Lesson 1 What Is Social Studies

SSC-M3217
Teaching Social Studies in

Elementary Grades
(Phil. History & Govt.)
Lesson 1: What is Social Studies?

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Purity V. Mata
Instructor I
SSG Adviser
Chairperson, Campus Organization
Chairperson, R&D Educ. Dept.
[email protected]
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Learning Activity No. 1
Alphabet Brainstorm
This activity will gauge your prior
knowledge about social studies vis-a-vis
Philippine history and government.
Starting from letter A to Z, give a word that
is related to social studies, Philippine
history and government to complete the
alphabet.
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Alphabet Brainstorm
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Alphabet Brainstorm
1. How did you feel about the activity?
2. What does the activity tell you about
your knowledge in Social Studies?
3. As a future educator, is it important for
you to learn the subject matter?
4. Why do you think it is important?
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What is Social Studies?
- The integrated study of the social sciences and

humanities to promote civic competence.
- The primary purpose of social studies is to help young

people develop the ability to make informed and
reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a
culturally diverse, democratic society in an
interdependent world.
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Source: National Council for the Social Studies, 2019

What is Civic Competence?
- It is the person’s ability to serve as a productive,

contributing community member.
- Examples of a civically competent person:
* obey the law and understand why these laws exist

and the consequences for breaking them
* vote during elections; research the beliefs and

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platforms of each candidate and make a choice that

can benefit the individual and the greater community
What is Civic Competence?
* be gainfully employed; apply for and maintain

employment in a position for which a person is
qualified
* balance a personal budget; pay bills, use credit

wisely, and save for the future
* exist amicably in a neighborhood; maintain a home

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* maintain a level of cultural competence and

appreciation for diversity
What is Social Studies?
- The study of people in relation to each other and to their

world
- It enables students to develop an understanding of who

they are, what they want to become and the society on
which they want to live in
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Source: https://education.alberta.ca/media/159594/program-of-studies-k-3.pdf
Why is Social Studies important?
ü Better reading and learning –they are asked to use

analysis, critical thinking, and writing to show
understanding when teachers give the reading materials
in context
ü Citizen responsibilities and values – Students need an

understanding of history, political science, culture and all
humanities to be able to understand why it is important
to be a good citizen
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Source: https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/why-is-social-studies-important/
ü Cultural understanding – we need students to learn

about, understand, and appreciate cultural differences if
we expect them to have meaningful interactions with
people of all backgrounds in the future
ü Economic education – by learning economics, young

people understand how their financial decisions have an
impact on their future, as well as the future of society
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ü Critical thinking – students are taught to evaluate

others’ decisions and male connections between
influences and circumstances
ü Real-world understanding – students learn about

places, cultures, and events around the world, what
conspired to make them the way they are, and can make
inferences about how the rest of the world works
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ü Political skills – students learn about government,

political ideas, country economy and resources, and
more. They gain political skills by analyzing and
evaluating existing systems and imagining the future of
the place in which they live
ü Respect history – History is what made the world what

it is and learning about it is what makes possible to learn
from the past and plan for the future
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How do we make social studies purposeful for
students to learn?
MEANINGFUL ACTIVE
Teachers should embrace Get students active and

the natural interest of engaged with debates,
students and plan topics discussions, role-playing,
around those interests projects, and simulations.
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students to learn?
VALUE-BASED INTEGRATIVE
Key values of democracy Integrating all aspects of life

are opportunity, equality, is key to the social studies
justice, and freedom of curriculum. Not only should
speech. These values should current events and other
be echoed throughout all classes be integrated, but
parts of social studies also aspects of daily life.
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Every moment is a
teachable moment!
students to learn?
CHALLENGING
In-depth critical analysis

should be implemented –
getting students to think
and reflect will help them
engage and challenge them
to care about what’s going
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on around them
Picture Analysis
Give your own interpretation of the
pictures that will be shown to you and
relate it to what we just discussed.
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Source: https://stock.adobe.com/ph/search?k=%22flag+of+philippines%22
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Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/multimedia/photo/05/17/22/bayanihan-still-alive-in-igbaras-iloilo
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Source: https://www.state.gov/the-philippine-presidential-election/
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Source: https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2011/03/over-population-de-mystified/
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Source: https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2011/03/over-population-de-mystified/
History is important because it teaches us
about the past. And by learning about the
past, you come to understand the present,
so that you may make educated decisions
in the future.
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― Richelle Mead
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SSC-M3217

Teaching Social Studies in

Lesson 1: What is Social Studies?

- The integrated study of the social sciences and

- The primary purpose of social studies is to help young

Source: National Council for the Social Studies, 2019

- It is the person’s ability to serve as a productive,

- Examples of a civically competent person:

* obey the law and understand why these laws exist

* vote during elections; research the beliefs and

platforms of each candidate and make a choice that

* be gainfully employed; apply for and maintain

* balance a personal budget; pay bills, use credit

* exist amicably in a neighborhood; maintain a home

* maintain a level of cultural competence and

- The study of people in relation to each other and to their

- It enables students to develop an understanding of who

ü Better reading and learning –they are asked to use

ü Citizen responsibilities and values – Students need an

ü Cultural understanding – we need students to learn

ü Economic education – by learning economics, young

ü Critical thinking – students are taught to evaluate

ü Real-world understanding – students learn about

ü Political skills – students learn about government,

ü Respect history – History is what made the world what

Teachers should embrace Get students active and

Key values of democracy Integrating all aspects of life

In-depth critical analysis

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