History Social Sciences Framework
History Social Sciences Framework
The curriculum framework was adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016.
History-Social Science Framework – By Chapter
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Chapter 2: Instructional Practice for Kindergarten through Grade Five(PDF)
Chapter 3: Kindergarten – Learning and Working Now and Long Ago(PDF)
Chapter 4: Grade One – A Child’s Place in Time and Space(PDF)
Chapter 5: Grade Two – People Who Make a Difference(PDF)
Chapter 6: Grade Three – Continuity and Change(PDF)
Chapter 7: Grade Four–California: A Changing State(PDF)
Chapter 8: Grade Five – United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation(PDF)
Chapter 9: Instructional Practice for Grades Six through Eight(PDF)
Chapter 10: Grade Six – World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations(PDF)
Chapter 11: Grade Seven – World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times(PDF)
Chapter 12: Grade Eight – United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict(PDF)
Chapter 13: Instructional Practice for Grades Nine through Twelve(PDF)
Chapter 14: Grade Nine – Elective Courses in History–Social Science(PDF)
Chapter 15: Grade Ten – World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World(PDF)
Chapter 17: Grade Twelve – Principles of American Democracy (One Semester)(PDF)
Chapter 18: Grade Twelve – Principles of Economics (One Semester)(PDF)
Chapter 19: Assessment of Proficiency in History–Social Science (PDF)
Chapter 20: Access and Equity(PDF)
Chapter 21: Instructional Strategies(PDF)
Chapter 22: Professional Learning(PDF)
Chapter 23: Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Materials: Kindergarten Through Grade Eight(PDF)
Appendix A: Capacities of Literate Individuals(PDF)
Appendix B: Problems, Questions, and Themes in the History and Geography Classroom(PDF)
Appendix C: History–Social Science Content Standards(PDF)
Appendix D: Teaching the Contemporary World(PDF)
Appendix E: Educating for Democracy: Civic Education in the History–Social Science Curriculum(PDF)
Appendix F: Religion and History–Social Science Education(PDF)
Appendix G: California Education and the Environment Initiative(PDF)
Selected Primary Sources(PDF)
Note: one of the primary sources is the essay, "Why Teach Economics in the Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade?"(PDF) by Jim Charkins.