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Elementary Social Studies Tutoring for IPAS Grades 3-6
Students in grades 3 to 6 work through the social chapters of IPAS with a private tutor: finding their own city and province on a map, learning about cultural diversity and local wisdom, making sense of the economic activity around them, and the heroes of their region. Sessions happen at home or online, with the hourly rate starting at Rp48,000 for 28 sessions in a month.
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What is Elementary social studies (IPS) tutoring?
Elementary social studies tutoring is private tutoring for the social chapters of IPAS, the joint science and social studies subject for grades 3 to 6. EduPoint tutors teach at home or online from the student's textbook and test dates. On the 28-session monthly plan the hourly rate starts at Rp48,000, with lessons of 60, 90, or 120 minutes.
- On today's elementary report card, IPS sits inside IPAS (Natural and Social Sciences), as set out in the 2025 IPAS subject guide for Phases B and C published by the education ministry's curriculum board (BSKAP).
- Social studies content sits inside IPAS from grade 3 to grade 6, split into a Phase B block for grades 3 and 4 and a Phase C block for grades 5 and 6; grades 1 and 2 have no separate IPAS subject.
- The IPAS learning outcomes join two elements, conceptual understanding and process skills, so students are asked to observe, question, investigate, and then present what they found.
- At EduPoint, IPAS tutoring is booked through the elementary private tutoring program by grade, so social studies can be listed alongside other subjects in a single registration.
Services
Formats for Private Elementary IPAS Tutoring
Elementary IPS tutoring runs one tutor to one student, or as a small group of two students. The figure on each card is the per-session rate from EduPoint's pricing engine for the elementary level.
Private, 60 minutes
A good fit for grade 3 and 4 students who need steady support chapter by chapter while their attention span is still short.
Rp 62.000/ 60-minute session
Price on the 28-session monthly plan, 60-minute sessions. Fewer meetings, higher price per session.
- One tutor, one student
- Material from the student's school book
- In-person or online
Private, 90 minutes
Leaves room for map practice, building a summary, or working on an IPAS school project in a single meeting.
Rp 77.000/ 90-minute session
Price on the 28-session monthly plan, 90-minute sessions. Fewer meetings, higher price per session.
- One tutor, one student
- Enough time for project work
- In-person or online
Small group of 2 students, 60 minutes
Two students from the same grade study together, for example twins, classmates, or neighbours who use the same IPAS book.
Rp 47.000/ 60-minute session
Price on the 28-session monthly plan, 60-minute sessions. Fewer meetings, higher price per session.
- Rate per student
- Discussion and questions between students
- Same material for both students
Online and in-person cost the same — the gap between these cards is session length, nothing else.
What Elementary IPAS Tutoring Covers on the Social Side, Grades 3-6
The outline below follows the IPAS learning outcomes for each phase. A phase spans two school years, so the tutor matches the chapter order to the student's textbook and the school's test calendar.
Grade 4 chapter titles follow the 2023 revised IPAS student book from the Ministry of Education. If the school uses a book from another publisher, the tutor works from the book the student brings.
Phase B (grades 3-4): home, school, and neighbourhood
The social side of Phase B starts with the places closest to the student. An elementary social studies tutor helps the student recognise the people around them, the area they live in, and how money is used day to day.
- Roles, duties, and responsibilities at home, at school, and in the neighbourhood
- Social interaction around home and school
- Locating the home city or regency and province on printed and digital maps
- Types of landscape and how they relate to the work people do
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Grade 4: the social chapters of the IPAS textbook
Six of the eight chapters in the grade 4 student book carry social content. Grade 4 students usually bring the chapter their class is on, and the tutor prepares practice from that chapter.
- Chapter 3: Di Sini Tempat Tinggalku! (This Is Where I Live)
- Chapter 4: Iklim dan Perubahannya (Climate and How It Changes)
- Chapter 5: Ini Khas Daerahku! (What Makes My Region Special)
- Chapter 6: Peranku di Lingkungan Sekolah dan Masyarakat (My Role at School and in the Community)
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Phase C (grades 5-6): Indonesia and its diversity
Phase C widens the frame from the student's own region to the whole country. In grade 5 and 6 IPAS tutoring, students practise reading larger maps and connecting their regional culture to national diversity.
- Indonesia's location and geography through printed and digital maps
- The struggles of national heroes connected to the student's own area
- National cultural diversity under the idea of unity in diversity, starting from local wisdom
- Economic activity and the creative economy in the surrounding community
Process skills that count toward the grade
The IPAS outcomes treat understanding and process skills as one package. That is why elementary social studies homework often takes the form of an observation or small project, and the tutor coaches each step.
- Observing the surroundings
- Asking questions and making predictions
- Planning and carrying out a simple investigation
- Processing and analysing data and information
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Who It Is For
Who Elementary IPS Tutoring Suits
A grade 3 student needs something different from a grade 6 student. Whoever registers simply tells us which grade and school the student is in and which social chapter of IPAS is causing trouble, and the tutor search starts from there.
Grade 3 students meeting IPAS for the first time
Grade 3 is the first year of IPAS. Students start learning social terms and reading a map of their own area, and private lessons help good IPAS study habits form from the start.
Recommended:
60-minute sessionsIn-person at homeFocus on key terms and local maps
Grade 4 students with a full load of social chapters
Most chapters in the grade 4 IPAS book carry social content, covering home, regional culture, and roles in the community. Tutoring helps the student keep up chapter by chapter so nothing piles up.
Recommended:
60 or 90-minute sessionsFollowing the school's chapter orderPractice before each test
Grade 5 and 6 students working at the scale of Indonesia
A map of the whole country, the stories of national heroes, and community economic activity ask students to connect a lot of information. The tutor coaches them to summarise and explain it back in their own words.
Recommended:
90-minute sessionsPractice reading a map of IndonesiaSchool projects and presentations
Students at Cambridge Primary, IB PYP, or National Plus schools
Students from schools following these curricula can also be matched with a tutor for their social studies content, taught in Indonesian, bilingual Indonesian-English, or English only.
Recommended:
Language of instruction to match the schoolOnline or in-personMaterial from the student's own textbook
Where elementary students tend to get stuck in IPAS
Common IPS Sticking Points and How a Tutor Works on Them
Studies of elementary students' difficulties with social studies in grades 4 and 5 keep finding the same pattern: social ideas feel distant, earlier chapters fade quickly, and lessons built on copying notes drain interest. Here is how private IPAS tutoring responds to each one.
Words like role, social interaction, and diversity are hard to picture
Why it happens
Children of elementary age learn most easily from things they can see and handle, and social concepts are abstract.
How we fix it
The tutor begins with the student's own day: the class cleaning roster to talk about duties and responsibility, a chat with a nearby shopkeeper to talk about interaction, and only then the terms in the textbook.
Finished chapters slip away by the time the test arrives
Why it happens
Social studies chapters are often read once and set aside, so the links between them never form.
How we fix it
Each session opens with a short recap of the previous chapter, the student explains it back in their own words, and key terms go onto cards that come out again in the week before a test.
Cities, regencies, provinces, and islands get mixed up on the map
Why it happens
Phase B asks students to locate their own area on printed and digital maps, and Phase C widens that to the geography of all of Indonesia.
How we fix it
Map practice starts with places the student already knows, such as the route from home to school on a digital map, then moves out to regency, province, and island boundaries on a printed map.
Lists of cultures, ethnic groups, religions, and natural resources feel endless
Why it happens
Social and cultural diversity and the spread of natural resources were among the topics grade 4 students reported as hardest.
How we fix it
The tutor ties each list to something the student already knows, such as regional dishes, traditional houses, and the holidays classmates celebrate, then builds a simple table together with the student.
Interest fades when social studies means reading and copying notes
Why it happens
Lecture-style teaching and media with little interaction are recorded as factors that lower interest in the subject.
How we fix it
Sessions use short activities that train the IPAS process skills: interviewing a relative about the family's history, noting prices to tell needs from wants, and then telling the story of what they found.
These patterns come from a 2022 JIPSINDO study of grade 4 students and a 2024 Ainara Journal study of grade 5 IPAS. The tutor still starts from whatever the student actually finds hard in the first session.
Primary Social Studies (IPS) Tutors from Social Studies Education and PGSD
Tutors for the social strand of IPAS in grades 3 to 6 studied Social Studies Education, Tadris IPS, or Primary Teacher Education (PGSD). Each learner is matched by grade, the social chapter currently running at school, and how they usually study at home.
Tutor Qualifications
- A degree in Social Studies Education, Tadris IPS, or PGSD, as recorded in the tutor's education history
- Knows how the social strand of IPAS is split across Phase B (grades 3-4) and Phase C (grades 5-6) of Kurikulum Merdeka
- Uses maps, old photographs, and family stories to open discussions on local history and culture
- Sends a summary after each session: chapters the learner has mastered, terms still mixed up, and the next exercise
Agung H.
Social Studies Education, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang; Master of Sociology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang
Cultural diversity through everyday life“Lessons on ethnic groups and customs often feel distant to a grade 4 learner. Agung, who studied Social Studies Education at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang and then Sociology at master's level at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, starts from the neighbours, food, and celebrations learners already know around their own homes.”
Ira N.
Social Studies Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Reading maps and compass directions“Map symbols, scale, and compass directions are the chapter learners most often hesitate over. Ira, a Social Studies Education graduate of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, practises them with a floor plan of the house and the route to school before moving on to the provincial maps in the textbook.”
Lana L.
Tadris IPS (Social Studies Teaching), UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Shiddiq Jember
Economic activities and the jobs around us“From the market and the corner shop to the rice field, Lana has learners sort the production, distribution, and consumption they actually see every day. A Tadris IPS background from UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Shiddiq Jember keeps the examples close to life in both villages and cities.”
Atul R.
Primary Teacher Education, Universitas Terbuka; Basic Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Linking social studies with other primary subjects“As a PGSD graduate of Universitas Terbuka who went on to study Basic Education at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Atul is used to seeing IPAS sit alongside Bahasa Indonesia and Pancasila Education. Social chapter readings double as practice in finding the main idea and putting it in the learner's own words.”
Zaska Z.
Social Studies Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
Local history and national heroes“Archipelago kingdoms, the colonial era, and national heroes arrive in grades 5 and 6 with many names and years. Zaska studied Social Studies Education at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta and builds an illustrated timeline together with the learner, so the order of events is easier to recall during tests.”
Jihan J.
Social Studies Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya
Environment, disasters, and being prepared“Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and rubbish in rivers are IPAS topics that often appear in the news. Jihan, a Social Studies Education graduate of Universitas Negeri Surabaya, discusses them with learners starting from real events in their own area, then closes the session with simple steps they can take at home and at school.”
What Elementary IPS Tutoring Costs
Elementary social studies tutoring at EduPoint starts from Rp48,000 per hour, the rate that applies when 28 sessions are taken in a month; fewer meetings a month bring a slightly higher rate per session. The final figure appears once the student's grade, city, session length, and meetings per month are filled into the registration form.
Starting from
Rp 48.000 / hour
Final price is set at registration.
This is the lowest hourly rate, derived from the 28-session monthly plan at 120 minutes per session. Per-session prices (60, 90, or 120 minutes) appear in the format options above.
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A month can hold anywhere between 4 and 28 meetings, and each one runs 60, 90, or 120 minutes. Travel for the tutor is folded into the rate, and the registration form lists the registration fee in full before anything is paid. Payment can go through a credit or debit card, an e-wallet, QRIS, a bank transfer or Virtual Account, or the cashier at Alfamart or Indomaret. Each month's deposit is covered by a 30-day guarantee.
FAQ
Questions About Elementary IPS Tutoring
What people ask most often before a student starts elementary IPAS tutoring.
In Indonesian elementary schools today, IPS (social studies) has been combined with IPA (science) into one subject called IPAS, Natural and Social Sciences, taught from grade 3 to grade 6. So elementary IPS tutoring means tutoring for the social chapters inside IPAS, such as local maps, cultural diversity, economic activity, and regional heroes.
IPAS begins in grade 3 (Phase B) and runs through grade 6 (Phase C). In grades 1 and 2 there is no separate IPAS subject, so younger students are better served by general elementary tutoring that covers reading, writing, arithmetic, and their other class subjects.
No. The elementary TKA covers only Indonesian and Mathematics. In grade 5, ANBK measures literacy and numeracy alongside a Character Survey and a Learning Environment Survey. Social studies within IPAS is graded by the school itself, so elementary IPS tutoring concentrates on the chapters in progress, project tasks, and class tests.
IPAS lessons start at Rp48,000 per hour, the rate a grade 3 to 6 student reaches on the full 28-session monthly plan. The registration form then calculates the monthly total once the grade, city, session length (60, 90, or 120 minutes), and number of meetings, anywhere from 4 up to 28, are entered. A registration fee is listed there too, and the tutor's travel costs are built into the rate.
Yes. A student can work through the social chapters of IPAS over Zoom or Google Meet, with lesson times picked from 06:00 to 23:00 Jakarta time. Each online session is recorded for later viewing, and the EduPoint learner app holds practice material, so the student can go back over a map or culture chapter outside lesson time.
Complete Guide
Elementary Social Studies Tutoring Guide: IPAS Topics, Practice, and Assessment
The social strand of IPAS works like a circle that keeps widening. In grades 3 and 4 (Phase B), it starts with the places closest to the student: home, the classroom, and the surrounding neighbourhood. Students learn who holds which roles and responsibilities around them, how people interact with one another, and then begin locating their own city or regency and province on printed and digital maps. The same phase covers landforms and the work of the people living on them, local culture and wisdom, family history, the difference between needs and wants, and the value of money.
In grades 5 and 6 (Phase C), the circle opens out to all of Indonesia. The map is now the national map with its geographic conditions, hero stories come from the area where the student lives, cultural diversity is linked to the idea of unity in diversity, and the economic activity of the community extends to the creative economy.
This pattern matters in elementary social studies tutoring because each phase rests on the one before it. A grade 5 student who struggles with the map of Indonesia may still be unsure how to find their own province, a skill that belongs to Phase B. Once the tutor spots that missing Phase B piece, a short detour to the province map closes it, and the lesson returns to the chapter the class is on. A phase lasts two years, so chapter order varies from school to school, and the tutor follows the textbook the student brings.
Maps appear in the IPAS learning outcomes for both Phase B and Phase C, so map reading stays with the student from grade 3 to grade 6. In grades 3 and 4, students are asked to find their city or regency and their province. In grades 5 and 6, the scope moves to the location and geography of Indonesia as a whole. Both demands rely on the same toolkit: symbols, compass directions, scale, and the legend.
Elementary social studies tutors usually build the practice from spaces the student already knows. The student draws a plan of their bedroom or classroom, then the route from home to school with a north arrow. That hand-drawn plan is then compared with a digital map of the same area, which makes scale and symbols feel sensible. Printed provincial maps and the map of Indonesia come after that, for finding islands, provinces, seas, and straits.
Maps also connect the other chapters. Landforms on the map can be tied to the jobs people do, cultural traditions can be marked province by province, and economic activity can be linked to the resources of each region. Seen this way, the social studies chapters form one connected picture. In grade 5 and 6 IPAS tutoring, filling in a blank map at regular intervals makes practical test revision, since the student sees at once which provinces they still mix up.
Much of the material for the social side of IPAS is already around the house, and hands-on activities help abstract ideas feel close for children of elementary age. A few short activities that fit between school weeks:
- Open a digital map together, find home, school, and the local village, then zoom out until the regency and province borders appear. - Interview a grandparent or a long-time neighbour about where the family comes from and how the area has changed, then write it up in five or six sentences. - Write the weekly shopping list, sort each item into needs and wants, and add up the money spent. - List the jobs of people near home, such as traders, farmers, fishers, or tailors, and connect them to the local landscape. - Collect the names of regional dishes, songs, and traditional clothing from the home regions of classmates.
These activities match the process skills in the IPAS outcomes: observing, questioning, investigating, processing information, reflecting, and communicating results. The most useful step is the last one. Once an activity is done, the student retells it in their own words, and that spoken account shows which parts are clear and which are still fuzzy. Fifteen minutes a few times a week is easier for an elementary student to keep up than one long session squeezed in right before a test.
Before enrolling in elementary social studies tutoring, many people ask how it relates to the TKA and ANBK. The answer depends on the assessment. The elementary TKA tests Indonesian and Mathematics, and IPAS is not one of its subjects. Fifth graders also sit the ANBK, whose instruments cover reading literacy, numeracy, a survey of student character, and a survey of the school as a place to learn; IPAS has no section there either.
So an elementary student's IPAS grade comes from school: chapter tests, observation tasks, group projects, and presentations assessed by the class teacher. The most useful preparation follows that school rhythm.
Ahead of a chapter test, students can make term cards for words such as local wisdom, social interaction, or creative economy, each with an example from their own region. A blank map filled in again and again helps with the geography chapters. For project work, students practise the steps: choosing a question, gathering information, sorting findings into a simple table, and rehearsing the presentation in front of family members.
A student who is also preparing for the TKA can list Mathematics, Indonesian, and IPAS in a single elementary private tutoring registration, because EduPoint records elementary enrolment by grade. How the time is shared gets agreed during the consultation, for example some sessions for the TKA subjects and others for the IPAS chapter currently in progress.
Social studies lessons in IPAS start on the right chapter when the trouble spot is named at the outset. During the consultation, whoever registers the student can note the grade, the title of the school IPAS textbook, the chapter in progress, and the date of the next test. EduPoint uses those details to find a suitable tutor.
In the first session, the tutor asks the student to retell the latest chapter and work through a few questions from the textbook. That shows what kind of difficulty it is: unfamiliar terms, a map that has not clicked yet, or content the student understands but finds hard to put into a written answer. Each one calls for a different approach, so the plan for the following sessions grows out of what the tutor finds.
Session length fits the student's age and the work at hand. Grade 3 students usually do well with 60 minutes, projects or map practice in grades 5 and 6 have more room in 90 minutes, and 120 minutes suits a session that combines several subjects. Lessons can be booked anywhere between 06.00 and 23.00, with the tutor visiting the home or teaching on Zoom or Google Meet.
Parents or guardians receive regular progress reports, while the student can replay online session recordings and work on self-study practice in the EduPoint learner app. Should the student and tutor not click over maps, stories, or pace, EduPoint can arrange a different tutor at no cost.
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