{"id":2321,"date":"2022-04-14T13:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T18:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/?page_id=2321"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:38:46","slug":"social-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/social-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2321\" class=\"elementor elementor-2321\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb1f130 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"bb1f130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/go-vote\/#support\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Richardson ISD Supports Voting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<main class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48ff633 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48ff633\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9364c5\" data-id=\"a9364c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7e7049 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7e7049\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-faf4458\" data-id=\"faf4458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0c22e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fb0c22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#teks\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Social Studies Curriculum: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#classrooms\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Supplemental Social Studies Resources Used in RISD Classrooms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#home\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How can I help my student with social studies at home?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#strategies\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strategies to Improve Your Student\u2019s Understanding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#parents\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Parent Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#contact\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c3e3d0\" data-id=\"8c3e3d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21138c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21138c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"teks\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Social Studies Curriculum: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e075d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e075d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>RISD Social Studies curriculum is the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92a56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92a56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn RISD, teachers develop lessons that are aligned to the TEKS and follow the scope and sequence and instructional guidance supported by the Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative (TCMPC).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87c227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87c227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile all RISD students learn the same essential content and skills, teachers design daily lessons and activities to meet students&#8217; needs, interests, and learning styles. As a result, learning experiences may look different from classroom to classroom while maintaining consistent district expectations for learning and mastery.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891c846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"891c846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Studies helps students build important skills for success, including critical thinking, problem-solving, literacy, collaboration, and responsible citizenship. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ce79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ce79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"classrooms\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Supplemental Social Studies Resources Used in RISD Classrooms:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb62fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb62fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe following are SUPPLEMENTAL resources available for teachers to use to supplement their TEKS-aligned lessons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17308b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a17308b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese resources are intended for classroom use to meet individual student learning needs as necessary and are not considered a comprehensive curriculum for all students.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beebe71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beebe71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParents can access all digital resources through their students\u2019 Classlink or Schoology. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff1530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eff1530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kindergarten &#8211; 3rd Grade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Texas Studies Weekly print and digital licenses<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kindergarten &#8211; Studies Weekly: My Home and School Community<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st Grade &#8211; Studies Weekly: My School and Local Community<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2nd Grade &#8211; Studies Weekly: Connecting My Communities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd Grade &#8211; Studies Weekly: Our Expanding Community<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>4th Grade &#8211; 6th Grade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Visual Non-Glossary District Digital License\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4th Grade &#8211; Savvas: MyWorld Social Studies We Are Texas Grade 4<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th Grade &#8211; Savvas: MyWorld Social Studies Building Our Nation Texas Grade 5<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th Grade &#8211; Savvas: Contemporary World Cultures Texas Grade 6\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>7th Grade &#8211; 8th Grade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses, Lowman Education Campus Digital Licenses, Visual Non-Glossary District Digital License<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>9 &#8211; 12th Grade:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>World Geography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>World History:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>US History Since 1877:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses, Lowman Education, Visual Non-Glossary<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>U.S. Government: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Economics with an Emphasis on Free Enterprise and its Benefits: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mexican American Studies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom Campus Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>African American Studies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black History 365: An Inclusive Account of American History<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> print textbook ISBN 0989850498 (class sets)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Psychology:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Social Studies School Service &#8211; Active Classroom<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"2\"><b>Sociology: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High School Sociology, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Student Digital Licenses for HMH Ed. access<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Personal Financial Literacy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Next Gen Personal Finance<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP Human Geography: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Geography for the AP Course<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ISBN 1319192246 BFW Publishers, Student Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP World History:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ways of the World for AP World History Modern Course Since 1200 C.E. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISBN 131940930X, Student Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP European History: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A History of Western Society Since 1300 for the AP Course <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISBN 1319070337 BFW Publishers, Student Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP US History: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP US History <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4th Edition Interactive ISBN 9781663613028, AMSCO Publisher, Student Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP Macroeconomics: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krugman\u2019s Economics for the AP Course ISBN 1319409326 BFW Publishers, Student Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP Government &amp; Politics:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government in America, People, Politics, and Policy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ISBN 978013692810. Published by Pearson, Revel Digital Access Student Digital Licenses for Schoology<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AP Psychology:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myers\u2019 Psychology for the AP Course<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ISBN 1319281168 BFW Publishers, Student Digital Licenses<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a72f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a72f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"home\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">How can I help my student with social studies at home?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ab161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ab161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>You don\u2019t need to be a social studies expert to help! Here are simple ways to support your student:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f6a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f6a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask them what they learned today and encourage them to explain it in their own words.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have them practice short written explanations using \u201cbecause\u2026\u201d or \u201cthis led to\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review class notes or online materials together for 5\u201310 minutes a few times a week.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage reading (any nonfiction helps build background knowledge).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrate small wins \u2014 reviewing just one topic a night for a few minutes adds up fast!<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ea451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67ea451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"strategies\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Strategies to Improve Your Student\u2019s Understanding:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55dc42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55dc42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Discuss with your child significant events from U.S. history that you witnessed or remember with your child. Describe to your child how these significant events affected daily life in the U.S. and encourage your child to research the causes of these events.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">When asking your child questions about what he or she learned in history, ask follow-up questions about how the events are connected. Include personal, familial, or local anecdotes when appropriate to help your child remember important moments.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Geography and Culture<\/strong><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Over a meal, talk with your child about how food reflects culture and geography. Different topics could include the cultures that the foods come from, how food is regulated and labeled, or the technology that allows for modern food science.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">When you and your child are traveling from one place to another, talk with your child about the geographic features that you pass. Discuss with your child the connections between the physical features of the land and the people of the area. Ask your child questions about what the area might have been like before modern infrastructure and transportation.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Government and Citizenship<\/strong><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Talk with your child about important legislation that is being debated. Ask your child to find out more about what the policies will do and how the policies are different or similar to past policies.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Help your child find volunteer opportunities in your local community that match his or her interests. Challenge your child to think about how he or she can make a difference in your community.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Economics, Science, Technology, and Society<\/strong><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Encourage your child to find connections between his or her hobbies and history. For example, a child who loves puzzles might be interested in how codes were used in World War II or a child who loves music might want to know more about the origins of his or her favorite genres.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Ask your child to learn about where the objects that he or she interacts with on a daily basis come from. For example, what company designed your child\u2019s cell phone? Where were your child\u2019s glasses made? How did your child\u2019s shoes end up at the store? Help your child understand the interconnected nature of the modern global economy.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9a493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c9a493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"parents\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Parent Resources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbf4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbbf4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasassessment.gov\/staar-prepare.html\"><strong>How to Help Your Child Succeed on STAAR<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Contact Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-281b937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"281b937\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56fb910\" data-id=\"56fb910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66446a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b66446a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sue-Sweeney.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2386\" alt=\"Sue Sweeney\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sue-Sweeney.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sue-Sweeney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sue-Sweeney-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6389130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6389130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sue Sweeney<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f78f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f78f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director of Social Studies<br \/><strong><a href=\"mailto:sue.sweeney@risd.org\">sue.sweeney@risd.org<\/a><\/strong><br \/>469-593-4628<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ab2ded\" data-id=\"0ab2ded\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba0368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eba0368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nKarlene Jolly<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6183d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6183d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social Studies Specialist<br \/><strong><a href=\"mailto:karlene.jolly@risd.org\">karlene.jolly@risd.org<\/a><\/strong><br \/>469-593-4619<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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https:\/\/web.risd.org\/curriculumandinstruction\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stefani-Spoon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211ce2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"211ce2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stefani Spoon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28da1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28da1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social Studies Specialist<br \/><a 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