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What is Social Studies?
Had group discussions, and talked about Jigsaw learning -
What to teach in Social Studies?
Summarize TEKS, and talk about what is IN Social Studies -
Importance of one's name
Go over "where are you from" poem and talk about pronouncing people's names correctly. -
Stereotypes
Talk about stereotypes and discuss I am/Iam not poem -
Ethnicity, race, and culture
Personal Identities. Reflect on your personal race, ethnicity and culture. -
Culture/Ethnicity
Discuss "the danger of a story" reflection questions with peers -
Colin Kaepernick Protest
Read articles over different people's views on CK -
Teaching tough topics: take aways
Stereotypes; explain different opinions -
Discuss different articles
Read articles from homework, and also read biographies from children. ("colorblind") -
Absent
Make-up work in folder -
What to do in emergency situations
defined "protect" and talked about how to look for helpers -
Counter Stories
Discuss primary and secondary sources -
Christopher Columbus Chat
What I know, what I learned, and what I will teach -
Talked about Columbus and other important historical figures
Share Columbus posters -
Ecology
Discuss different critical pedagogy -
Citizenship
Look at citizen TEKS, and take interactive poll -
Immigration and Voting
Completed timeline activity and voting activity. Also discussed electoral college and how to vote. -
How to be a good citizen/ How to teach citizenship
Go over citizenship and digital advocacy poster -
Economics
Go over Economic TEKS, Pedagogy simulations, and teacher store -
Timelines
Group sharing/Self-timelines on birthday -
Maps
Watch "I rise" video, watch "create" video, and complete scavenger hunt
