Welcome to the Wonderful World of Social Studies!
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Junior Achievement of Rock River Valley
Information about JA Programs
Junior Achievement offers many excellent programs that teach students in grades K-12 about economics and business. |
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Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Author to Speak at Flinn MS!
Monday, September 22, 2008, at 4:15 PM
Teachers and administrators of Grades K-5 are invited to attend this special presentation from Houghton Mifflin Social Studies author Dr. Mark C. Schug, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This event will take place in Flinn Middle School's newly renovated auditorium. Please RSVP your participation to Kathy Cassioppi at CassioK@rps205.com by Thursday, September 18. Thanks! |
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Constitution Day
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
It's coming soon! Check out these resources for teaching the Constitution. The new Houghton Mifflin Elementary Social Studies Program includes this special day in the student textbook. |
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Election Day
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Here are some excellent resources for the upcoming elections in November. Great ways to involve students in the political process from Kindergarten through high school! Either way, this election will have a "first!" |
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Houghton Mifflin's Elementary Social Studies Program
Valuable Information for Grades K-5
Houghton Mifflin resources for elementary social studies and grade level components are linked to this site. |
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Grades K-4 Curriculum Guides
Grades K, 1, 2, 3, and 4
Thank you for your patience as this is a lengthy process to create Curriculum Guides for grades K-5, as well as Curriclum Maps for Grades 5-6 and high school Social Studies (US History, Economics, Government, and Pscyhology). Many, many thanks to all those teachers who assisted in this process this summer - your input has been invaluable! Your time and talents are truly appreciated. |
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Grades 5-8 Curriculum Guides and Maps
Information for Grades 5 & 6
Grades 5 & 6 Curriculum Maps are now online! (Fifth Grade also has a Curriculum Guide.) Please remember that they are a work in progress. Grades 7 & 8 will be created by curriculum committees during the summer of 2009. Many thanks to the teachers in Grades 5 & 6 who offered their expertise to this project this summer! |
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Teaching American History Grant
The Freedom Project - RPS #205's 2nd TAH Grant!
It's time to apply now for District 205's newest Teaching American History Grant "The Freedom Project!" Teachers in grades 5, 7, 8, and high school teachers of United States History are eligible. In June 2009 the Freedom Project will send a cohort of teachers to Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown to dig deeper into the past! Betsy Homewood, TAH Project Director, (Roosevelt Center: 815/966-3250, ext. 4341) has all the information.
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"Speedy's Little Class in the Big Prairie"
A Special Project from Ms. Lindmark's Second Grade Class
Terri Lindmark's second grade class of 2007-2008 at King Gifted Schoool created this book of the recollections of William Henry Stevens (1844-1919). It contains a true story of Illinois life in the 1850's along with vocabulary and illustrations! |
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Coordinator's Email
Stay in Touch!
Kathy Cassioppi, Social Studies (K-12) Curriculum Coordinator, Rockford Public Schools, District 205, 201 South Madison Street, Rockford, IL 61104, 815/966-8918. |
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