5th Grade Social Studies Curriculum:
The Western Hemisphere
The fifth grade focus is the geography, history, government, and economics of countries located within the Western Hemisphere.
The units of study are as follows:
Continents & Oceans
Map skills
Birth of a Nation: The American Revolution
United States Government
Growth of a Nation: United States Westward Expansion
United States Regions
Canada
Latin America
Extra Credit: With parent and teacher approval, students are encouraged to do extra credit projects related to what we are doing in Social Studies. Please contact me via e-mail (or write me a note) and we can discuss this further.
Sites to visit:
The U.S. 50 http://www.theus50.com
Grolier http://www.go.grolier.com/kids (use usernames and passwords)