Social Studies/History

Pre-Kindergarten I
• Respect for others
• Friendship and relationships
• Community helpers
• The environment

Pre-Kindergarten II

• Awareness of self, family, friends
• Respect for others, community helpers
• Transportation
• Learning own address and phone number

Kindergarten
• Self, family and community
• Celebration of other countries
• Maps, travel and transportation

Grade One
• Being a good citizen
• Different cultures and traditions
• Simple geographical terms
• Understanding events across time and place
• Neighborhoods and communities
• Topics: Massachusetts
Grade Two
• Communities
• Maps, bar graphs and time lines
• Geography
• Native American, Inuit, Wampanoag, Sioux

Grade Three
• Early Settlers and the British Colonies
• The American Revolution
• The Constitution/Government
• Geography skills

Grade Four
• The American Revolution
• The Constitution
• The Civil War
• Geography, maps, current events

Grade Five
• Ancient Civilizations as main theme
• Mesopotamia
• Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome
• Middle Ages and Renaissance

Grade Six
• HBJ Social Studies: The World War II, WWI and WWII
• World Geography
• Current Events