Social Studies
EASTSIDE LUTHERAN SCHOOL
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Social Studies
Purpose
In the Lutheran elementary school all training and instruction must be Christ-centered. In our social studies curriculum we endeavor to equip the citizen of god’s kingdom for citizenship in the kingdom of this earth. To this end our instruction will emphasize God as Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, and Ruler of all people. We confess that “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1, that God “rules forever by his power” (Psalm 66:7), and that God “placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything in every way” (Ephesians 1:22).
Objectives
We endeavor to have the child develop the following:
A. Knowledge
1. That God as creator, ruler, preserver, and Savior has created the world and
directs any surface changes to reveal his glory.
2. That God as creator, ruler, preserver, and Savior directs the activities of
individuals and nations to reveal his glory.
3. That individuals, families, communities, states, and countries are interdependent.
4. That the historical past continually plays a role n shaping current and future
events.
5. That environment affects the way people live.
6. That conservation of human and cultural resources, as well as the conservation
and recycling of natural resources, is required by God as faithful stewardship and
also is necessary for the survival and benefit of all mankind.
7. That God has instituted the governments and the laws and freedoms under
which people live.
B. Attitudes
1. An appreciation of the manner on which God has established the geographical
arrangements of the world and continues to reveal his almighty hand in the
physical changes of the earth.
2. An appreciation of God’s wise direction of individuals and nations, revealing his
love for all mankind.
3. An appreciation of the rights and privileges of all people, especially of their
needs as regards the gospel of Christ.
4. An appreciation of how the historical past helps mold current and future events.
5. An appreciation of and respect for the cultural, economic, and political
contributions made by peoples in various parts of the world.
6. An appreciation of the God-given roles played by human, natural, and
cultural resources in furthering conservation, recycling, and good stewardship for
the benefit of all mankind.
7. An appreciation for and a determination to preserve the advantages enjoyed
by citizens in a democracy.
C. Conducts, Habits, and Skills
1. The ability to recognize God’s law as the unchanging guide in all aspects of our
lives, as opposed to the changing values of sinful man as influenced by the
devil, the world, and our flesh.
2. The ability to work with others in the solution of common problems.
3. The ability to use social studies tools (maps, globes, graphs, reference books,
Internet, etc.) effectively.
4. The ability to use wisely all God-given resources in a life of faithful stewardship.
5. The ability to use basic social studies skills such as gathering, organizing,
evaluating, and presenting information.
6. The ability to function as a Christian citizen in home, school, church, community,
state, country, and world.
Curriculum
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World History
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International Government
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Political Science
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Recycling, Conservation of Natural Resources
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Life of Luther
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