Transcript 4th and 5th Grade ss lessons

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Holly DuBois
Caleb’s Creek Elementary
[email protected]
ccesmedia.wordpress.com
Cherokee Research
4.H.1.1
Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life
and status of indigenous American Indian
groups in North Carolina
before and after European exploration.
 Graphic Organizer for various parts of daily life –
clothes, food, housing, etc.
 Informational essay in class
 https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2906
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Wordle
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Create a wordle by pasting the finished
paper in and see what the main ideas
were in the paper.
Sir Walter Raleigh
4.H.1.3-Explain how people, events and
developments brought about changes to
communities in various regions of North
Carolina.
 Timeline of his life
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Timeline of History
http://ccesmedia.wordpress.com/2013/06/
12/timeline-of-history/
 Created and saved a template on Word for
them to type in to create an article feel for
the papers
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Lighthouses
4.H.2.1 Explain why important buildings,
statues, monuments and place names are
associated with the state's history.
 Research each lighthouse and create a
flipbook
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Biographies
4.H.1.3 Explain how people, events and
developments brought about changes to
communities in various regions of North
Carolina.
 http://ncpedia.org/
 Research a North Carolinian that impacted
NC in some way and present. (We have
done blabberize, wax museum, and
magazine covers)
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Wax Museum
Project Samples for Bios
http://blabberize.com/view/id/934577
 http://blabberize.com/view/id/934588
 http://blabberize.com/view/id/934575
 http://blabberize.com/view/id/934443
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Intro to Explorers
5.H.1.1 Evaluate the relationships between
European explorers (French, Spanish and
English) and American Indian groups, based on
accuracy of historical information(beliefs, fears
and leadership).
 Introduction to who different explorers were and
comparisons
 Created trading cards (by hand or
http://bighugelabs.com/)
 Website Evaluation
http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/
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Trading Cards
iCivics
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5.C&G.1.2 Summarize the organizational
structures and powers of the United States
government (legislative, judicial and executive
branches of government).
5.C&G.2 Analyze life in a democratic republic
through the rights and responsibilities of
citizens.
http://www.icivics.org/
Budgeting, separation of branches, rights, etc
Teacher lesson pages, games, webquests
– http://www.icivics.org/teachers
American Revolution
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact
of major conflicts, battles
and wars on the
development of our nation
through Reconstruction.
 http://www.pbs.org/ktca/li
berty/perspectives_military
.html
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Mission US
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Mission US in the Classroom
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http://www.mission-us.org/
Educator Guide - http://www.missionus.org/pages/mission-1-educator-guide-overview
– Mission US is an interactive adventure game designed
to improve the understanding of American history by
students in grades 5 through 8. Mission 1: "For Crown
or Colony?" explores the reasons for Revolution
through the eyes of Loyalists and Patriots in 1770
Boston. Mission 2: "Flight to Freedom" explores
resistance to slavery along the Kentucky-Ohio border
in the years preceding the Civil War. Additional
missions will follow in the coming years.
Election Comparisons
5.C&G.2.4 Explain why civic participation
is important in the United States.
 Compare candidates for President using a
Venn diagram
 Who would you vote for?
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Compare Political Campaigns
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsca/15700/15777r.jpg
Poltical Cartoons, Iconic Artwork,
Propaganda – How have things
changed over time, or have they?
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3b3000
0/3b37000/3b37000/3b37033r.jpg
http://rs16.loc.gov/service/pnp/ds/0
0600/00648_150px.jpg
Primary Sources
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Speeches, recordings, photographs, written documents,
video clips, and so much more easily accessible here
Primary Source Sets http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primary
sourcesets/
Student Response Sheet -
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For example –
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http://www.loc.gov/teachers/primary-source-analysis-tool/
– 5.C.1.4 Understand how cultural narratives (legends, songs,
ballads, games, folk tales and art forms) reflect the lifestyles,
beliefs and struggles of diverse ethnic groups.
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysources
ets/harlem-renaissance/
 Includes teacher’s guide, portraits, music with notations,
recordings, etc.
Other Ideas To Adapt
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True/False PowerPoints – students teach each other
1-2-3-4 – 1 thing you wonder, 2 questions you still have,
3 text features, 4 things you learned
Choose Your Own Adventure
Newspaper Generator
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.as
p
Photostory
You can see other projects we have done on
https://ccesmedia.wordpress.com/ .
NC Wise Owl
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http://www.ncwiseowl.org/
Destiny Webpath Express
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http://destiny.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/
Please Share
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What are some projects/ideas you have
done or would like to do?