Appropriate GPS standards are displayed
 
Current U.S. and world maps are displayed
 
Bulletin boards which display current events, historic documents, or photos of historic figures
 
Timelines of historic events are displayed
 
Classroom displays incorporate social studies content vocabulary to reinforce learning
 
Use of primary source documents such as artifacts, letters, diaries, speeches, oral histories, photographs, court records, and/or autobiographies
 
Use of secondary sources such as textbooks, newspapers, magazines, and/or biographies
 
Integrates social studies content into other areas of the curriculum
 
Use of maps, charts, graphs, and timelines to link content and skills
 
Incorporate social studies into reading strategies
 
Use of appropriate literature - both historical fiction and non-fiction
 
Use of community resources to reinforce instruction in social studies
 
Evidence of character education activities
 
Participation in student activities such as mock elections, Geography Bee, Social Science Fair, National History Day