Oaklawn
Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School
Social
Studies
The study of Social Studies is enhanced through theatre with enactments of various aspects of the curriculum. The integration of the arts yearly themes accelerates the acquired knowledge desired. For instance, the study and correlating school performances of "Around the World in 185 Days", "Rockin' Through The Years", and "Traveling Across America" has provided students with experiences that connect to our world. Students perceptions are heightened and critical thinking begins to emerge.
Kindergarten
Introduced to the stories of
ordinary and extraordinary people through themes that are integrated into all
areas of the curriculum. Reinforce the concepts of civic behavior; how we
interact responsibly with each other, follow rules, and respect the rights of
others.
First Grade
Areas emphasized will include
families, needs and wants, places we live, our country and state's history and
special Americans. Make decisions with respect for themselves, other people and
the rules by which we live. Become familiar with texts, pictures, maps, charts
and graphs. Discover how people use art and drama in their daily lives, the work
place, and within the community and how environment itself has inspired artists.
Second Grade
Learn how communities grow and
change and how people from the past have affected these communities. Demonstrate
geographical skills by learning how to use maps, globes, grids, and pictographs.
Learn how to use their talents and abilities to develop good character and
improve citizenship.
Third Grade
Living together in a
community, state, and nation will be covered. Learn about different cultures,
historical events, and national holidays. Through the study of maps and globes,
the students will become familiar with landforms, countries, and continents.
Fourth Grade
Use appropriate tools, such as
maps, globes, atlases, literature, charts, graphs, audio/visual recording,
photographs, and human resources to explore and understand how people, cultures,
and systems are connected. Employ a variety of processes, such as thinking,
writing listening, and speaking in the analysis of these concepts.
Fifth Grade
Curriculum spans the origins
of population on the North American continent to the development of a nation. It
begins with map skills, general geography, focusing on terms and locations.
Units include states and capitals, original inhabitants, impact of the
exploration of Europeans, technological accomplishments, English colonies,
American Revolution, the Civil War, along with the Judicial system's structure
and function.