, motor and cognitive skills.  Expectations remain high that Discovery School will maintain its excellent program.  Standardized test scores have risen significantly and the children are well prepared, both academically and socially, for entrance into first grade.
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Curriculum » Social Studies » Grade 3 Goals
GOAL 1: The learner will demonstrate the ability to understand geography.
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the world in spatial concepts
    1. Identify relative and absolute location (6.5: A 1, 2)
    2. Identify factors influencing location (6.5: A 1, 2)
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of places and regions
    1. Identify physical features and regions (6.5: B 1, 2)
    2. Identify human or cultural features and regions (6.5: B 1, 2)
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of physical systems
    1. Identify seasons and climate (6.5: C 1)
    2. Identify land use and natural resources (6.5: C 1)
    3. Identify effects of conservation and pollution (6.5: C 1)
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of human systems
    1. Understand immigration, colonization, settlement patterns (people) (6.5: D 1, 2)
    2. Understand trade (products) (6.5: D 1, 2)
    3. Understand cultural borrowing and cultural diffusion (ideas) (6.5: D 1, 2)
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of environment and society
    1. Identify political regions (6.5: E 1, 2, 3)
    2. Identify economic regions (6.5: E 1, 2, 3)

GOAL 2: The learner will demonstrate the ability to understand history.
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of time patterns and relationships among events.
    1. Identify sequence of events (6.2: 1-6)
    2. Identify chronology (6.2: 1-6)
    3. Identify cause and effect (6.2: 1-6)
  2. Identify and use historical evidence
    1. Determine types of evidence (6.2: 1-6)
    2. Evaluate quality of evidence (6.2: 1-6)
  3. Understand the importance of individuals across time and place
    1. Identify leaders and achievers (6.3: A 1-3; B 1-3)
    2. Understand that all people make a difference (6.3. A 1-3; B 1-3)
    3. Identify founders and first persons (6.3: A 1-3; B 1-3)
    4. Recognize contributions to change (6.3: A 1-3; B 1-3)
  4. Understand the importance of events across time and place
    1. Identify innovations and inventions (6.3: A 1-3; B 1-3)
    2. Recognize the importance of debates and controversies (6.3: A 1-3; B 1-3)
  5. Understand the times in which people lived
    1. Appreciate historical empathy (6.3: A 3; B 4, 6, and 9)
  6. Understand origins, spread, and influence
    1. Describe growth and expansion (6.2: 2; 6.3: A 3; B 6)
  7. Understand the connection between past and present (6.2: 1)
  8. Make comparisons between past and present (6.2: 1)
GOAL 3: The learner will demonstrate the ability to understand civics and government.
  1. Understand patriotic identity
    1. Identify flags, symbols, anthems, mottoes, and pledges (6.1: B 2; 6.3: B 8)
    2. Appreciate patriotic customs, celebrations, and traditions(6.1: B 2; 6.3: B 8)
  2. Understand civic values
    1. Recognize and respect authority figures (6.1: A 5, C 5)
    2. Accept and respect others (6.1: A 5, C 5)
    3. Work for the common good (6.1: A 5, C 5)
  3. Understand the democratic principles
    1. Identify citizens as the source of government's authority (6.1: A, B, C)
    2. Recognize due process and equal protection under the law (6.1: A, B, C)
    3. Recognize majority rule and minority rights (6.1: A, B, C)
    4. Identify the principles of government by law (6.1: A, B, C)
  4. Understand rights and freedoms of citizens
    1. Identify voting rights, property rights, civil rights, and human rights (6.1: D 1-3)
    2. Recognize freedom of expression, worship, assembly, and movement (6.1: D 1-3)
  5. Understand the responsibilities of citizens
    1. Identify voluntary responsibilities (voting, keeping informed) (6.1: C 6, D 3)
    2. Identify responsibilities under the law (obeying laws, paying taxes) (6.1: C 6, D 3)
  6. Understand the purposes of government
    1. Recognize that government promotes order and security (6.1: A)
    2. Recognize that government promotes well being and common good (6.1: A)
    3. Recognize that government provides for distribution of benefits and burdens of society (6.1: A)
    4. Recognize that government provides the means for peaceful conflict resolution (6.1: A)
    5. Recognize that government protects rights and freedoms of individuals (6.1: A)
  7. Understand democratic institutions
    1. Identify levels of government (6.1: C 2)
    2. Identify branches of government (6.1: C 2)
    3. Identify government bodies (6.1: C 3)
    4. Identify government services and activities (6.1: C 5)
    5. Identify government documents (6.1: B 1)
  8. Understand democratic processes
    1. Identify how rules and laws are made, amended, and removed (6.1: A 2)
    2. Identify how laws are enforced (6.1: A 4)
    3. Understand the voting and election process (6.1: D 1-3)

GOAL 4: The learner will demonstrate the ability to understand economics.
  1. Understand scarcity and economic choice
    1. Identify wants and basic needs (6.4: A 1)
    2. Identify goods and services (6.4: A 2, 3)
    3. Identify production and consumption (6.4: A 4, 5, 8; B 4)
    4. Identify trade-offs and opportunity cost (6.4: A 7)
    5. Identify economic resources (6.4: A 6)
    6. Identify spending and saving techniques (6.4: C 2, 3)
    7. Identify conservation techniques (6.4: A 6, 8)
  2. Understand interdependence and income
    1. Identify transportation and communication links (6.4: B 3)
    2. Identify mediums of exchange (barter and use of money) (6.4: B 1, 2)
    3. Describe trade (6.4: B 1)
    4. Identify imports and exports (international trade) (6.1: E 2)
  3. Understand markets and prices
    1. Describe supply and demand (6.4: A 9)
    2. Describe competition (6.4: A 9)
  4. Understanding productivity and economic growth
    1. Describe kinds of work (jobs) (6.4: B 1)
    2. Identify division of labor and specialization (6.4: B 1)
    3. Describe production process (6.4: B 4)
    4. Identify factors of production (6.4: B 4)
    5. Describe effects of technology (6.4: C 1)
  5. Understanding economic systems and institutions
    1. Identify public and private property (6.4: B 3)
    2. Describe taxes (6.4: A 10)
    3. Describe free enterprise and entrepreneurship (6.4: A 8; B 1; C 1)

GOAL 5: The learner will demonstrate the ability to understand culture.
  1. Understanding ideas of shared humanity and unique identity.
    1. Describe culture and cultural identity (6.2: 3)
    2. Describe customs and traditions (6.2: 3, 4)
    3. Describe cultural diversity and pluralism (6.2: 3, 4, 5, 6)
    4. Identify multicultural societies (6.2: 2, 6)
  2. Understanding social organizations and institutions
    1. Appreciate the importance of belonging to groups (6.2: 5)
    2. Appreciate the importance of family and community (6.2: 5)
    3. Identify social class structures (6.2: 5)
    4. Describe roles (gender, age, occupation) (6.2: 5)
    5. Explain religion and beliefs (6.2: 5)
    6. Describe education (6.2: 5)
  3. Understanding means of thought and expression
    1. Develop an appreciation for art, literature, music, dance, and architecture (6.2: 2, 3, 4)
    2. Identify and demonstrate appropriate behavior (6.2: 2, 3, 4)
    3. Describe language and communication (6.2: 2, 3, 4)
    4. Identify and describe recreation (6.2: 2, 3, 4)
    5. Recognize food preparation as a means of expression (6.2: 2, 3, 4)
  4. Understanding human relationships
    1. Describe relationships between and among individuals (6.2: 5)
    2. Describe relationships within a culture or society (6.2: 5)
    3. Describe relationships between and among cultures or societies (6.2: 5)
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