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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:57 At the elementary school level that is what's happening. 
You can see the FCPS elementary social studies curriculum yourself
http://www.fcps.edu/is/socialstudies/elementary/index.shtml#third
2nd is Indians, Explorers, Mali, and contemporary Mexico
3rd is Ancient Civiliations
4th is US history 1607- present
5th is Ancient Civilizations, Greece and Rome, Middle Ages, and Post Classical East and SW Asia
6th is US history up to 1865

Middle School is divided into two subjects
http://www.fcps.edu/is/socialstudies/middleschool/index.shtml

These are the approved textbook materials. I have no idea what FCPS Trademark Bundle includes. The list includes approved textbooks however each school gets to decide whether they'll use any of them and is in charge of their own purchases.
http://commweb.fcps.edu/programprofile/materials.cfm?ProgramID=84
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Those are all year-long courses, in which the subjects are studied chronologically. They are not skipping around from day to day. This is the way children are exposed to history over time in ways that are age appropriate. It's a pretty classic way to teach history and not that different from the way my own school taught in a different state more than thirty years ago. Some school districts switch up fifth and sixth, and most states require a focus on their state history in fourth, but overall this is a pretty standard grade to grade curriculum.
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