Baylis Elementary School first’s grader curriculum develops students’ understanding of their roles as members of a family and school community across the five strands of the social studies standards: history, geography, economics, citizenship and culture. Students in grade 2 explore rural, urban & suburban communities in the U.S. Students will compare new communities studied with what they know about their own community. e rights & responsibilities of citizenship in the community and the structure of the U.S. government are emphasized. The third grade curriculum provides students with an opportunity to learn about the social, political, geographic, economic, and historical characteristics of the world’s peoples and cultures. They will learn to compare the similarities and differences among countries. Three representative countries will be explored in depth: China, Nigeria, and Italy.
