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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.
History-Social Science Framework
The State Board of Education adopted the History-Social Science Framework on July 14, 2016. Curriculum frameworks provide guidance to educators, parents, and publishers, to support implementing California content standards.
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.
Professional Learning
History–Social Science resources for administrators, educators, parents, and students.
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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