5th Grade: This week, students are to practice making inferences with primary sources. Students will do so while analyzing the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Articles of Confederation. Students will be able to compare and contrast the two documents and recognize their roles in the founding of our nation. All work will be completed in [...]
5th, 6th, and 8th Grades: This week, students are learning about the conclusion of the French and Indian war and how this started the dissension between the Colonists and the Crown. Students will be able to identify reasons for the War for Independence. All work should be completed in class so homework is not [...]
5th Grade Social Studies This week, students will learn about the relationships between the indigenous peoples of America and the pilgrims. These discussions will take us from the first permanent European settlers on the New World up through the first Thanksgiving and into the revolutionary era. All work will be completed in class so [...]
5th Grade Social Studies This week, students will learn about the Columbian exchange, which resulted in the movement of culture, food, and diseases across continents. We will read and take notes from our textbook, analyze primary sources, and learn new academic vocabulary words. Once we finish this, we will begin a new chapter in [...]
5th Grade: This week, students will learn about the early world explorers such as the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and the Spanish Conquistadors. We will read and take notes from our textbook, analyze primary sources, and learn new academic vocabulary words. This lesson should take a whole week. Students are expected to come to class prepared [...]
5th Grade: This week, 5th grade students will be learning about the government/political structures of the American Indian nations from their beginning on North America up til today. All work is expected to be completed in class so homework is not anticipated. All students are expected to come to class prepared with their social studies [...]
5th Grade S.S 5th Grade students are learning about the regions of America and the states within them. This is a part of an ongoing effort to learn the states and their location on the map. All work will be completed in class so homework is not anticipated. All students are expected to come [...]
9/5/23 Weekly Update 5th Grade Social Studies This week, students are continuing their research on their chosen state and using the 5 themes of geography to describe the place they are researching. Research on their state/city should be completed by Thursday at the end of class, and then students will move onto the [...]
5th Grade Social Studies This week, students are using their knowledge of the states and 5 themes of geography to compile research about their chosen state. They will research the location, human/physical characteristics, human/environmental interaction, movement, and region of their state. This research will later be used to make a slideshow, a brochure, or [...]
5th Grade Social Studies This week, 5th Grade students are reviewing their knowledge of the 50 states and their locations on a map. Students will be given resources to practice their recollection of the states and become more familiar with maps. Then, students will choose a state to research and will create an advertisement [...]
