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5th Grade Social Studies

 

Social Studies for fifth grade takes the students beyond the borders of New Jersey and into the events, some from right outside our own neighborhoods, that helped to shape what would become our nation.

 

This year the students will concentrate on the following units:

 

  1. Make connections from the desire to trade to early European explorers.

  2. Trace the first European colonies in North America.

  3. Analyze the conflicts of colonization.

  4. Trace the events leading to the establishment of the English colonies.

 

The 50 States:

All students should be familiar with the states as we study the colonization of our country. Throughout the year, students maybe quizzed on the 50 States. Gradually, the students should learn the names of the states and where they are located on the map.