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Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
Armleder School – Social Studies
Grades K – 6 Scope and Sequence
Vision: Students acquire an awareness and understanding of the world, its people, and its history and investigate
ways the past may influence the present. Within the diverse range of Christian perspective, students explore
patterns of human and environmental interaction through history, geography, government, and economics, aware
of the interconnectedness of these disciplines. Just as Luke recognized the importance of firsthand accounts in
understanding historical events: Luke 1:1-2, “Many people have done their best to write a report of things that
have taken place from the beginning,” so too, student learning in the social studies focuses on primary and
secondary sources. Technology surrounds students and aids all facets of the learning and presentation process.
Students apply Christian principles to examine past and present, local, state, national, and global events, and
relationships between these events. Students develop an appreciation for a personal heritage and cultural
differences as they evaluate their role and responsibility in God’s creation. Students grow in their ability as
Christian citizens to bring reasoned decision-making to a culturally diverse, democratic society, and to a fallen
world.
Standards: What a CHCA student will know and be able to do in Social Studies: In History : Develop
increasingly precise concepts of time: past, present, and future Locate, research, analyze, and interpret both
primary and secondary sources to draw conclusions Identify characteristics of civilizations including cities,
central governments, religion, job specialization, social classes, arts, public works, and a writing system
Demonstrate knowledge of the significant persons and events of history including characteristics of historical
periods Apply patterns of continuity, irregularity, and attributed or possible purpose in historical events to an
understanding of historyIdentify and analyze causes and catalysts of change Identify and apply ways
peoples and institutions value cultural diversityDevelop a historical perspective and awareness of bias. In
Government Recognize the need for government as comparing to rules of behavior to establish order in families,
classrooms, and organizations  Trace the historical development and structure of the United States Constitution,
the division of roles in the federal system, the political processes of the United States government Identify and
apply the roles, rights, and responsibilities of US citizenship in various contexts.Locate areas of citizen
participation in government Recognize different government systems of the world. In Economics: Understand
economic concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost, price, supply and demand, unemployment and income,
savings, investment, and interest rates Achieve financial literacy so the individual can use knowledge and skills
to manage limited financial resources for lifetime financial security Exercise economic decision making as the
student is consumer, producer, saver, investor, and citizen so as to analyze costs and benefits in various contexts
Demonstrate understanding of the United States Government’s role in US fiscal and monetary policy Identify
characteristics of different global economic systems and patterns of economic interdependence on earth. In
Geography:Explain the relationship, both positive and negative, between the human and natural
environment Choose from various tools to understand the earth’s geography and research, compare and contrast
characteristics of places, regions, and human processes, migrations and cultural traits Access, read, interpret,
and create maps and geographic representationsApply concepts of global development and economic
interdependence to identify and analyze environmental issues. In Theological Integration: Use a Christian
theological perspective to understand how the study of social studies and history affects the way we think, live,
and learn Apply the theological framework of intellectual learning that makes no topic beyond discussion
Discuss and apply the role of a Christian citizen in a democratic society and global community Apply what
would be the spectrum of Christian theological perspective to world events Recognize that a theological
perspective combines faith and learning. In 21st Century Skills: Demonstrate creativity, critical thinking,
problem solving, communication and collaboration skills and technology resources to learn and to share learning.
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Armleder School – Social Studies
Grades K – 6 Scope and Sequence
Kindergarten Topics: Students begin to appreciate their personal heritage and cultural differences as they
evaluate their role and responsibility as citizens in God’s creation. Topics in Culture and History include: personal
attributes; family likenesses and differences; in Communities: community workers; rural versus urban; goods
versus services; introductory map skills. Holidays include Thanksgiving pilgrims and Native Americans; today
versus long ago; Christmas family traditions and Christmas celebrations around the word. Topics in Economics
include needs versus wants. Famous Americans includes Martin Luther King, Jr; Abraham Lincoln, George
Washington; celebrating African Americans in history; U.S. Symbols; China culture and traditions. International
Week or Market Place AD (every 3 years).
Grade 1 Topics: Family Life: past and present customs and traditions, grandparents; Rules and responsibilities
in society; Christian heritage of the U.S; African-American history; World geography and cultures: country
studies with emphasis on location, customs, holidays, flag, food/crop interdependence, clothing, and current
events; Map and globe skills: cardinal directions (N, S, E, W, equator, continents, and oceans); computer assisted
instruction using appropriate geography websites; International Week or Marketplace A.D.
Grade 2 Topics: Relationships: families and friends; Communities: emphasis on geographical, social, economic
and civic aspects; Government: the election process (Presidential Election) Biblical and Historical
leaders, symbols/landmarks to include Washington D.C.; Map skills: use of political and physical maps;
Multicultural groups: Thanksgiving Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants; Christmas traditions
around the world; Economics: need for income, interdependence of consumer and producer, Goods/Services;
computer assisted instruction using the Internet; International Week or Marketplace A.D.
Grade 3 Topics: U.S. geographic regions: landforms, geographic terms, culture, customs, natural resources; Map
skills: use of different kinds of maps and map keys; Native Americans; Explorers; Colonial America: emphasis
on history of the colonies and how geography affected the settlements, introduction to American Revolution; U.S.
Government: local, state, and national; Economics: goods and services; Antarctica; use of library and technology
resources for various projects; International Week or Marketplace A.D.
Grade 4 Topics: World Geography and Ohio history: five themes of geography: continents, countries,
independent study of one country/region from each continent; Map skills: political/physical maps, map keys,
hemispheres, poles, oceans, longitude / latitude; Timelines: Bible, historical, and personal timelines; Government:
Ohio history; Economics: needs/wants, goods/services, productive resources, scarcity, opportunity costs,
movement of goods between countries, ways to earn and save money; Non-fiction books that tie to topics, Internet
sites, maps and technology resources for various projects; African-American history; International Week or
Market Place AD (every 3 years).
Grade 5 Topics: U.S. History 1607-1865: Exploration and discovery unit studies how to read physical, political
and road maps, includes US geography, Native Americans and early European explorers; Freedom and
Responsibility unit studies Colonial America, Revolutionary War, the new government and the U.S. Constitution;
changing ways of life unit studies “Manifest Destiny,” Westward Expansion, Pioneers, Immigration, and
Reforms; events leading to and events of the Civil War; Current events. Technology aids learning.
Grade 6 Topics: World History 6: Early civilizations and cultures beginning with the hunter-gatherers
(Paleolithic period) through the fall of the Roman Empire. Units of study will include Early Humans and the Rise
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Armleder School – Social Studies
Grades K – 6 Scope and Sequence
of Civilization, Ancient Egypt and the Middle East, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient
Rome. Focus on history measured in years, decades, centuries, historical events in each culture, changes in these
communities over time. Geography focuses on political/physical maps, graphs, key terms of each country;
Economics studies opportunities, goods/services, production, and resources; government studies
functions/structures, important citizen rights/responsibilities; Religion compares/contrasts religions in these
countries and their regions. Technology and current events aid learning.
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