Are economics and civics covered in fourth grade?
Dear Carrie,
I was looking at state standards for my state and saw that economics and civics are covered in fourth grade. When are these introduced in Heart of Dakota (HOD)? Are these covered in Preparing Hearts for His Glory (PHFHG)?
Sincerely,
“Ms. Please Share If Economics and Civics Are Covered in Fourth Grade”
Dear “Ms. Please Share If Economics and Civics Are Covered in Fourth Grade,”
Preparing Hearts for His Glory (PHFHG) is a one-year sweep of world history, and as such it covers the rise and fall of economies and governments of the world all through history. As you go through the readings, you will see many examples of laws, various types of rulers and leaders, different types of governing bodies, and many different systems of currency. You will witness the collapse of entire economies and the overthrow of governments. Likewise, you will see how war and famine affect the course of history. In truth, PHFHG will give you a fuller and deeper view of “economics” and “government” than any typical third or fourth grade textbook will do!
Iowa Basic Skills and Economics and Civics
From taking the Iowa Basics Skills test each year, I know that many questions at this level tend toward local governments and public projects. If this is to what you are referring, I will share that my boys have had no trouble answering these questions, even as very young children. This is because the foundation for reasoning through governments and their functions has been laid through HOD. Often, these types of questions and answers, rather than being things that are memorized, are more about thinking through what the question is asking and reasoning as to what the possible answer might be. These are skills that are also taught through HOD.
Further Studies
I’ll just add that the branches of the judicial system are covered in Bigger Hearts, and the students do make a notebook page about it. This topic is covered again as students read about the forming of American government in Rev2Rev (and is enhanced through the study of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence). Economics is studied much more deeply in MTMM. Government and Constitutional Literacy are each their own half-credit electives in USI. Economics is also its own half-credit in USII.
Blessings,
Carrie
