IHMCS Curriculum Overview

Link to Social Studies by Grades Kindergarten Grade One Grade Two Grade Three Grade Four Grade Five Grade Six Grade Seven Grade Eight

Social Studies

Kindergarten (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• Families
• Neighborhoods
• Address and phone number
• National holidays
• Respect for self and others
• Awareness of cultures of different countries

Grade 1 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• American holidays: Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day
• Seasonal changes
• Voting for elections as a way to make decisions
• Historical look at schools long ago
• American heroes: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Squanto, Thomas Edison
• Map skills: keys, directions
• Globe: land and water
• Caring for the Earth

Grade 2 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• Community: city, suburb, town
• Landforms
• Map skills: compass rose, key, directions
• Needs and wants: consumer, producer
• Rules and laws
• U.S cultural diversity
• Cultural and historical events
• Holidays long ago and today
• Communication and transportation then and now

Grade 3 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• Features of a community
• History of America
• Geography features and map skills
• Changes brought about by technological improvements
• Economics
• Local, county, state, national government
• Celebrations and festivals
• Timelines
• Citizenship

Grade 4 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• Geography: latitude, longitude
• Land forms, resources and climates of America’s land
• Regions of the United States
• American people, immigration to present day
• American government and citizenship
• Land and people of the Northeast (United States)
• Land and people of the South (United States)
• Land and people of the Midwest (United States)
• Land and people of the West (United States)
• Individual state report and presentation

Grade 5 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• American history
• Geography
• Map and globe skills
• Citizenship
• Economics: trade, money, business
• Research
• Relationships between people, places and events
• Cultural diversity, perspectives and contributions

Grade 6 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• Exploring geography
• Dawn of civilization
• Ancient Mesopotamia
• Ancient Egypt and Nubia
• Ancient India
• Ancient Americas
• Ancient Africa
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Minnesota history
• World history 500-1900 AD

Grade 7 (SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY)

• Map and globe skills
• Geography terms
• U.S.A.
• Canada
• Mexico
• Caribbean Islands
• Central and South America
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe

Grade 8 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

• Native American Cultures in the Pre-Columbian Era
• Colonial settlements
• Revolutionary War
• Developing nation
• Civil War
• Growth of industry
• Spanish American War/ World War I
• Depression era
• World War II
• 60s