Social Studies Alive! My School and Family - TCI

My School and FamilyTCI’s Social Studies Alive! My School and Family serves double duty byhelping students master social studies standards and reinforcing readingand language arts skills.With hands-on activities, students• play a game without rules to discover why rules are needed.• create triaramas (three-dimensional scenes) that depict what familieswould need and want on a camping trip.Social Studies Alive! My School and Family• simulate celebrations from two different cultures to learn about otherfamily traditions.Teachers can:• cover state standards.• support language arts instruction in the social studies curriculum withvocabulary development, reading strategies, a variety of writing activities,and numerous opportunities to develop speaking and listening skills.• measure student mastery with rigorous assessments that covercomprehension, skills, and critical thinking.• modify instruction for English languagelearners, learners with specialeducation needs, and enrichment.• integrate technology intoclassroom instruction withthe Teacher Subscription andStudent Subscription.FREE 30 DAY TRIALTest-drive with a 30 Day TrialWith the Teacher Subscription, teachers can get anentire class interacting with one computer, an internetconnection and a projector. Students thrive on theimmediate feedback they get using the StudentSubscription’s Reading Challenges.www.teachtci.com/trial

Grade 1Scan the code to get teaching strategies,a subscription demo, and more. Or visithttp://offers.teachtci.com/lower-elementary-programsNew Classroom TechnologySocial Studies Alive! My School and Family introducesthe structures of schools and families. Students learnhow to get along with classmates, follow schoolrules, and identify people who work at a school. Theylearn about family traditions and the ways in whichfamily members interact and change. They apply theirlearning in hands-on activities such as categorizingphotographs of family members and acting out theroles of school staff.1 How Do We Get Along in School?2 Why Is It Important to Learn from Each Other?3 Why Do Schools Have Rules?4 Who Helps Us at School?5 How Are We Good Helpers at School?6 What Is a Map?7 What Was School Like Long Ago?8 What Groups Do We Belong To?9 How Are Families Special?10 What Do Families Need and Want?11 How Do Family Members Care for Each Other?12 How Do Families Change?13 What are Family Traditions?14 What Do Good Neighbors Do?An online Teacher Subscription makes teaching, assessing, andmanaging social studies classes easy. You’ll discover great content,interactive whiteboard technology, and engaging classroomexperiences—aimed at helping students actively discover information.ClassroomPresentationsAssessmentToolsLessonResourcesA Student Subscription creates an interactive learning environmentthat supports and extends classroom activities. Students access text,rich images, game-like Reading Challenges, and more online.Student Textwww.teachtci.com/socialstudiesalive-msf1. Watch a lesson demonstration2. Learn about strategies behind the program3. Discover the new and improved TeacherSubscription and Student SubscriptionGame-likeReadingChallengesEnglish/Spanishwww.teachtci.comAbout TCITCI is a K–12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. With proven classroom results, our curriculum increases test scores and content literacy skills while enablingeducators to be more effective and passionate in their teaching. Our programs marry great content, meaningful technology, and interactive experiences.800-497-6138, ext. 0 info@teachtci.com © 2012 by Teachers’ Curriculum Institute