The social studies curriculum emphasizes age-appropriate units in the areas of civics, history and social studies for all of our primary learners. The units are instructed as either an independent topic or in conjunction with related topics in other core subject areas. All units of study are standards aligned.

Kindergarten students study:

• My Self
• My Family
• My Environment
• My Country

First grade students study:

• I Can Problem Solve
• Families & Friends
• Homes
• Working Together
• Map Skills
• Our Country
• Celebrations

Second grade students study:

• People All Around the World
• Earth, Our Home
• A Working World
• We the People
• Discovering the Past
• People, Places and Holidays

Third grade students study:

• Maps/Geography Terms
• Patriotic Symbols
• Berks County - Geography, History, industry & People
• Native Americans - Four Units on NW, SW, NE and Plains

Fourth grade students study:

• Maps & Map Skills
• Continents and Oceans
• Regions of the U.S.
• Pennsylvania History