Norton Public Schools
Social Studies Curriculum Map
Grade 4
Skills
November
December
 Northeast Region (continued)
5-6 weeks
 Cardinal and intermediate
directions, compass rose,
latitude and longitude,
legend, globe, sphere, axis,
hemispheres, equator, prime
meridian, North Pole, and
South Pole
 Continents and oceans
 Five major regions of the
U.S. and landforms of each
 Climates of each region
 Natural resources
 Constitution
 Immigrants
 Landmarks in Washington
D.C.
 Goods and services, profit,
supply and demand
(Finish Living in the U.S.)
(Finish Northeast Region)
 Geography Test with This
continent is … WS (added for
challenge)
 Workbook pp. 1-20
Updated: 2/3/2009 11:12 AM
NORTHEAST REGION
 States, capitals, major cities,
bodies of water, mountains,
unique features
 New England and the Middle
Atlantic states
 Major resources
 Climate
 Indigenous people,
immigrants, and African
Americans
 Maps: Northeast States &
Capitals, Preparing the Field
(New England), Ready to
Roll (Middle Atlantic)
 Northeast states and capitals
quiz
1
 Workbook pp. 21-27
 Northeast chapter test
January
 Southeast Region
5-6 weeks
SOUTHEAST REGION
 States, capitals, major cities,
bodies of water, mountains,
unique features
 Major resources
 Climate
 Indigenous people,
immigrants, and African
Americans
 Maps: Southeast States &
Capitals, Gator Geography
(Upper SE), More Gator
Geography (Lower SE)
 Southeast states and capitals
quiz
 Workbook pp. 37-43
Assessment
 Living in the United States
(continued)
 Northeast Region
5-6 weeks
Skills
Assessment
October
 Living in the United States
(regions and landforms,
resources, government)
5-6 weeks
Content
Content
September
 Geography (map skills,
continents, oceans)
2-3 weeks
Resources/ Technology
Other/Essential
Questions
Updated: 2/3/2009 11:12 AM
NORTHEAST REGION
 Scott Foresman Regions
 Chapter 4, pp. 95-123
Northeast states and capitals
flashcards, Northeast states
and capitals foldable, states
and capitals worksheets
 Resources & Industries of the
NE Region worksheets 9 &
10
 Souvenirs and Concessions
WS 11
 Souvenir Shuffle WS 21
 Study Guide for Chapter 4
 Chapter 5, lessons 1-4, Quick
Study and Review pp.26-33,
Workbook p. 34
 Scott Foresman
Transparencies #36-39
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 U. S. Geography for
Children: The Northeast
(DVD – Gr. 4)
(Continue Northeast Region)
Also available:
 Chapter 4 Quick Study and
Review pp. 20-25
 Chapter 5 Regions pp. 124156
 How do the landforms,
climate, and natural resources
affect the lives of people?
 How have people such as
immigrants and Native
Americans influenced this
region?
2
SOUTHEAST REGION
 Scott Foresman Regions,
Chapter 6, pp. 157-185
 Southeast states and capitals
flashcards, Southeast states
and capitals foldable, states
and capitals worksheets
 Coastal Plains to the
Mountains WS (in addition to
WB 39)
 Map Scale WS: How to
Measure, From Here to
There, Community Map 27,
Scale is Fun, Flight Path
Frenzy, Agriculture in the SE
Today Map Activity 6 and
WS, The Southeast Region
WS 15 & 16, A Trip to Gator
Mart
 Chapter 7, Lessons 1-4,
Quick Study and Review pp.
40-47
 Scott Foresman
Transparencies #40-45
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 U.S. Geography for Children:
The Southeast (DVD – Gr.4)
Also available:
 Chapter 6 Quick Study and
Review pp. 34-39
 Chapter 7 Regions pp. 186222
(Continue Northeast Region)
 How do the landforms,
climate, and natural resources
affect the lives of people?
 How have people such as
immigrants and Native
Americans influenced this
region?
Other/Essential
Questions
 How do map skills help us in
our daily lives?
 Why are map skills important
to world travelers?
 Scott Foresman Regions,
Chapters 1-3, pp. 1-94
 Scott Foresman
Transparencies #24-35
 U.S. Map with region map
key, Natural Wonders WS 25,
Landforms WS, Tour Regions
Brochure, Water Cycle Chart,
The Water Cycle WS 43,
Types of Climates, Resources
in Regions WS, Review:
Regions and Climate WS
 All About the Constitution
WS, Three Branches of Our
Federal Government WS,
Speaking of Your Rights WS,
Washington D.C. booklet and
Mistakes in Washington D.C.
booklet
 Chapter 3, Lessons 1 & 2
Summary Outline WS
 Quick Study and Review pp.
2-19
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 U.S. Geography for Children
Series: The United States
(DVD – Gr. 4), State Capitals
(DVD – Gr. 4)
 American History for
Children Series: Immigration
to the U.S. (VCR – Yelle
Library), Washington D.C.
(VCR – Yelle Library)
 U.S. Government for Children
Series: The History of
American Government (DVD
– Gr. 4) Federal, State, and
Local Government (DVD –
Gr.4), The Three Branches of
Government (DVD – Gr. 4),
American Citizenship (DVD –
Gr. 4)
 How do climate, landforms,
and natural resources affect
the lives of people?
 Why do people need
government, and what kinds
of laws are important?
Resources/ Technology
 Scott Foresman Regions, pp.
H12-22
 World Map Project, Where in
the World 3-D globe, The
Equator and Hemispheres WS
28, Where Is It? WS 30
(hemispheres), Boning Up
WS 23, Intermediate Points
WS 9, Compass Rose Pool
WS 4, It’s a Strike! WS 7,
World Wise WS 11, Natural
Resources Riddles WS 15,
Baxter Beach map and
directions, Casey’s
Campground map and
directions, Geography Skills
Review, Lines of Latitude
WS 29, Lines of Longitude
WS 30, Lateral Movement
WS 35, The Long Lines WS
36, Picture It! WS 40, Picture
This! WS 35, Batter Up! Map
and coordinate WS, The Land
Down Under WS 41, Visit the
Seven Continents WS,
Mixed-Up World Map WS 37
(challenge)
Norton Public Schools
Social Studies Curriculum Map
Grade 4
Skills
(Finish Southeast Region)
Updated: 2/3/2009 11:12 AM
May
June
 West Region
5 weeks
 Canada and Mexico
1 week each
(Finish Midwest Region)
SOUTHWEST REGION
 States, capitals, major cities,
bodies of water, mountains,
unique features
 Major resources
 Climate
 Indigenous people,
immigrants, and African
Americans
 Desert areas
WEST REGION
 States, capitals, major cities,
bodies of water, mountains,
unique features
 Pacific and mountain states
 Major resources
 Climate
 Indigenous people,
immigrants, and African
Americans
 Provinces (Canada), major
cities, bodies of water,
mountains, and other unique
features
 Major resources
 Culture including ethnic
groups, indigenous people,
and language groups
 Independence
 Midwest states and capitals
quiz
 Workbook pp.52-58
 Midwest chapter test
 Maps: Southwest States &
Capitals, Home on the Range
 Workbook pp.68-74
 Southwest chapter test
 Maps: West States &
Capitals, Mountain Mapping
(Mountain States), Pacific
Plotting (Pacific States)
 Workbook pp. 84-90
 West states and capitals quiz
 West vocabulary quiz
 West chapter test
 Maps: Getting to Know Our
Neighbor, Northern
Neighbors (Canada), Canada
14, Mexico 15 (from Scott
Foresman Outline Maps)
3
Assessment
MIDWEST REGION
 States, capitals, major cities,
bodies of water, mountains,
unique features
 Plains and the Great Lakes
states
 Major resources
 Climate
 Indigenous people,
immigrants, and African
Americans
 Southeastern region chapter
test with Hamburg Haven WS
(scale)
 Maps: Midwest States &
Capitals, On the Road Again
(Great Lakes States), Down
on the Farm (Plains States)
April
 Southwest Region
3 weeks
Skills
Assessment
March
 Midwest Region (continued)
Content
Content
February
 Southeast Region (continued)
 Midwest Region
5-6 weeks
MIDWEST REGION
 Scott Foresman Regions
 Chapter 8, pp. 223-253
Midwest states and capitals
flashcards, Midwest states
and capitals foldable,
Midwest states and capitals
worksheets
 The Great Freshwater Lakes
WS 16, Rivers Run Through
It WS 23 & 24, The
Mississippi River WS, A
Route to the Sea (from WB p.
54), Waterways Connect
Regions map WS, The
Badlands of South Dakota,
Bountiful Midwestern region
(from WB p. 57), Midwest
Minibook Project
 Chapter 9, Lesson 1-4, Quick
Study and Review pp. 54-61
 Scott Foresman
Transparencies #46-52
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 U.S. Geography for Children:
The Midwest (DVD – Gr. 4)
Also available
 Chapter 8 Quick Study and
Review pp. 48-53
 Chapter 9 Regions pp. 254290
 How do the landforms,
climate, and natural resources
affect the lives of people?
 How have people such as
immigrants and Native
Americans influenced this
region?
Updated: 2/3/2009 11:12 AM
(Continue Midwest Region)
SOUTHWEST REGION
 Scott Foresman Regions
 Chapter 10, pp. 291-321
 Bringing Water to Dry Land
WS and WS 28, Amazing
Arizona WS 27, Minerals in
the Southwest Map Activity
15, Southwest Minibook
Project
 Chapter 11, Lessons 1-4,
Quick Study and Review pp.
68-75
 Scott Foresman
Transparencies #53-56
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 U.S. Geography for Children:
The Southwest (DVD – Gr. 4)
WEST REGION
 Scott Foresman Regions
 Chapter 12, pp. 359-391 West
states and capitals flashcards,
West states and capitals
foldable, states and capitals
worksheets
 Packed with Products WS,
West Vocabulary WS
 Chapter 13, Lessons 1-3,
Quick Study and Review pp.
82-87
 Scott Foresman
Transparencies #57-64
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 U.S. Geography for Children:
The West (DVD – Gr. 4)
Also available
 Chapter 10 Quick Study and
Review pp. 62-67
 Chapter 11 Regions pp. 322358
Also available
 Chapter 12 Quick Study and
Review pp. 76-81
 Chapter 13 Regions pp. 392424
 How do the landforms,
climate, and natural resources
affect the lives of people?
 How have people such as
immigrants and Native
Americans influenced this
region?
 How do the landforms,
climate, and natural resources
affect the lives of people?
 How have people such as
immigrants and Native
Americans influenced this
region?
4
 Hidy Ho WS 43, Clearly
Canadian WS 6, Governing
Canada WS 37, Oh Canada!
WS 11 (for single province or
territory only)
 Videos (Schlessinger)
 Canada for Children: The
Geography of Canada (DVD
Gr. 4)
 Canada for Children: The
Culture of Canada (DVD –
Gr. 4)
 Mexico for Children: The
Geography of Mexico (DVD
– Gr. 4)
 Mexico for Children: The
Culture of Mexico (DVD –
Gr. 4)
Also available
 Fact sheets: Facts about
Canada, Facts about
Mexico/Central America
(from Harcourt Brace The
Map Book)
 How do the landforms,
climate, and natural resources
affect the lives of people in
these countries?
 How do the cultures of our
neighboring countries differ
from ours?
Other/Essential
Questions
Other/Essential
Questions
(Continue Midwest Region)
Resources/ Technology
Resources/ Technology
(Continue Southeast Region)