Homeschool bundle includes:•StudentEdition•Workbook•Teacher’sEdition

P A R E N T G U I D E

Scott Foresman

Social Studies

ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.

Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.

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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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