Massachusetts State Preschool Learning Experiences History and Social Science Module

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Massachusetts State Preschool Learning
Experiences History and Social Science Module

• Created by UMass Boston EECIS faculty
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Overarching Principles

• These principles should be kept in mind at all
  times when thinking about preschool curriculum
  and working with young children.
• All children are capable of learning
• Children show individual differences in
  development
• Knowledge of child growth and development is
  essential for program development and
  implementation
• Childrens language skills are the best
  indicators of academic success
• Developmental domains are highly interrelated
• Young children learn by doing
• Families are the primary caregivers and educators
  of their young children

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Overview of the History and Social Science
Preschool Learning Experiences

• Review the Overview of the History and Social
  Science document before continuing this module.

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Learning Guidelines 1

• 1. Discuss and identify the order of daily
  routines.

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Learning Guidelines 2

• 2. Discuss and use vocabulary related to time in
  relevant activities.

Time Words Morning Noon Afternoon Evening Night Cl
ock Before After Month Year Today Tomorrow
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Learning Guidelines 3

• 3. Identify and describe cause and effect as they
  relate to personal experiences and
  age-appropriate stories.

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Numeroff, L. and F. Bond. (1998). If You Give a
Pig a Pancake. New York Harper Collins.
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Learning Guidelines 4

• Personal information
• Address
• Phone number
• Town, state, country
• Types of Transportation
• Familiar buildings
• Post office
• Fire station
• School
• Direction Words
• Geographic Features
• Hills
• Rivers
• Ocean

• 4. Engage in activities that build understanding
  of words for location and direction.

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Learning Guidelines 5

• 5. Construct and describe simple maps of their
  immediate neighborhood.

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Learning Guidelines 6

• 6. Discuss examples of rules, fairness, personal
  responsibilities, and authority in their own
  experiences and in stories read to them.
• Morning Job Chart Video

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Learning Guidelines 7

• 7. Talk about the qualities we value in a
  person's character such as honesty, courage,
  courtesy, willingness to work hard, kindness,
  fairness, trustworthiness, self-discipline,
  loyalty, and personal responsibility.
• Taking Turns Video

• Books to teach about character
• Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• Dr. Seuss Books
• Stellaluna by Janel Cannon
• The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting
• Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill
• Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

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Learning Guidelines 8

• 8. Discuss classroom responsibilities in daily
  activities.
• Snack Helper Video

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Learning Guidelines 9

• 9. Discuss roles and responsibilities of family
  or community members who promote the welfare and
  safety of children and adults.
• Being a Firefighter

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Learning Guidelines 10

• 10. Observe and discuss the various kinds of work
  people do outside and inside their homes.
• Firefighter Video

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Learning Guidelines 11

• 11. Observe, discuss, and dramatize basic
  economic concepts such as buying and selling,
  producing, and consuming.
• Gas Station Video

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Learning Guidelines 12

• 12. Observe some U.S. national holidays and
  discuss how and why we celebrate them.

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Learning Guidelines 13

• 13. Observe or listen to important American
  symbols including the American flag and its
  colors and shapes the melody of the national
  anthem the picture and name of the current
  President, and the words of the Pledge of
  Allegiance.

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Next Steps

• Read the articles included below that support why
  these standards are being taught and the best
  ways to teach them.  
• Look over the History and Social Science scope
  and sequence checklist and inventory for meeting
  the standards and keeping track of how you meet
  them. This is also a tool that can be used to
  plan progress monitoring for students.
• Complete the module quiz.
• Complete and turn in your module assignment via
  Blackboard.
• Congratulations!! You have completed the History
  and Social Science Module.