Elementary Curriculum for
Fifth Grade - Social Studies

"Early Eras of the United States"

Knowledge

• Have acquired a vocabulary, which represents comprehension of major concepts of United States history, geography, economics and civics.
• Apply basic knowledge of the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment relationships, movement and region) and their influence on United States history.
• Demonstrate general knowledge of major personalities, events and their chronology that have contributed to the history of the United States (beginning with the Bering Strait and including up to 1763).
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the structure of the federal government.
• Recognize the rights and responsibilities as described in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 

Skills

• Identify, use and construct different types of tables, charts, diagrams and graphs as they pertain to American history.
• Identify and use a variety of maps.
• Place events of United States history in chronological order.
• Demonstrate the skill of drawing inferences.
• Demonstrate the understanding of cause and effect.
• Demonstrate comparing and contrasting.
• Distinguish between fact and opinion.
• Be able to support claims with evidence. 

Democratic Values

• Recognize the individual’s right to express various points of view.
• Understand the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of citizens and the role of law in democracy in relation to the Constitution.
• Recognize cultural similarities and respect cultural differences. 

Civic Participation

• Be able to work individually and as a group member to formulate and carry out responsible plans.
• Be able to discuss issues and current events orally and/or in written form.
• Demonstrate ways to exert positive influence by using proper communication techniques and channels. 

Resources

• Textbook:  McGraw Hill Adventures in Time and Place: A Young Nation (student books, teacher’s edition, teacher’s resource package, and one set of desk maps)
• The Discovery of the America’s by Betsy and Giulo Maestro (set of 16)
• Mastering the Social Studies MEAP for Grade 5, Jarrett, 1 per student
• Teacher Guide for Mastering the Social Studies MEAP, 1 per teacher
• Mitchell is Moving, Marjorie Sharmat, 1 per building
• Charlie Needs a Cloak, Tomie DePaola, 1 per building
• The Tortilla Factory, Gary Paulsen, 1 per building
• Night of the Twister, Ivy Ruckman, 1 per building
• All the Money in the World, Bill Brittain, 1 per building
• Kid Power Strikes Back, Susan Beth Pfeffer, 1 per building
• Arthur’s Pet, Marc Brown, 1 per building
• The First Thanksgiving, Jean Craighead George, 1 per building
• The Vikings, Journey into Civilization, Robert Nicholson, Claire Watts, 1 per building
• If You Lived in the Colonial Times, McGovern, 1 per building
• If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution, Kay Moore, 1 per building
• Katie’s Trunk, Ann Turner, 1 per building
• Johnny Tremain, Forbes, 1 per building
• Molly’s Pilgrim, Barbara Cohen, 1 per building
• The Flag We Love, Ryan, 1 per building
• Around the World in 100 Years, Jean Fritz, 1 per building
• If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution, Elizabeth Levy, 1 per building
• If You Sailed on the Mayflower, 1 per building
• The Doorbell Rang, 1 per building
• True Story of Three Little Pigs, 1 per building
• Uncle Ed’s Barbershop, 1 per building
• Pancakes, Pancakes, 1 per building
• The Big Orange Splot, 1 per building
• Pink and Say, 1 per building
• George Washington Socks, 1 per building
• Sarah Morton’s Day, 1 per building
• Samuel Eaton’s Day, 1 per building
• Settler Sayings, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Life on a Plantation, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Spanish Missions, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• A One Room School, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• A Colonial Time:  Williamsburg, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Visiting a Village, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Colonial Life, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Tools and Gadgets, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• 18th Century Clothing, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Colonial Crafts, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Old-Time Toys, Bobbie Kalman David Schimpky, 1 per building
• The General Store, Bobbie Kalman, 1 per building
• Customs and Traditions, Bobbie Kalman
• Tammy Everts, 1 per building
• Kaleidoscope, USA, U of Missouri, 1 per building
• Economics and Geography Lessons for Children’s Books (grades 1-5), Council on Economic Education in Maryland, 1 per building
• Voyages of Columbus: An Economic Enterprise, University of Missouri, 1 per building
• U.S. History: Eyes on the Econ, 1 per building