5th Grade

Social Studies Curriculum

 

1st 9 Weeks                                       Approximate Time Frames

Topics                                                     

Map Skills and Regions of the U.S                2 weeks

Indians and Explorers                                           2 weeks

European Colonization                                         4 weeks

 

2nd 9 Weeks

Topics                                                     

The 13 Original Colonies          2 weeks        

The Road to Revolution            3 weeks

American Revolution                  3 weeks                                               

 

3rd 9 Weeks

Topics                                                     

The Government                            2 weeks

Westward Expansion                   1 week

Industrial Revolution                  2 week

The Civil War                                   4 weeks

 

4th 9 Weeks

Topics                                                                  

World War I                                       3 week

World War II                                      3 weeks

Into Modern Times                       2 weeks