Social Studies
The Illinois Social Science Standards fall into two complementary categories: inquiry skills and disciplinary concepts. Inquiry skills involve questioning, investigating, reasoning, and responsible action while disciplinary concepts make use of social science ideas, principles, and content to pursue answers to the questions generated by student inquiries. The inquiry skills are used simultaneously with the disciplinary concepts.
Disciplinary Concepts:
- Civics
- Economics/ Financial Literacy
- Geography
- History
For more information about the Illinois Social Science Standards visit the Illinois State Board of Education site.
Overview
The K-5 social studies curriculum is designed to allow students to explore their natural curiosities as they relate to the disciplinary concepts. The inquiry units allow students to ask questions and use a variety of tools and resources to seek their answers. Students share the answers to their research questions by creating inquiry projects.
Kindergarten
- Good Citizens
- Our Country
- All About Work
First Grade
- Being a Good Citizen
- People and Money
- Celebrating America
Second Grade
- Today and Long Ago
- Geography and Me
- Learning About Laws
Third Grade
- Adapting in My Community Here and Around the World
- The Community and Its Environment
- Economics of Communities
Fourth Grade
- Geography
- History and Civics
- Civics and Economics
Fifth Grade
- Cultural Interactions
- The Road to Independence
- A Changing Nation
