Focus: Chapter 5

This Chapter reminds me of how fun social studies can be and how important it is for our students to find meaning in history and culture. I have to admit, I do not implement as many in depth social studies units as I would like, but every time we learn about history, important people, or certain holidays my students LOVE it. They enjoy hearing about how times were different and how these important people that have helped shape our world today. We recently read a biography in our Trophies story books and the students were so interested once they knew that a biography was a true story about a real person. I definitely believe incorporating more non-fiction during my reading block is one way I am ensuring that I am teaching important social studies lessons. This chapter also made me realize that incorporating social studies topics in my opinion writing lessons is another great way to tie the two subjects together.