There are TWO (2) components of Social Studies which are; Social Concepts and Social Systems.

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- Develop key values and attitudes

- Develop knowledge and understanding, and skills and processes necessary for students to become active and responsible citizens

- Engaged in the democratic process and aware of their capacity to effect change in their communities, society and world.

The above points are related with The goals and objectives of studying Social Studies.

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Social studies was included in Humanity Strand in National Standard Preschool Curriculum (NSPC)

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The primary purpose for social studies is "to help young people to develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens in a culturally diverse, democratic society in an independent world”.

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"Explores and helps children understand events from the past and present, and projects patterns or trends into the future. Helps develop a sense of what people do and experience through time."

The above statement is referring to the area's explores from subject area such as Geography in Social Studies.

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The social studies curriculum is aimed at helping young children to discover life. This could be accomplished when children are been given the opportunities to See, Discover and Reflect their experiences and their environment.

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Students are able to develop an understanding of who they are, what they want to become and the society in which they want to live when the learn about Social Studies.

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Citizenship to young children means preservation and improvement of democratic society

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Gayle Mindes states that current “social studies curricula can support children as they solve classroom and social issues as well as investigate neighborhood and community problems with the goal of enhancing understanding and civic awareness and pride”

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Social Studies is the study of cultural, economic, geographic, and political aspects of past and current societies.

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