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The Metis Social Studies program aims to:
Draw connections between chronological events
Interpret claims and recognize perspectives in verbatim, using evidence to substantiate claims
Explore the purpose of civic participation
The curriculum will differ based on the tutee's grade and how well they do on the diagnostic exam at the start of the tutoring season. In this program, each grade level seeks to answer different questions throughout the summer.
Kindergarten
How do we understand time?
How do we recall events in sequential order?
What is the difference between wants and needs?
What is the difference between goods and services?
What is the difference between an opinion and a fact?
How do we compare and contrast two different situations?
What are the components of a community?
Why are rules important?
1st Grade
How have we changed as we grew up?
What are the different forms of evidence?
How do we interpret maps and globes?
What is unique about the geography around the world?
What are the differences between communities around the world?
What are qualities of a hero?
What are important aspects of a good citizen?
How are supply and demand related?
2nd Grade
How are jobs important in the functioning of society?
How do we provide service to our local communities?
How do we distinguish between human made features and natural features?
How have humans positively and negatively affected the environment?
What are the different political systems around the world?
How do we explore continuities and changes in the environment around us?
How do we identify an author’s claims and point of view
How do we make our own claims based on evidence from historical documents?
3rd Grade
How do we examine legends, folktales, oral histories, biographies, and historical narratives in order to widen our grasp of history?
How do we recognize the differences in culture around the world?
What is the impact of cultural diffusion?
What are the fundamental principles of the US government?
How have governments and individuals served their responsibilities of protecting human rights across the world?
How do institutions negotiate disagreements?
How has trade affected the relationship between nations around the world?
How do we identify the purpose of a document?
4th Grade
How do we understand chronology throughout history?
What is the history of New York?
How has colonization affected New York?
How did tensions between the colonizers and colonized groups result in a revolution?
How were Native American groups involved?
What is the structure of New York’s government?
How has technology impacted the development of New York?
How has immigration and migration affected New York?
5th Grade
How have humans adapted to the environment?
How has civilization developed?
What are the effects of European colonization in America?
How did the American Revolution influence politics in the United States?
What are the causes and effects of the American Civil War?
How did the Civil War start and end with a divided United States?
How do we explore the Western Hemisphere?
What are the different types of economic systems throughout the world and how do they meet the needs of people?
How have past events shaped today’s society?
6th Grade
How has geography changed over time?
Was the Neolithic Revolution a turning point in human history?
What defines a civilization?
What defines a “Golden Age”?
How does religion unify and divide people?
7th Grade
How did human settlements develop across the Americas?
How did the American Revolution impact the world?
What is needed for democracy to thrive?
How does a reform movement start?
To what extent did the Civil War affect the US socially, politically, or economically?
8th Grade
To what extent did US imperialism contribute to its rise as a world superpower?
Could the Great Depression have been prevented?
Why is it important to never forget World War II?
How did demographic changes such as an increase in diversity contribute to the creation of modern-day US society?
9th Grade
The 9th Grade curriculum is a more in-depth version of the 5th and 6th grade curriculums.
How do civilizations develop?
What is the impact of the rise in belief systems?
Do all civilizations eventually fall?
What influenced the rise and development of intercontinental trade networks?
How does the fall of one civilization lead to the rise of another?
How do different civilizations influence one another?
How does the environment influence the development of empires?
How did Europe rise to power?
If you have an interest in this curriculum, we highly encourage you to apply!
If you have an interest in this curriculum, we highly encourage you to apply!
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