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Unit 1:  The Beginnings of Human/Society/Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)

Unit 2:  Colonization and Settlement (15-85-1763)

Unit 3:  Revolution and The New Nation (1754-1820)

 

                      

 

 

*Any additional reinforcement of these skills at home will help enhance this learning experience.  

 

*PLEASE UTILIZE THE WEBSITES BELOW OR YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEXT BOOK TO ASSIST WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/Grade5/grade5a.html

Native Americans Symbaloo

Native Americans 

 Native American sayings, poems, songs

 Native_American_Websites.doc

ThePoppyLadybook

PoppyLadyClip

 Plimoth Plantation

The 13 Colonies

Daily Life in the Colonies

The Road To War

Music of Early America

Early American Art

Interactive Tour of The White House

 

 EXPLORER CHART.docx 

 

 

     US Map

 Click on the map above to see and listen to an animated atlas describing the expansion of the United States.

 

Continued Studies Include:

  • The history of North America, and the Native American civilizations within the continent.
  • How Europeans and other immigrants explored, settled, and developed the Americas.
  • How the United States emerged from this process of exploration and settlement.
  • How this new nation was created by the blending of cultures and ideas from around the world.

*Multiple projects will be assigned to reinforce and strengthen learned concepts. Current events will also be a primary topic of discussion in addition to geography, government, and citizenship.