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Assessment Home Connection

Self-assessment is a powerful tool to help you evaluate your learning development.
Use the K-W-L chart below to keep track of your progress.

K What I W What I Want L What I Dear Parents,

As part of our social studies program, your child has been learning about
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to Know
Learned
the first settlements in the Americas. Your child learned ways that he or
she can identify how the first settlers in the Americas developed their
cities and their civilization.

You can help your child by supporting our classroom learning.

Here are some things you can do to reinforce the message of this lesson
and our related learning activities.
• Ask your child to tell you about the lesson and what he or she

learned from it.
• Watch a video about the first people who crossed the land bridge

to the Americas.
• Discuss with your child the main things that help any civilization
to begin or to grow.

• Watch with your child videos about Mesoamerica and the Olmec
civilization.

Thank you for being a partner with us
in the education of your child!

Tidbit

Some tribes in South America have no contact with
Research has shown that children with involved parents score
modern civilization.
better than others whose parents don't have a role in their
education process. Help your child stay brilliant!

Native American celebration

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