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Justiniana Edera San Jose Dinagat Islands

TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY GRADES

(CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY)

REFLECTION PAPER

Submitted by:

TOLERO, LOVELY ANN

Student

Submitted to:

KEVIN JOHN O. DURANGO LPT

Instructor
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LESSON 1: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL STUDIES

From this Lesson, I learned that, social studies is a vital part of the elementary levels or in the
early childhood curriculum. Since childrens formative experiences shape their attitudes as
citizens of their classroom, their schools, and of the community. We know that young children
engage in their play ad daily activities, and they show a natural interest in the world around
them.

As a future educator, it is very important to support and provide these interests and create
learning environments and a variety of experiences with social studies in their mind,
cultivating and extending young children's diverse skills and abilities to form and voice
opinions, identify and solve problems, negotiate roles, perceive diversity and inequality, and
recognize the consequences of their decisions and behaviors on others.
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LESSON 2: POSITION ON POWERFUL AND PURPOSEFUL

ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES

From this Lesson, I learned that social studies at the elementary level should provide learners
with powerful and purposeful learning experiences that are challenging, of high quality,
developmentally appropriate and reflective of contemporary social and diverse global
realities. This is very essential for elementary levels, because it enables learners to understand
, participate in, and make informed decisions about their world. It also allows learners to
explain relationships with other people, to institutions, and to the environment, and equips
them with knowledge and understanding of the past. It provides learners with skills for
productive problem solving and decision making as well as for assessing issues and making
thoughtful value judgments. Most of all, it integrates these skills and understanding into a
framework for responsible citizen participation locally, nationally, and globally.
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LESSON 3: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING POWERFUL

AND PURPOSEFUL ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES

From this Lesson, I learned that, these recommendations for implementing social studies in
elementary is indeed powerful and purposeful. As a future educator it is very vital for us to
know where we need to adjust and enhance our teaching procedure. It is very important to be
a critical factor, we need to be sufficient content knowledge in core disciplines, use a variety of
teaching and assessment strategies and use appropriate resources. We also have to devote our
time and resources for teaching the students. Collaborate well among stakeholders ro
enhances student learning and summative assessment of student learning to align with the
curriculum and standards.
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LESSON 4: TOP CONCERNS OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS

From this Lesson, I learned that these top concerns of social studies teachers is very helpful for
us future educators. Because as we all know, there are some learners find social studies
boring and frustrating. But these lesson gives a very good guidance for educator to enhance
the teaching style and strategies of social studies. As a future educators we need to understand
and guide students and have connections to them. We need to plan and create variety of
creative and meaningful learning activities, so that students will find it interesting and
exciting. We need to engage open relationship to the students and let them know their rights
and teach them well the right information, let them gain knowledge and values for them to
apply to their lives as a good citizen
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LESSON 5: 10 ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES OF AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER

From this Lesson, I learned that, being an effective teacher is the most important factor that
will contribute to the students achievement. As a future educator it is very important to have a
thorough knowledge of the subject content and skills. Through this, it will inspire the students
a love of learning. Being an effective teacher also understand how students best learn
concepts, content and skills. It can have an enriching effect on the daily lives of children and
their life long educational and career aspirations. As a future effective teacher it also have a
direct influence in enhancing student learning. Effective teacher not only make students feel
good about school and learning, but also their work actually results in increased student
achievement.
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LESSON 6: 15 EXCITING IDEAS FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES

CONTENT

From this Lesson, I learned that, exciting ideas for teaching social studies content has a
positive effect on motivation levels, determining what students will learn and how much they
retain. Exciting ideas will be more effective in learning. As a future educator it is very
important to use exciting ideas that make learning engaging and fun, and so that students will
be more willing to participate and take risks. Having fun while learning, also helps students
retain information better. Because the process is enjoyable and memorable. Having exciting
ideas in learning perceived by both learners and educators as a motivator to attend classes
and learn the knowledge and skills, and it is identified as a proven way to build a socially
connected learning environment.
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LESSON 7: THE GOALS AND SCOPE OF THE TEACHING AND

LEARNING OF ARALING PANLIPUNAN

(SOCIAL STUDIES)

From this Lesson, I learned that the goals and scope of the teaching and learning social studies
is very important. It develops the ability in learners to adapt to changing environment,
inculcate consciousness and unity in students, make students become good citizens who are
capable and willing to develop the society and inculcate in students the right types of values
and attitudes. It helps students understand their place in the world. It also teaches children
their roles and responsibilities particularly in relation to social and civic affairs. It helps
students develop their critical thinking abilities, prepares them to participate competently and
productively as concerned citizens and teaches them to address societal and global concerns
using literature, technology and other identifiable community resources.
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LESSON 8: DEPED BALIK KASAYSAYAN PROGRAM OVERALL GOAL

AND OBJECTIVES

From this Lesson, I learned that thia program aims to respond to the needs of the Department
of Education in relation to the Local and National History of the Philippines and the World,
which when understood, and will contributed to strengthened nationalism and patriotism of
both teachers and learners.
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LESSON 9: MOST APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES IN ARALING

PANLIPUNAN

From this Lesson, I learned that this are important tools toward the development of the
students intellect, attitudes and spirit that they be inspired to study and understand Araling
Panlipunan. As a future teacher it is very important and useful to use these strategies. The role
playing strategy,provides children with the opportunity to feel the situation rather than
merely intellectualize about it, it also develops empathy and greater understanding for other
vantage points. It can cultivate both cognitive and affective learning.

Visualization and imagination exercise helps children to use their imagination, and allows
them to imagine alternatives to situation of solving problems, on population, environment,
political and other problems that are related to country. Respective taking, if often used to
develop empathy and tolerance. Discussion, is used to enable the individual participants voice
to be heard. Simulation games, allows learners to have a better feel of the situation and allows
them to be more creative in suggesting alternative to the situation.

Reading and writing a quotation, encourages learner to think or appreciate better the concepts
learned in the session. Web charting, invites learners to write or draw their associations with
the word of stimulate thinking. Use of films and photography, will helps to create a vivid
images in the minds of the learners. Lastly, is the songs and poems strategy, allows learners to
listen to or read, identify their favorite lines, and interpret messages will help them learn the
values you want to impart in a more creative manner.