Social Studies Resource Center

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Parent Connections for Social Studies
Welcome to the Parent Connection Page for Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Click on the links below to find what students are experiencing during their school year!

Grade Level	Semester 1	Semester 2
Kindergarten	My Home and My Classroom Our School Community Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions	Citizens in the Community Working Together in a Community Geography and Places
1st Grade	Creating Order Exemplifying Good Citizenship Remembering Traditions	Studying the Past Making Economic Decisions Exploring Places
2nd Grade	Honoring Our Community History Civic Pride in Our Community Governing Our Community	Interacting with the Environment Working in Our Community Celebrating Our Cultural Heritage
3rd Grade	Creating a Community Celebrate Freedom Week Traveling About the Community Physical Environment of the Community	Running a Business in the Community Governing Communities Making a Difference in the Community
4th Grade	Geography of Texas Celebrate Freedom Week American Indian Life in Texas European Exploration Empresario System Revolution in Texas	Republic of Texas and Statehood Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction Settling the Texas Frontier Economic Development and Urbanization Texas and the World Texans Making a Difference
5th Grade	Think Like a Geographer Coming to America Celebrate Freedom Week Unrest and Rebellion A New Nation An American Identity Migration Westward	Civil War A New Century Challenging Times An Anxious Nation The U.S. Today
6th Grade	Thinking Like a Geographer Celebrate Freedom Week Freedom for All A Legacy of Colonialism We Are Family	Empire and Ethnicity Crossroads of Diffusion Facing Challenges Unity and Division Tradition in a Modernizing World Adapting Down Under
7th Grade	Natural Texas & Its People Celebrate Freedom Week Exploration and Early Colonization Mexican Colonization & Empresarios Unrest and Revolt in Texas Republic of Texas and Early Statehood	Civil War and Reconstruction Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Frontier Modernizing Texas Great Depression and World War II Civil Rights and Conservatism Contemporary Texas
8th Grade	Thinking Like a Geographer Colonial America Celebrate Freedom Week American Independence Writing the Constitution Early Republic Age of Jackson	Westward Expansion Industrialization and Reform Sectionalism Civil War Reconstruction Rights and Responsibilities

Parent Connections