Development Program
The Beverly Institute
Early
| 1st - 5th Grade |
Social Studies
Students will be able to but not limited to:
Grade 1: 5021030 SOC STUDIES 1
Grade 2: 5021040 SOC STUDIES 2
Grade 3: 5021050 SOC STUDIES 3
Grade 4: 5021060 SOC STUDIES 4
Grade 5: 5021070 SOC STUDIES 5
Course Assessment and Participation
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, The Beverly Institute guides students to reflect on their
learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form
of self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, essays, oral
assessments, and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety
of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.
Grade 1: 5021030 SOC STUDIES 1
- Understand the difference between rules and laws.
- Identify the need for jobs in a community.
- Acknowledge the importance of goods and services that support the community.
- Recognize the use of symbols on a map to identify locations.
Grade 2: 5021040 SOC STUDIES 2
- Understand that people have rights.
- Acknowledge the relationship between consumers and producers.
- Identify characteristics of past and present.
- Recognize geographic characteristics and landmarks.
Grade 3: 5021050 SOC STUDIES 3
- Recognize and define the characteristics of local and world regions.
- Understand that changes in transportation help people to move from place to place.
- Explain the chronology and settlement patterns of history in the United States.
- Draw and use maps to understand regions and locations.
Grade 4: 5021060 SOC STUDIES 4
- Identify the geography and regions of Florida.
- Acknowledge the changes in Florida from past to present.
- Understand the role of technology and growth on Florida.
- Recognize the relationship and products of Florida to other States and regions of the United States.
Grade 5: 5021070 SOC STUDIES 5
- Explore the regions and first people of the United States.
- Recognize the dangers and prosperity of the exploration, settlement, and establishment of the English
Colonies. - Learn the social and political factors leading to the American Revolution and the Civil War.
- Understand that the importance of who we are today was established through the events of American
History.
Course Assessment and Participation
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, The Beverly Institute guides students to reflect on their
learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form
of self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, essays, oral
assessments, and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety
of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.
The Beverly Institute social studies program supports the development
of responsible citizenship through the study of the social, economic,
and political systems that support and shape the democratic way of life.
Through hands-on activities and cooperative learning groups, students
are engaged in critical thinking and problem solving techniques to
explore past events and history that has shaped the present world
around them. Students learn the fundamental values and rights of
society and the democratic process that leads to a better
understanding of the similarities and differences that make up the
diversity of the United States.
of responsible citizenship through the study of the social, economic,
and political systems that support and shape the democratic way of life.
Through hands-on activities and cooperative learning groups, students
are engaged in critical thinking and problem solving techniques to
explore past events and history that has shaped the present world
around them. Students learn the fundamental values and rights of
society and the democratic process that leads to a better
understanding of the similarities and differences that make up the
diversity of the United States.
| Click on course number for complete Benchmark listing. Grade 1: 5021030 SOC STUDIES 1 Grade 2: 5021040 SOC STUDIES 2 Grade 3: 5021050 SOC STUDIES 3 Grade 4: 5021060 SOC STUDIES 4 Grade 5: 5021070 SOC STUDIES 5 |