San Jose Community College

San Jose, Malilipot, Albay

Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary Grades (Philippine History and

Government)

ACTIVITY

1. Direction: Make a short essay on the experiences that you had in your Social
Studies classes during your elementary or high school days. Add a reflection on
how Social Studies is being taught in your class.

There are a lot of memories. I can still remember studying social studies
when I was in elementary and high school. A lot of realizations and knowledge
came to me while listening. Our teacher used to connect the past and present
histories because it becomes a lot more interesting when you connect what they’re
learning to things that are happening now. Social studies used to require us to create
drawings of Philippine heroesIt is awesome and wonderful to listen to past events
happen and to learn that the choices people made a long time ago affect how we live
today. It helps to put things in context by using analogies and references to popular
culture that we will understand.

2. Comment on the challenges of Social Studies Education in our country. Support

your answer.

The challenges encountered in teaching social studies are many. One of the
most serious issues is disinterest among pupils. Another challenge is a lack of
community funding for social studies programs. This is a big issue in educational
systems in areas with low incomes. Many of these schools do not even teach
history, geography, or other social studies subjects.