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Board approves revised K-5 social studies aligned to new Connecticut standards
Summary
Wallingford adopted a K-5 social studies curriculum revised to reflect the state's shift from frameworks to new standards and a state model curriculum; the update includes required content on the five Woodland tribes.
The Wallingford Board of Education on June 2 approved a revised kindergarten through grade 5 social studies curriculum aligned to Connecticut's new K-8 standards and the state model curriculum.
Primary humanities coordinator Angela Bucheri said the state moved from frameworks to new standards and issued a model K-8 curriculum, which the district used to guide revisions. Each grade will have three units, one per marking period; Bucheri said the K-3 units emphasize simplified, streamlined assessments, while grades 4 and 5 retain larger projects where content demands require them.
Bucheri said grade 3 will investigate Connecticut and local history and include roles of indigenous communities. "There was recently legislation that requires that the 5, woodland tribes that are native to what is now Connecticut are included in all k 12 curricula," she said, and the district integrated that requirement. Changes noted include moving patriotic symbols from second to first grade and shifting some region-comparison pedagogy in fourth grade.
The board voted by consensus to adopt the K-5 social studies curriculum. Curriculum coordinators said they coordinated vertical articulation with middle- and high-school colleagues to ensure topic progression across grades.
Implementation will be managed by building principals and curriculum coordinators, with attention to pacing and teacher support during early-release and professional-development time.
