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This study was undertaken to validate a curriculum which integrated social studies, science, and musical concepts for first graders in terms of learner achievement. Learnerachievement data were derived from 568 young learners in public schools. A four-group design which included one treatment group and three `control groups was used. These groups. were: a grade one sociomusic treatment group (n=317), a grade one separate subject comparison-group (n=102), a kindergarten cohort group (n =73), and a grade two. cohort group (N=76). The grade one treatment group experienced an integrated sociomusic curriculum-taught,by classr4bm teachers or instructional aides. The three control.groups experienced separate.isubject instruction in music, social studies, and sciece taught by 'subject matte-rirealists. All ' fbur groups were similar in terms of. socioeconomic and ethnic characteristics and all four groups were ` administered thesame achievement instrument.. Analyses of data revealed significant differenceS between group performances in social studiei, sciencetand music concepts favoring the learner experiencing theintegrave4p.pproach. (RM) 1