Curriculum by Subject

North American Division Elementary Social Studies Standards (2016) are to be used for designing the social studies program instruction. Grades K-8—McGraw-Hill Networks Social Studies (2014/2016) is the adopted program.

Kindergarten

MGH

Kindergarten Stepping Stones: A Journey to Excellence through Discovery is an integrated curriculum that utilizes literature-based themes with strong spiritual connections so children may come to know God better and love him more.

Grades K–4

MGH

McGraw-Hill Networks Social Studies

  • Grade KLiving, Learning, and Working Together
  • Grade 1Our Community and Beyond (2014)
  • Grade 2 Who We Are as Americans (2014)
  • Grade 3 The United States Communities and Neighbors (2014)
  • Grade 4Our Country and Its Regions (2016)

People and Traditions

(Holidays, heroes, stories)

Our World

(Maps and where we live)

Economics

(Buyers, sellers, resources trade, currency)

The Northeast

(Geography, economy and peoples)

Citizenship & Government

(Rights & responsibilities, rules and laws, symbols)

Our National Story

(Overview of US History)

The Southeast

(Geography, economy and peoples)

Where We Live

(Maps and globes)

A Land of Immigrants

(Colonial America and immigration)

Native Americans

(Southeast, Northeast, Plains, Southwest and Northwest)

Celebrating Culture

(Life in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean)

The Midwest

(Geography, economy and peoples)

Economics

(Goods, services, producers, buyers, sellers, making money choices)

Government and Civics

(Levels of government, local government)

The Southwest

(Geography, economy and peoples)

Good Citizens

(Citizenship, symbols of our country)

All About Economics

(Meeting people’s needs, trade, making choices about money)

The West

(Geography, economy and peoples)

All About Economics

(Meeting people’s needs, trade, making choices about money)

The Geography of North America and the Caribbean

(US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean)

The US: Its Land and People

(Regions, climate, government, democratic values)

Grades 5-8

MGH

McGraw-Hill Networks Discovering Our Past

  • Grade 5A History of the United States (2016, first half) or A History of the United States, Early Years (2016)
  • Grade 6A History of the World (2014, first half) or A History of the World, Early Ages (2014)
  • Grade 7A History of the World (2014, second half)
  • Grade 8A History of the United States (2016, second half) or A History of the United States, Modern Times (2016)

Islamic Civilizations

African Civilizations

The Americas

Imperial China

Civilizations of Korea, Japan and SE Asia

Medieval Europe

Renaissance

Reformation

Age of Exploration, Trade

Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment

Political and Industrial Revolutions

Imperialism

World War I

World War II

Cold War

Building Today’s World

The Reconstruction Era

Opening the West

The Industrial Age

An Urban Society

The Progressive Era

Rise to World Power

World War I

The Jazz Age

The Depression and the New Deal

America and World War II

The Cold War Era

The Civil Rights Era

The Vietnam Era

A Troubled Nation

New Challenges

Early Humans

Agricultural Revolution

Mesopotamia

Ancient Egypt and Kish

The Israelites

The Ancient Greeks

Greek Civilization

Ancient India

Early China

Rome: Republic to Empire

Roman Civilization

The Rise of Christianity

What Does a Historian Do?

The First Americans

Exploring the Americas

Colonial America

Life in American Colonies

The Spirit of Independence

The American Revolution

A More Perfect Union

The Constitution

The Federalist Era

The Jefferson Era

American Growth, Expansion

The Jackson Era

Manifest Destiny

North and South

The Spirit of Reform

Toward Civil War

The Civil War

Division of Content Grades 5-8

U. S. History is taught in grades 5 and 8. World History and World Studies are taught in grades 6 and 7. Because these content areas contain massive amounts of subject matter, they have been subdivided to provide a manageable amount of information at each grade level.

First Americans through Reconstruction

(Through 1865)

Reconstruction through Modern Times

(1865 -  Present)

Early Civilizations through Rise of Christianity

(Through A.D. 600)

The Rise of Christianity through Present

(A.D. 600 - Present)

A History of the United States (2016, first half)

or A History of the United States, Early Years (2016)

A History of the World (2014, first half)

or A History of the World, Early Ages (2014)

A History of the World (2014, second half)

A History of the United States (2016, second half)

or A History of the United States, Modern Times (2016)

Multigrade

NAD

Supplemental REsources

SoSmart

The Social Studies Multigrade Implementation and Organizational Notebook (SoSmart) is an organization manual produced by the North American Division that responds to the needs of teachers who have been challenged to complete a social studies textbook, particularly when teaching multiple grades. Topics for grades 1-4 have been correlated with those of grades 5-8, allowing a teacher with combined grades to teach the same topic across levels.

Three Angels for Today

Grades 7-8:  A two week integrated supplemental curriculum, students develop an urgency to share the three angels’ messages with their world as they study the contrast between the harsh regimes of world leaders and God’s kingdom of righteous, peace, and joy. History and scripture provide a backdrop for students to think critically, make courageous choices, and commit to fully follow all of God’s commandments. Includes NAD standards, Teacher’s Guide with assessment tools, interactive notebooks, project-based learning and slides in PowerPoint and Keynote formats.

Social Studies Curriculum

Social Studies Website

First Quarter

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Second Quarter

Grade 6

Grade 5

Third Quarter

Third Quarter

Grade 7

Fourth Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Grade 8

Cycle 1

Cycle 1

World History

US History

and Geography

Cycle 2

Cycle 2

American History

World History

and Geography

Cycle 3

Cycle 3

World History

 

Textbooks

Cycle 4

Cycle 4

American History

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