Module 3-Social Studies KA - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will develop a calendar to begin work with concepts of past, present, and future.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Calendar Time 12 large pieces of paper
crayons or colored pencils
ruler
hole puncher
yarn or ribbon
pen or pencil
2 Past, Present, and Future your calendar
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Calendar Time
  1. Identify the days of the week.
  2. Identify the months of the year.
  3. Describe past, present, and future.
  4. Create a calendar to show months and important dates.
2 Past, Present, and Future
  1. Distinguish between past, present, and future as you continue to work with your calendar.
  2. Use the terms "yesterday," "today," and "tomorrow" correctly.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
calendar
past
present
future
day
month
year
yesterday
today
tomorrow
timeline

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Calendar Time 4 Make Your Own Calendar Assignment
2 Past, Present, and Future 4 Personal Timeline Assignment
2 Past, Present, and Future 6 Food Log Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Calendar Time
  1. What are the days of the week?
  2. How many days are in a week?
  3. How many months are in a year?
  4. Can you name the months of the year?
  5. What does it mean if something happened in the past?
  6. What does it mean if something happened in the present?
  7. What does it mean if something happened in the future?
Past, Present, and Future
  1. What is one of your favorite memories from your past?
  2. What is something you will be doing today in the present?
  3. What do you hope to do in the future?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Calendar Time Calendar Time
  1. Why do we use calendars?
  2. How many days are in a week?
  3. How many months are in a year?
  4. What are the names of the months of the year?
Past, Present, and Future Memories From Long Ago
  1. What is a timeline?
  2. What information do you put on a timeline?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Time to Learn about Past, Present & Future Pam Scheunemann
2 At Play in the Past, Present, and Future Linda Bozzo
3 Houses of the Past, Present, and Future Linda Bozzo

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing
1 See if there is a local historical museum near you and take your student there to observe what life was like in the past.