Social Studies/Fine Arts Inventory
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CLASSROOM |
SCHOOL |
MATERIALS |
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1. Maps or globes |
X |
X |
2. Timelines |
|
|
3. Social studies textbooks |
|
X |
4. American flag/Political symbols |
X |
X |
5. Flags from other nations |
|
X |
6. Pictures of historical figures |
|
X |
7. Signs/posters in other languages |
|
X |
8. Signs/posters related to rules/citizenship |
X |
X |
9. Computer games/software related to social studies |
X |
X |
10. Toys/choice time activities related to social studies |
|
X |
11. Materials related to theater |
|
X |
11. Materials activities related to dance |
|
X |
12. Musical recordings to play |
X |
X |
13. Musical instruments |
|
X |
14. Art (ex: paintings, sculpture, etc.) |
|
X |
15. Division or state-provided social studies/fine arts curriculum guides |
X |
X |
BOOKS |
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1. Set in another country |
X |
X |
2. Bilingual |
|
X |
3. Has a main character who isn’t White |
X |
X |
4. Represents home cultures of the class |
X |
X |
5. Has a main character with special needs |
|
X |
6. Has a main character who is gay/lesbian |
|
|
7. Has a main character who challenges gender norms |
|
X |
8. Has a main character who is economically poor |
|
X |
9.
Explicitly addresses a social problem (ex: racism, classism, |
|
X |
10. Non-fiction books addressing history |
X |
X |
11. Non-fiction books addressing economics |
|
X |
12. Non-fiction books addressing culture |
|
X |
13. Non-fiction books addressing civics |
|
X |
14. Non-fiction books addressing geography |
X |
X |
15. Historical fiction |
X |
X |
Anything else? They have coordinators for all subjects that are divided between K-2 and 3-5. My teacher is the social studies coordinator for the 3-5 grades, but she does not have a great deal of standards to cover in the classroom because there is more of a focus on math and reading in the fifth grade as well as beginning to prepare the students in transition to middle school. |