Social Studies Strengths 1. Teachers are very creative in designing and developing alternative projects to help make lessons more interesting and informative in social studies. Teachers modify for special needs students by providing modified tests, and requiring that they only learn and be responsible for the main vocabulary terms. Homework is designed to reinforce what is taught in class. Classroom content is extended through teacher organized and created activities.
Fourth grade does a simulation activity as a part of a unit on pioneer life.
In the fifth grade a Civil War simulation is used. For our fall festival parties fifth grade students dress up as their favorite historical character. Second grade classes visit Spring Mill State Park and tour the pioneer village. Students in the fourth grade have a field trip to the George Rogers Clark memorial in Vincennes. Teachers use Weekly Readers and Time Magazine for children to read and to help foster discussion on social studies issues.