Post on 31-Mar-2018
Homeschool bundle includes:•StudentEdition•Workbook•Teacher’sEdition
P A R E N T G U I D E
Scott Foresman
Social Studies
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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.
Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure.Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.
Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.
Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.
Scott Foresman Social Studies engagesyourchildsotheyactivelyexperiencetheworldinwhichtheylive.TheprogramisdesignedwithaConnect-Experience-Understandmodel.Connectingisaboutactivatingpriorknowledge,andjumpstartingyourchild’sjourneyintosocialstudies.EssentialQuestionswillhelpyourchildseethe“bigideas”they’relearningabout.Theyallowstudentstoengageinanactivediscussionofwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthetopic,butalsoencouragethemtothinkfurther.
Scott Foresman Social Studiesoffersavarietyofwaysforyourchildtoactivelyexperiencesocialstudiesthroughhands-onactivities.Theywilllearntothinkcriticallyaboutkeyconcepts,anddeveloptrueunderstandingsotheycantransferknowledgetonewcontent,situations,ideas-andtheirlives.Thegoalsistohelpstudentsbecomesuccessfullearners,whowillnotonlyrememberwhattheyhavelearned,buthowtolearnmore!
OverviewTheScott Foresman Social Studieshomeschoolbundleincludesthefollowingcomponents: • StudentEdition •Workbook • Teacher’sEdition
UsingtheMaterialsPearsoncurriculummaterialsarethoughtfullyplannedtopresentthesubjectinawaythatisengaging.Eachlessonbuildsuponitself,butprovidesflexibilitysoyoucanmakeityourown.
Using the Student Edition
EachStudent Editionisdividedinto6units,witheachunitbrokenintodailylessons.Anassessmentandreviewisavailableattheendofeachunittoallowyoutoeasilyassessyourchild’spaceandadjustthespeed.Eachofthe6unitsispresentedinthefollowingformat:
•Begin With A Song or Poem or Primary Source–Introducesthesectionwitha song,poem,orquotethatrelatestothetopic.
•Reading Social Studies–Comprehensionskillspresentedwithinteractive activitiesforyourchild.
• Lessons–Eachlessonwithintheunit,andthefollow-upreviewquestions.
• Supporting Activities: Skills, Biographies, Heroes, DK, Discovery School–avariety ofsupportingmaterialandactivitiestofurtheryourchild’sgraspofthe lesson’sconcepts.
•Unit Review–Vocabularyandskillsreviewofthematerialcoveredinthesection.
Using the Workbook
EachWorkbookisfilledwithexercisestoreinforcetheskillsandconceptspresentedinthecourse.Thetoprightcornerofeachpagewillidentifythecorrespondinglessonsandpageswithinthe Student Editionthatrelatetotheworkbookexercises.Additionally,yourTeacher’s Editionidentifieswhichworkbookpagesalignwithwhichlessons,andalsoprovidestheanswers.Finally,thereareadditionalactivitiesidentifiedatthebottomofeachpagetoreinforcethelesson’sconcepts,andpersonalizetheactivitiestoyourchild.
LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrack,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessonsbutremember-lessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.
Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Usethisasaguidetohelpyouevaluateandformulateyourlessonplanforthecomingyear.Additionally,thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.
Using the Teacher’s Edition
YourTeacher’s EditionbeginsbycoveringtheskillspresentedintheWorkbook.Thiswilloutlinetheobjectivesofeachsection,andwalkyouthroughtheexercisestoteachthematerialtoyourchild.
TheTeacher’s Editionisdividedinto6unitscoveringthecontentofthecourse.Separatedbytabs,eachunitwillbeginwiththeUnitPlanningGuidethatwillcoverthepacing,mainideas,andotherinformationyouwillneedthroughouttheunit.Usethissectionasyouconstructyourlessonplans.Hereyouwillalsofindtheinformationonthesupportingworkbookpagesandthecorrespondinganswers.Finally,yourTeacher’s Editionwillcoverthelessonplanindetail.
Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing: • theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •mainideasofthelesson • keyconcepts • questionstoask • activitiestodo • potentialfieldtripideas • assignmentsgiven •materialsandresourcesneeded
The Scott Foresman Social StudiesprogramincludeslessonplanswithintheTeacher’s Edition.ReferencetheUnitPlanningGuidewithinthatbooktohelpyouplanlessonsforyourschoolyear.Yourpacemayvary,buteachlessonwithinthecourseisstructuredfor45-60minutesonaverage.
Thebeginningoftheunitcoversthemainobjectives,andhighlightstipsandadditionalsupporttofurtherthelesson’sconceptsinthePracticeandExtendsections.Iftimeisshortforthelesson,theplanidentifiesaQuickTeachingPlan.
Thelessonplanstructurebeginsbyidentifyingtheobjectiveandtargetskill,andleadstothefirststep-IntroduceandMotivate.Thissectionwillprovideyouwithinstructiononhowtoactivateyourchild’spriorknowledge.Spendabout5-10minutesdiscussingthesequestionswithyourchildbeforelaunchingintothechapter.
NextistheTeachandDiscusssection.Herethelessonplanexplainshowtopresentthematerialtoyourchild,andengagethemindiscussiontofurthertheirunderstandingofthematerial.ThediscussionquestionsarehighlightedwithnumbersthatarealignedwiththeStudent Edition.Areducedcopyisfoundinthecenterofyourlessonplan,withthecorrespondingdiscussionquestionslabeled.Asyourchildreadsthetext,incorporatethesequestionstoencouragethemtothinkfurtheraboutthematerial.ReferencethePracticeandExtendsectionforadditionalinformationandactivitiestofurtheryourchild’sunderstanding,andwhentoincorporatetheworkbookexercises.Thissectionwilltakesabout30minutestoteachyourchildthematerial,andforthemtoreadtheirtextandcompleteexercisesandactivities.
ThelessonplanendswiththeCloseandAssesssection.Attheendofeachchapter,andattheendofeachunit,arereviewstoassessyourchild’scomprehensionofthematerial.Haveyourchildcompletethesereviewstoassesswhereadditionalinstructionmaybewarranted.Thereareextraactivitiestoguideyourchildinwriting,reading,andotheractivitiesthatarealignedtothelessons.
TheWorkbookalignswiththeStudent Editionforyourchildtopracticeexercisestoreinforcetheirknowledge,skillsandcomprehensionofthematerialcovered.
Asyouplanoutyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.
AdapttheCurriculumtoFityourSituationOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.The Scott Foresman Social Studies programlessonsareeasytopace,andofferenrichmentactivitiesandadditionalsupportwhennecessary.
PacingAsyouprogressthroughthematerial,youwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswitheasewhileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.Adaptyourpaceaccordingly.Youcanprogressfasterifyourchildcomprehendsthematerialquickly,andassignlesspracticewhenyouareconfidentthatheorshehasanunderstandingofthematerial.Ontheotherhand,ifmoretimeisrequired,it’seasytoslowthepacedownabit.It’smoreimportanttoensureunderstandingthantosimplymovethroughthematerialatapredeterminedpace.Eachlessonprovidesnumerousopportunitiestogobeyondthebasiclesson,allowingyouthefreedomtochooseactivitiesthatmatchyourchild’slearningstyleandmeetyourschedule.
Teaching is EverywhereAnotherpartofthehomeschoolbenefitisthatteachingcanoccurallofthetime.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.Planfieldtripsandtakeyourlessonsintothefield.Asyouareplanningyourlessonsfortheyear,checkyourlocalmuseumsforexhibitschedulesthattieintothematerial.Also,checkwithyourlibraryandcityforadditionaleventsthatyoucanincorporateintoyourlessons.Youcanalsouseyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial,andtiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterestsandhobbies.
Conflicting MaterialsAnyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeordisagreewith.The Scott Foresman Social Studiesprogramcoversavarietyofthemesandsubjects.Thegoalistopresenttheinformationwitharespectfulandbalancedtone.Whilenocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily,thereareseveralapproachesthatyoucantakeinthesesituations.
Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.
Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbringsandtheresponsibilityyouassumeineducatingyourchild.Thegoodnewsisthatmostfamiliesfindthatbalanceanditworksforthem.
Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.
ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciateyourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.
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