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History-Social Science

Information that defines the knowledge, concepts, and skills students should acquire at each grade level.
Content Standards
All of the state content standards, including history-social science. Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
Curriculum Frameworks
Guidelines for implementing the content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education that are developed by the Instructional Quality Commission.
Education & the Environment Initiative Curriculum
Development and review of an environment-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 in the subject-matter areas of history-social science and science.
External Resources
Outside Web sites providing information regarding History-Social Science.
Instructional Materials
Information and resources for instructional materials.
Recommended Literature for Pre-K Through Grade 12
Collection of outstanding History-Social Science (HSS) and Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) literature for children and adolescents in grades kindergarten through grade twelve.

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