St. Paul Lutheran School offers a robust, engaging and result-oriented social studies program. In the elementary grades, the students learn about the world around them in ways that make them excited to learn every day. Teachers provide activities that capture their imagination and help them remember key content.
The middle school experience includes a wide range of topics within the realm of social studies. In sixth grade, our focus is world geography. Students learn about culture, diversity and current world events throughout the seven continents. The seventh grade year focuses on civics and the day-to-day challenges of our local and national governments. During the eighth grade year the students explore American history, from the arrival of the colonists to modern times. A wide variety of engaging activities encourage students to explore and understand the world around them.
4th grade
- Florida geography
- Florida history
5th grade:
- 50 states: Location, state capitals, state project
- American History
- First Americans
- Native Americans and their cultures
- European Explorers
- First European Settlements
- Colonial Times
- Junior Achievement-BizTown: Financial Literacy, Job Readiness/Careers
- 2024/2025 school year: Government and the Election Process
6th grade:
- Map skills
- United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, Africa & South America
- Electoral college in election years
- September 11
7th grade:
- Civics
- Citizenship
- The Constitution
- Civil Rights
- The Legislative Branch
- The Executive Branch: Election process
- The Judicial Branch
- Junior Achievement: Finance Park-Economics/Budgeting
8th grade:
- American History
- Native Americans
- Explorers
- 13 Colonies
- Road to Independence
- Revolutionary War
- Manifest Destiny
- Causes of the Civil War
- Civil War
- Reconstruction leading to WWII
- WWII/Holocaust
- President’s Wax Museum
- 9/11 Oral History Interview
