Course code: ELED202
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
IN THE
ELEMENTARY GRADES
(CULTURE&GEOGRAPHY)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course shall equip the students in the BEED Program
with technological, pedagogical and content
knowledge(TPCK) necessary for them to effectively teach
Social Studies to diverse learners in the primary grades. In
this course, local history and culture which from part of the
curriculum content Araling Panlipunan, the appropriate
teaching strategies and assessment methods, will be given
emphasis. Profiling available cultural resources in the
community, preparing contextualized instructional
materials, facilitating discussion, finding and utilizing
appropriate social studies resources, planning and teaching
a lesson to an entire class in the primary shall form part of
the authentic and experiential activities of the course.
COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 1 WEEK2-3 WEEK 4
•Social Science Defined •The Social studies Program • Guiding
•Social studies(Araling in the K to 12 Curiculum Principles in
Panlipunan) Defined (Grades 1-3);
•Importance/relevance of The Intended Outcomes Teaching Araling
Teaching Social Key stage standards Panlipunan
Studies(ArPan) Grade Level Standards
•Scope and Sequence
(saklaw at daloy ng
kurikulum sa araling
panlipunan Baitang K-3)
•Profiling of Available
Community Resources
COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 5-6 WEEK 7-8
•Definition of approach, Strategy • Evaluating Pupil’s Achievement in Social
and Technique studies
•Approaches and Methods in •Authentic/Creative Assessment
Teaching AP in the Primary Grades a. Traditional
b. Portfolio
c. Performance Task
d. Scoring Rubrics
WEEK 9-10 WEEK 11-16
•Teaching Araling Panlipunan in the Primary
•Planning for Effective Teaching Grades
-Actual Teaching Demonstration
•The lesson Plan-kinds, format, -Evaluation of the Teaching Demonstration
Components of the Lesson Plan
•Writing Detailed Lesson plans in
Social Studies(AralingPanlipunan 1-
3)
COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 17-18
•Preparation of Portfolio