Social Studies

Our current unit focuses on Explorers.  In this unit we will be using many outside sources and will be looking at the expeditions of many European explorers.  We have looked at the Silk Road and the spice trade in Asia, Europe, and Africa as well as explorers such as Marco Polo, Prince Henry.  This week we continue with those earlier explorers and then move on to focus on Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Exchange.

A Note About Interactive Notebooks:

​We will be creating Interactive Notebooks all year.  I introduce the Notebooks to the students within the first days of school.  This notebook is a great source  of guidance when studying for tests.  What students will create is their own version of a fifth grade text containing what they have learned and explored throughout the year.  Notebooks will go home with all students at the end of the school year.

Social Studies Links

General - Current Events - Geography

Native Americans

Explorers

Colonies

American Revolution

Government

Civil War