Curriculum Map for 5th Grade Social Studies
(Please see the end of the map for explanation of state standards)
August/September
Unit: 1-
Vocabulary Unit 1- archaeologist, glacier, civilization, irrigation, adobe, timeline, B.C., A.D., B.C.E., C.E., century, circa, parallel time line, totem pole, potlatch, migrate, hogan, teepee, lodge, travois, coup stick, slash-and-burn, longhouse, wampum, Creek Confederacy, clan, Iroquois Confederacy.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 1.1 Settling the Americas G2.1
Skill Lesson: Read Parallel Time Lines Worksheet Activity
Lesson 1.2 Native Americans of the West US1.1, G2.1
Lesson 1.3 People of the Southwest US1.1, G2.1
Lesson 1.4 Native Americans of the Plains US1.1, G2.1
Lesson 1.5 People of the Eastern Woodlands US1.1, G2.1
Native American Project (4 Days) US1.1, G2.1 Outline of Project/Activity Guide
Unit 1 Review and Assess Book questions 1-10 and Test Prep
Unit 1 Test
October
Unit: 2-
Vocabulary Unit 2- profit, barter, merchant, navigation, global grid, latitude, longitude, absolute location, relative location, parallel, meridian, Prime Meridian, expedition, colony, Columbian Exchange, empire, conquistador, frontier, missionary, enslave, mestizo, line graph, circle graph, Northwest Passage, merchant company, ally, coureurs de bois, import, export, voyageur, charter, cash crop, indentured servant, House of Burgesses, Pilgrim, sachem.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 2.1 The World Expands US1.2, W1.1, W1.2, G2.2 Explorer’s Map
Skill Lesson: Maps and Globe Skills G1.1 Worksheet Activity
Lesson 2.2 Spaniards Reach the Americas US1.2, W1.1, W1.2, G2.2 Explorer’s Map
Lesson 2.3 Spanish Exploration and Conquest W1.1 Explorer’s Map
Lesson 2.4 Spain’s Overseas Empire US1.2, W1.1, G2.2
Skill Lesson: Chart and Graph Skill Worksheet Activity
Lesson 2.5 Searching for the Northwest Passage US1.2, G2.2 Explorer’s Map
Lesson 2.6 The First French Colonies US1.2, US2.1, W1.1, G2.2 Explorer’s Map
November
Units: 2 and 3-
Vocabulary Unit 3- covenant, common, tolerate, fundamental, slavery, patron, proprietor, plantation, indigo, debtor, slave trade, apprentice, growth rate, Great Awakening, backcountry, historical map, slave codes, spiritual, triangular trade, Middle Passage, industry, assembly, legislation.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 2.7 The First English Colonies US2.1, W1.1, G2.2 Colony Web Activity
Unit 2 Review and Assess G1.1 Book questions 1-10 and Test Prep
Unit 2 Test
Colonies Video from Discovery Streaming US1.1, W1.1, W1.2, G2.2
Lesson 3.1 New England US2.1, W1.1 Group Outline and Presentation
Lesson 3.2 The Middle Colonies US2.1
Lesson 3.3 The Southern Colonies US2.1
Lesson 3.4 Colonial Life US2.2
Skill Lesson: Map and Globe Skills G1.2 Worksheet Activity
Lesson 3.5 Slavery in the Colonies E1.1
Lesson 3.6 Colonial Economies US2.2, E1.1 Triangular Trade Diagram sheet
Lesson 3.7 Colonial Governments US2.2
December
Units: 3 and 4-
Vocabulary Unit 4- tributary, territory, French an Indian War, Treaty of Paris, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, boycott, repeal, delegates, militia, ammunition, Continental Army, Declaration of Independence, Patriot, mercenary, Loyalist, profiteering, inflation, battle map, desert, Treaty of Alliance, blockade, Treaty of Paris 1783.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Unit 3 Review and Assess G1.2 Book Questions 1-10 and Test Prep
Colony Project US2.2 Colony selection sheet/ explanation
Unit 3 Test
Lesson 4.1 The French in Louisiana W1.2
Lesson 4.2 The French and Indian War W2.1 Lesson Reading Guide
Stamp Act Activity US1.3, US2.2, W2.1, C1.2, C1.1 Oral Discussion and Review
Lesson 4.3 Colonists Protest British Rule US1.3, US2.2, W2.1, C1.1, C1.2
Boston Tea Party Activity US1.3, US2.2, W2.1, C1.1, C1.2
Revolutionary War Video
January
Unit: 4-
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 4.4 The Revolution Begins US1.3, W2.1 Class Outline
Lesson 4.5 The Declaration of Independence US1.3, W2.1, C1.2, C1.1, C2.1 Review and Connect summarization of the
Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War Soldier Activity US1.3, Diagram of British and American Army including
similarities and differences of the armies.
Lesson 4.6 Fighting the War US1.3, W2.1, C2.1
Skill Lesson: Map and Globe Skills G1.2 Worksheet Activity
Lesson 4.7 American Victories US1.3, W2.1, C1
Lesson 4.8 The War Ends US1.3, W2.1
Unit 4 Review and Assess Book Questions 1-10 and Test Prep
Unit 4 Test
February
Unit: 5-
Vocabulary Unit 5- Articles of Confederation, arsenal, legislature, federal system, Supreme Court, ratify, bill of rights, amendment, pioneer, impressment, War Hawks, Era of Good Feelings, Adams-Onis Treaty, Monroe Doctrine, map scale, small-scale map, large-scale map, Industrial Revolution, cotton gin, interchangeable part, reaper, steam engine, Union, Trail of Tears, manifest destiny, wagon train, discrimination, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Gold Rush.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 5.1 Planning a New Government C1.1, C1.2, C2.1, E1.3 Discussion Guide
Lesson 5.2 United States Constitution C1.1, C1.2, C2.1 Checks and Balances Activity
Bill of Rights Legal Activity C1.1, C1.2, C2.1 Legal Activity Guide
Lewis and Clark Video
Lesson 5.3 The Louisiana Purchase U1.4, W2.1, E1.3 Purchase Price comparison activity
Lesson 5.4 The War of 1812 US1.4, W2.1, E1.3
Skill Lesson: Map and Globe Skills
Lesson 5.5 The Industrial Revolution US1.4
Lesson 5.6 The Age of Andrew Jackson US1.4, W2.1, W2.2, E1.3 Westward Trails Map/Activity
Lesson 5.7 Texas and the War with Mexico C1.2, US1.4, W2.1, G2.1, E1.3
Gold Rush Video
Unit 5 Review and Assess Book Questions 1-10 and Test Prep
Unit 5 Test
March
Units: 5 and 6
Vocabulary Unit 6- slave state, free state, Missouri Compromise, tariff, climate, climograph, abolitionists, debate, treason, secede, civil war, draft, Anaconda Plan, total war, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, malice, assassination, Reconstruction, black codes, sharecropping, segregation, Jim Crow laws.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 5.7 Texas and the War with Mexico C1.2, US1.4, W2.1, G2.1, E1.3
Gold Rush Video
Unit 5 Review and Assess Book Questions 1-10 and Test Prep
Unit 5 Test
Lesson 6.1 King Cotton and the Spread of Slavery US2.3, W2.1, C2.1, E1.3 Separate Economies Diagram
Skill Lesson: Charts and Graphs Skill Worksheet Activity
Harriet Tubman/Underground Railroad Video
Lesson 6.2 Heading Toward War US1.4, US2.3, W2.1, C2.1
Lesson 6.3 The Nation Divided by War US1.4, W2.1 Venn Diagram of North and South
Letters Home Activity
Lesson 6.4 The Union Moves Toward Victory US1.4, W2.1, C1.2, C2.1
Lesson 6.5 The War Ends US1.4, W2.1 Timeline Activity of the War
Civil War Life Activities Days Discussion and feedback
Lesson 6.6 Reconstruction and After W2.1 Discussion guide
Unit 6 Review and Assess Book Questions 1-10 and Test Prep.
Unit 6 Test
April/May
Units: 6 and 7-
Vocabulary Unit 7- region, climate, precipitation, humid, arid, political party, democracy, republic, bill, veto, immigrant.
Lessons Standards Assessments/Activities
Lesson 6.5 The War Ends US1.4, W2.1 Timeline Activity of the War
Civil War Life Activities Days Discussion and feedback
Lesson 6.6 Reconstruction and After W2.1 Discussion guide
Unit 6 Review and Assess Book Questions 1-10 and Test Prep.
Unit 6 Test
Lesson 7.1 Regions of the United States Review and Discussion
Skill Lesson: Use Time Zone Maps Worksheet Activity
Lesson 7.7 Government in the United States Discussion and feedback
Location of States on a Map States Quiz
We will spend time learning the states and their locations on a map. This is by request of Middle School teachers. We will work on identifying each of the 50 states and then being able to locate them on a map. We will then continue to the capitals of each state if time allows.
Fifth Grade State Standards-
Fifth Grade U.S. History
Indicator 1: Analyze U.S. historical eras to determine connections and cause/effect relationships in reference to chronology.
5.US.1.1. Students are able to differentiate the lifestyles of various Native American tribes.
5.US.1.2. Students are able to identify key early American explorers and their accomplishments.
5.US.1.3. Students are able to identify influential people and key events during the American Revolution.
5.US.1.4. Students are able to identify the key changes leading to and resulting from growth and invention in the U.S. between
the American Revolution and 1865.
Indicator 2: Evaluate the influence/impact of various cultures, philosophies, and religions on the development of the U.S.
5.US.2.1. Students are able to identify the reasons that led to the development of colonial America.
5.US.2.2. Students are able to describe the political relationship between the colonies and England.
5.US.2.3. Students are able to compare and contrast social, economic, and philosophical differences between the North and
the South.
Fifth Grade World History
Indicator 1: Analyze historical eras of world history to determine connections and cause/effect relationships in reference to chronology.
5.W.1.1. Students are able to identify the cause and effect of European exploration and their impact.
5.W.1.2. Students are able to describe the impact other countries had on the Unites States through exploration, trade and
conflict.
Indicator 2: Evaluate interactions of world cultures, civilizations, philosophies, and religions.
5.W.2.1. Students are able to identify key conflicts with other cultures of the world and the effect they had on the United States
physically, economically, and socially.
Fifth Grade Geography
Indicator 1: Analyze information from geographic representation, tools, and technology to define location, place, and region.
5.G.1.1. Students are able to apply longitude and latitude to find absolute locations on a map and globe.
5.G.1.2. Students are able to compare maps of different types and scales.
Indicator 2: Analyze the relationships among the natural environments, the movement of peoples, and the development of societies.
5.G.2.1. Students are able to describe how climate and geography influenced the way of life of Native American tribes and the
movement and activities of settlers.
5.G.2.2. Students are able to explain explorers’ discoveries in the New World.
Fifth Grade Civics
Indicator 1: Analyze forms and purposes of government in relationship to the needs of citizens and societies including the impact of historical events, ideals, and documents.
5.C.1.1. Students are able to define basic differences between various forms of government.
5.C.1.2. Students are able to define and describe the roles of democratic government of the United States.
Indicator 2: Analyze the constitutional rights and responsibilities of Unites States Citizens.
5.C.2.1. Students are able to describe how volunteerism helped develop the United States.
Fifth Grade Economics
Indicator 1: Analyze the role and relationships of economic systems on the development, utilization, and availability of resources on
societies.
5.E.1.1. Students are able to describe the role of trading in early United States history.
5.E.1.2. Students are able to describe examples of various institutions that make up economic systems.
5.E.1.3. Students are able to describe key economic events prior to 1865 leading to the expansion of territories in the United
States.