Your 5th grader will be extending their education of American History. Beginning with United States land, through its colonialization, the fight for independence, through the Civil War and Great Depression, and finishing with an overview of the most recent decades of history.
Lesson Summaries: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/il/books/bke2/ilessons/index.html
Go social studies Go
SEL
Chapter 1
Some great websites to help your student learn are:
Know Your Rights - worksheet on the Bill of Rights
Words of a Nation - famous American quotes
Who has the power? - branches of government
Checks and Balances- branches of government
Ben`s Guide - branches of government
Election - mock election voting
Global Awareness - these websites are build to enlighten students about the world around them School Year Around the World
Play GeoNet to practice your map skills.
Social Studies Link: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
Lesson Summaries: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/il/books/bke2/ilessons/index.html
Go social studies Go
SEL
Chapter 1
- Lesson 1 The Land and Its Resources Lesson 2 Regions of the United States Lesson 3 People and the Environment
- Lesson 1 First Americans
- Lesson 2 Europeans in America
- Lesson 3 New Settlements
- Lesson 4 English Colonies
- Lesson 1 Moving Toward Independence
- Lesson 2 The War for Independence
- Lesson 3 Creating the Constitution
- Lesson 1 Worlds Apart
Lesson 2 The Struggle for Freedom
Lesson 3 Compromise and Conflict - Lesson 4 Civil War Begins
- Lesson 1 A Nation at War
Lesson 2 The Human Face of War
Lesson 3 The War Ends
Lesson 4 Reconstruction - Lesson 5 The Challenge of Freedom
- Interactive Civil war
- Lesson 1 Linking East and West
Lesson 2 Life on the Great Plains
Lesson 3 Cattle Ranchers - Lesson 4 Conflicts on the Plains
- Lesson 1 The Rise of Big Business
Lesson 2 Immigrants in America
Lesson 3 Growing Cities - Lesson 4 Time of Reform
- Interactive Immigration
- Lesson 1 A Growing Economy
Lesson 2 The Roaring Twenties
Lesson 3 The Great Depression - Lesson 4 Roosevelt and the New Deal
- Lesson 1 World War II
Lesson 2 The Home Front
Lesson 3 Winning the War
Lesson 4 The Cold War - Lesson 5 Communism Spreads
- Lesson 1 Challenges of the 1970s
Lesson 2 The 1980s
Lesson 3 Life in the 1990s - Lesson 4 Twenty-First Century Begins
Some great websites to help your student learn are:
Know Your Rights - worksheet on the Bill of Rights
Words of a Nation - famous American quotes
Who has the power? - branches of government
Checks and Balances- branches of government
Ben`s Guide - branches of government
Election - mock election voting
Global Awareness - these websites are build to enlighten students about the world around them School Year Around the World
Play GeoNet to practice your map skills.
Social Studies Link: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html