In our social studies class we do a lot of READING, discussing, and writing about the History of the Americas:
Click here for online resource for our Social Studies curriculum by Houghton Mifflin called We the People
Our focus is on using good reading strategies, such as:
Student Resources:
What was life like in Colonial America compared to today? Watch this video to find out.
- Semester 1
- Early Americans
- Explorers
- Native American Life
- Columbian Exchange
- Colonial Life
- Semester 2
- Events leading up to the Revolutionary War
- Historical documents that shaped our nation
- US Branches of Government
- Links
Click here for online resource for our Social Studies curriculum by Houghton Mifflin called We the People
Our focus is on using good reading strategies, such as:
- Making connections
- Using our background knowledge
- Asking questions
- "Chunking" - breaking the reading into smaller pieces and discussing what we read to check for understanding
- Picture walk - before we read we look for and discuss the headings, pictures, captions, main ideas, and vocabulary words that will help us comprehend the text
Student Resources:
What was life like in Colonial America compared to today? Watch this video to find out.