Below you will find the National Standards for Music Education and Social Studies

National Standards for Music Education

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 1, 2, 4
Can I Get A Witness – Lessons 1, 2, 3

2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 1, 4
Can I Get A Witness – Lessons 1

3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 1, 3
Can I Get A Witness – Lessons 1, 2

4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 1, 3, 4, 5

5. Reading and notating music.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 3, 4

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5
Pursuing The Dream – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Can I Get A Witness – Lessons 1, 2, 3
Express Yourself – Lessons 3, 4, 5

7. Evaluating music and music performances.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 4, 5

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Keep On Pushin’ – Lessons 1, 2, 3, 5
Pursuing The Dream – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Can I Get A Witness – Lessons 1, 2, 3
Express Yourself – Lessons 3, 4, 5

National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/toc.html

I. Introduction
What Is Social Studies?
How Do We Achieve Excellence in Social Studies?
* Supporting the Common Good
* Adopting Common and Multiple Perspectives
* Applying Knowledge, Skills, and Values to Civic Action

How Do We Meet the Social Studies Standards?
* Needed: Public Commitment, Time, and Resources
* Principles of Teaching and Learning
* School as a Learning Place

What Is the Purpose of the Social Studies Standards?
How Are the Social Studies Standards Organized?
Who Can Use the Social Studies Standards and How?
What Is the Relationship of the Social Studies Standards to Other Standards in the Field?

II. Ten Thematic Strands in Social Studies

Express Yourself – Lesson 2

Culture
Time, Continuity, and Change
People, Places, and Environment
Individual Development and Identity
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
Power, Authority, and Governance
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Science, Technology, and Society
Global Connections
Civic Ideals and Practices

III. Standards and Performance Expectations for Early Grades, Middle Grades, and High School: Reference Charts

IV. Standards into Practice: Examples for the Early Grades
Express Yourself – Lesson 1

V. Standards into Practice: Examples for the Middle Grades
Express Yourself – Lesson 1,2

VI. Standards into Practice: Examples for the High School
References

Appendices
A. Essential Skills for Social Studies
B. Democratic Beliefs and Values
C. Organizations Developing Standards in Other Fields of Study

Supplement
A Vision of Powerful Teaching and Learning in Social Studies: Building Social Understanding and Civic Efficacy

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