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th Instructional Map- Social Studies 4 Grade The History of America (to 1850) Introduction Fourth grade students will learn about native civilizations in North America, European explorations to the New World during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and the political, economic, and social development of the British colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They will also study the early development of democratic institutions, including the ideas and events that led to the independence of the original thirteen colonies and the formation of a national government under the Constitution. In addition, they will examine the history of Tennessee parallel to the development of the United States and how our state impacted our nation and the world. The purpose of fourth grade social studies is to give students their first concentrated study of the formative years of United States and Tennessee history, utilizing primary source documents, geographic tools, research, analysis, and critical thinking. (TN DOE 2014) Lakeland School System Social Studies Instructional Map 2014-2015 1 th Instructional Map- Social Studies 4 Grade Quarter 1 Weeks 1-3 Guiding Questions/ 2014-2015 TN State Assessment/ Activities Instructional Resources Standards (TNSS) Vocabulary America Before Guiding Questions: Create an illustrated dictionary on specific Archived TN SPI’s What are some physical features of geographic terms. The dictionary should include a Websites: European Exploration the United States? picture, definition, and a sentence written in the Engaging Students with Foldables 4.3 Create a visual display using students’ own words to represent the meaning. http://ushistory.pwnet.org/links/foldables.php multiple forms of media to identify What are some physical features of with pictures for geographic Tennessee? Create a flipbooK organizing the 3 divisions of Foldable How-To Site terms including bluffs, swamps, TN’s landforms and natural resources according http://www.southamptonpublicschools.org/webpage isthmus, gulf, sea, bay, cape, What is the difference between the to the regions/divisions, including the geographic s/KPalumbo/foldables.cfm mountains, plateaus, valleys, rim, geographic regions of Tennessee landforms, regions, bodies of water, and major landform, and plains. (G) and other regions in the United cities. U.S. State Wheel States? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordwheels/geo Create a brochure for one of the three regions, graphy/usa/state/ 4.1 Describe the legacy and What geographic factors such as include the landforms, climate, natural resources, cultures of the major indigenous landforms and climate influenced and recreational activities specific to the region of Tennessee Atlas and Geography settlements in Tennessee, patterns of settlement in your choice. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/nam including the Paleo, Archaic, Tennessee? erica/usstates/tnland.htm Woodland, and Mississippians Research (small groups) environmental issues in (G, TN): How does geography influence their local community. Trek Across Tennessee video ñ Coats-Hines Site where people live and what people http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/ ñ Pinson Mounds do for a living? Write an essay comparing and contrasting the ñ Old Stone Fort geography of TN to other regions in the US. Books: ñ Chucalissa Indian How does geography affect how and V is for Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet by Village where people live? Michael Shoulders Write a letter to a family member persuading them What are landforms and what are to vacation in one region of Tennessee (student Count on Us: A Tennessee Number Book by some Key geographical features choice), including a topic sentence, one conflict Michael Shoulders found in the U.S. and Tennessee? that is shared by all three regions, and 3 convincing reasons of why the region is the best What is the significance of landforms place to vacation. and waterways in Tennessee? Analyze the American Indian dwellings and make What are some similarities and connections to climate in science. Lakeland School System Social Studies Instructional Map 2014-2015 2 th Instructional Map- Social Studies 4 Grade Quarter 1 Weeks 1-3 Guiding Questions/ 2014-2015 TN State Assessment/ Activities Instructional Resources Standards (TNSS) Vocabulary differences of the Nashville Basin Create an accurately color-coded map of North and the Gulf Coastal Plain? and South America showing locations of ancient civilizations: Mound Builders, Olmec, Maya, and How can text features help a reader Aztec. understand information? Conduct research about “First Tennesseans” on the TN 4 Me website. Prepare a paragraph What are some similarities and summarizing the information from the notes. differences in the lives of Native American Indian groups in America Create a map of Tennessee focusing on the before the European exploration? locations of the four TN tribes. The students will follow a rubric outlining the expectations of the Vocabulary: map’s contents: title, compass, map key, labels, tectonic plates, landform, region, and quality. plains, plateau, rim, flood plain, swamps, bluffs, isthmus, gulf, sea, Research the American Indian dwellings of the bay, cape, mountains, valleys, four tribal regions. Choose one dwelling to create migration, agriculture, civilization, a “housing advertisement” or a triorama. The ad ancient, surplus, irrigation, religion or triorama must specify a visual description and ceremony, nomad, longhouse, advantages of the dwelling in that particular Confederation, wampum, barter, environment. culture, tradition Create dioramas or trioramas depicting typical village life during the pre-Colonial period, include longhouses, dome-shaped houses or wigwams, and stocKades. Lakeland School System Social Studies Instructional Map 2014-2015 3 th Instructional Map- Social Studies 4 Grade Quarter 1 Weeks 4-6 2014-2015 TN State Guiding Questions/ Vocabulary Assessment/ Activities Instructional Resources Standards (TNSS) Organize and participate in a class debate. The Websites: First Tennesseans Guiding Questions: argument is which tribe has rights to Middle Maps of the United States Indians How did environment and natural resources effect the 4.2 Analyze the religious beliefs, TN’s hunting grounds? http://www.native- way Native Americans lived in Tennessee? customs, and various folKlore languages.org/states.htm traditions of the CheroKee, Place students in small groups to develop a How did the challenges the Native Americans faced Creek, and ChicKasaw, including presentation of information both visually and in www.tnhistoryforKids.org/ impact their lives? (C): text about each of TN’s four tribes: Cherokee, Nonfiction Passages for Test ChicKasaw, Creek, and Shawnee. Each Practice: Grades 4-5 ñ Principal Chief How did the Native Americans govern themselves? member will make written and oral contributions ReadWorks.org ñ summer and winter to share with the class. ñ Passages: What are the migration patterns of the Native homes ñ Native Americans by Vinnie Americans? ñ Beloved Woman Analyze the effects of exploration, migration, Rotondro (Lexile 870) and limited resources on the economic ñ recreation What are the accomplishments of the native groups? Folklore for Native Americans development and growth of Tennessee. http://www.native- ñ clans How are these contributions evident today? languages.org/legends.htm ñ maternal designations Read a Native American legend or folKtale. How did Tennessee get its name? Prepare a summary in your own words. Books: What are some similarities and differences in the ways Tennessee from Sea to Shining Sea Use ReadWorks passages to determine the of life of Native American groups in Tennessee and by Myra S. Weatherly main idea, supporting details, and/or plot. North America before European exploration? Tennessee Hello U.S.A. What are the economic activities early Native by Karen Sirvaitis American groups in Tennessee used to meet their needs and wants such as farming, trading, and Legend of the Indian Paintbrush hunting? by Tomie de Paola What was the influence of Native American Indians on A Kids Guide to Native American European explorers? History by Yvonne WaKim Dennis How were Native Americans affected when Europeans Native American Stories, Myths, and settled the new land Legends by Joseph Bruchac Lakeland School System Social Studies Instructional Map 2014-2015 4 th Instructional Map- Social Studies 4 Grade Quarter 1 Weeks 7-9 2014-2015 TN State Guiding Questions/ Vocabulary Assessment/ Activities Instructional Resources Standards (TNSS) Explorations of the 15th and Guiding Questions: http://www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com/cms Why did the explorations taKe place and Create a map of the world depicting the routes of /lib/CA01000295/Centricity/Domain/76/Ch th 16 Centuries what were the impacts of their travels? early European explorers. The students will 16.ppt 4.4 Trace the routes of early explorers follow a rubric outlining the expectations of the and describe the early explorations of What routes did European explorers use map’s contents: title, compass, map key, labels, www.discoveryeducation.com the Americas, including: Hernando de to reach the Americas? and quality. Soto, Robert de LaSalle, Ferdinand www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/fam Magellan, Christopher Columbus, What did Spanish settlers do in New Assign a European explorer or conquistador to ouspeople/christopher-columbus Amerigo Vespucci, Henry Hudson, and Spain? research. Using information gathered from Jacques Cartier. (H) Tennessee Facts