My topic connects with a few of the Indiana Academic Standards for third grade social studies. I remember back when I was in college for social studies education and looked at elementary education as something I would never have to deal with. Things change, and it's a good thing, because these are some fun standards to take a closer look at, actually. Of course, this topic won't completely cover these standards - some other regions, societies, and cultural groups will need to be examined, too. I don't think that these are meant to be covered just once. However, doing an information inquiry process with kids this age about a topic of interest like this (some probably saw news reports about the Nickel Mines school shooting and wondered about the social/religious group) may foster an interest in social studies - something I wish would have been instilled in the middle school students I had.
History: Chronological Thinking, Historical Comprehension, Analysis and Interpretation, Research
3.1.6Use a variety of community resources to gather information about the regional communities. (Individuals, Society and Culture)
3.1.8Write and illustrate descriptions of local communities and regions in Indiana past and present.
Geography: Human Systems
3.3.9Identify factors that make the region unique, including cultural diversity, industry, the arts and architecture. (Individuals, Society and Culture)
I like these a lot more than middle & high school standards. This will be fun.
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