Upper graders find missing numbers, determine the best unit to weight certain items, compare and solve two test prep questions. In this double bar graph activity, students make a double bar graph from given information, then solve related problems in addition to 2 test prep problems. Houghton Mifflin text referenced. In this formula learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer, answering the questions relating to: understand, plan, solve, look back.
Students solve 2 problems. Houghton Mifflin test is referenced. Elementary schoolers use data in a table to make a line plot, then answer five related questions. Exploring problem solving involving the addition and subtraction of decimals can be done with word problems.
In this worksheet on decimals, students add and subtract distances measured in miles and expressed as decimals. This worksheet For Teachers 3rd. Third graders study how the United States declared war on Mexico and succeeded in gaining control of California. Several activities are included in the activity. The activity outline is included as a link. For Teachers 4th. Fourth graders discuss that the movement toward farming during the 's to the 's meant for California.
The economy of California is studied in relationship to the effects of farming. There are several focus questions to help Fourth graders reflect upon the events of the past in order to make cognitive connections to present or future history.
Students use Blooms Taxonomy to attain higher levels of thinking. For Teachers 9th - 10th. Presented here is a series of maps showing demographics, expansions routes, and economic hot spots of the late 's. No text is available to reference, but it is likely that this slide show is meant to accompany a Houghton Mifflin high The benefits of the California economy are explored.
The instructional activity has a discussion portion that is culturally relevant for many types of students. Fourth graders reflect upon the development of technology and how it has effected the lives of Californians. Drawings and writings are used as media for self-expression. The areas of focus are aviation, sea exploration, and farming.
Fourth graders discuss the four big events that helped California's southern coast grow in the early 's. It's used to teach middle school national and state social studies, and it covers topics like slavery and the Civil War. On page of the book, Kendi pointed out an illustration showing slaves working in a field.
One of the captions on the photo reads, "Some U. That is something they have to do but they don't like it. And I don't think we should describe slave labor as chores," said Kendi. This was something that they literally had to do all day long or else. Kendi said the caption should be rewritten, to something like: "Some U. A few pages later, Kendi pointed out this image of enslaved people. The caption reads, "Slavery in the South. Slaves spent many hours working in fields to produce cotton and other cash crops.
What characteristics of slave life does this image show? That to me shows violence and terror. He doesn't even have to be whipping them, but just the sight of this white overseer on a horseback, I don't think that's too much.
There were several other examples found throughout the book. On page , students are asked to do a "Writing and Critical Thinking" assignment.
The assignment prompt reads, "Identifying Points of View. Imagine that you live in Texas in the s. Write a letter to a friend explaining how Texans are reacting to sectional tensions. Consider the following: The Texas economy. Texans' support of slavery. A few pages after that, there's a story at the beginning of a chapter about a woman named Rebecca Adams. The story tells of the hardships she faced running her family's plantation and caring for her nine children while her husband was away fighting in the Civil War.
But the story fails to mention that, according to the Texas State Historical Association , the Adams family was enslaving 50 people.
Throughout the book, the term "states' rights" is mentioned as one of the causes of the Civil War, which Kendi found to be a problem. The integrity of our instructional materials is central to our mission of improving student outcomes, and it is our responsibility to create content that fosters a holistic understanding of our world, both past and present, and honors the diverse communities we serve.
The publisher added that it appreciates Kendi's review of the book, "We are making intentional changes to the content in future editions. As part of our program planning, we are consulting with recognized scholars and expanding our research base to address more recent scholarship and perspectives around the teaching of slavery.
Again, we are grateful for the opportunity to listen to and learn from those who use our programs, and are committed to continuous improvement. There are no national standards for teaching black history, and usually it's left up to the states and individual districts to decide what students learn for more information on state standards, check out CBS News' investigation here.
According to the Texas State Board of Education , it is responsible for setting policies and standards for Texas public schools, including curriculum standards and reviewing and adopting instructional materials, like textbooks.
And I think this would be an example of that," he said. The Texas state social studies standards went through revisions in for more on that, check out CBS' News' investigation into state standards here.
We asked Ellis what are some of the things the board is doing to ensure problematic images, captions and information don't find their way into classrooms. So the most important part is getting our standards accurate. And I think we took a step toward that in It will come back up in and I hope to even do better at that point in time.
The Texas State Board of Education is made up of 15 people, currently, five of them are Democrats and ten are Republicans. Ellis is a Republican from Lufkin, Texas. He's been on the board since and was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to chair position in September Ellis is a chiropractor, and he does not earn a salary for his position on the board.
Ellis told CBS News that anytime elected officials, like school board members, make a decision it "is going to be a political process," but he said the board consults with educators, people in higher education, community members and experts to come to a consensus on developing the state social studies standards and choosing textbooks.
The book is used to teach high school history. They were just advocating for states' rights. They were just advocating for freedom against northern aggression. The textbook largely avoids talking about controversy surrounding President Woodrow Wilson, who harbored racist views, or President Lyndon B. Johnson's use of controversial language in private. Johnson pushing and advocating for civil and voting rights for African Americans, but then privately also using the n-word," said Kendi.
In a statement, Pearson, the publisher of the textbook, told CBS News it's "committed to ensuring our learning solutions provide teachers and students with the most accurate, inclusive, and pedagogically sound content as possible. The Pearson high school United States History program is aligned to the scope and sequence of numerous state standards.
It also contains wide-ranging coverage of the struggles and systemic racism endured by African Americans, as well as other disenfranchised groups, along with their contributions to American history and society. Pearson also pointed out, the textbook CBS News reviewed covers reconstruction to the present, while it has another textbook, "United States History Survey Edition" that is all-encompassing and covers the entire course of U.
In recent weeks, CBS News has spoken to teachers and administrators who stressed the importance of teaching beyond the textbooks. Salvatore Assenza is a teacher and social studies department chair at Roberto W. His students mostly use primary sources, like letters and speeches, for their lessons on slavery.
The 8th grade social studies curriculum in his district was recently overhauled.
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