St. Michael Elementary
Grade 4 Social Studies
Teacher: Renee Krupke
September 2014
Content
CEQs
What is a region?
How is the United
States organized into
regions?
What are the unique
characteristics that
make up each
region?
How did the United
States develop from
Northeast to the
West?
What countries
and/or bodies of
water border each
region of the United
States?
Skills
Learning
Targets
Introduction Unit 1:
of the Five
Introduction
Major
of the 5
Regions of
regions of
the US
the US
1. Identify
and name the
five major
regions of
the United
States
Vocabulary:
democracy,
citizen,
Constitution,
federal, state,
local, region,
landform,
boundary,
immigrant
Assessment
Introduction of the Five Major Regions of the US
CFA=US Regions and Borders
CSA=The U.S. And Its Borders Test
1. I can name CA=One Public Speaking Activity (Not graded, feed back only)
the continent
the US is
CA=One Technology Integration (Not graded, feed back only)
located on.
2. I can
identify the
locations of
the 5 regions
of the US.
3. I can label
the two
oceans, one
gulf, and two
countries
bordering the
US.
How are decisions
and choices affected
by opportunity cost
and scarcity?
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Targets
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Assessment
Why may it be
important to save
money?
How does a market
economy answer
what gets produced,
how it is produced,
and who receives it?
UEQs: Introduction
of the Five Major
Regions of the US
What are the five
major regions of the
United States?
What are the
countries and bodies
of water that border
the United States?
Introduction of the
Five Major Regions
of the US
1. Northeast,
Southeast, Midwest,
Southwest, and West
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2. Canada, Mexico,
Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, and
Gulf of Mexico
October 2014
Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
UEQs: Northeast Region
Northeast Region
Unit 2: Northeast
Region
Northeast Region
What states make up the
Northeast Region?
Match the level of
government to its function.
What are the main landforms
of the Northeast Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Northeast
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
Why did cities grow near
harbors?
What are the three levels of
government and the purpose
of each level?
Who is responsible for
running each level of
government?
Northeast Region
1. ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI,
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Northeast: Appalachian
Mountains Range, Niagara
Falls, Atlantic Ocean,
Chesapeake Bay, Lake
Erie, and Lake Ontario
Identify what affected the
growth of major
cities: Resources, waterways,
immigration, transportation,
1. I can locate the 11
states of the NW Region
on a region map.
2. I can label the 11
states with their
abbreviations of the NW
Region on a region map.
3. I can name the main
landforms of the NW
Region.
4. I can give the reason
why New York City,
NY; Boston, MA; and
Philadelphia, PA became
major cities in the NW
Region.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
CFA=NE Region Formative
Assessment
CSA=NE Region Map Test
LANDFORMS:
CFA=NE Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=NE Landform
Assessment
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success on
NE Test
CSA=Northeast Region Test
Resources &
Technology
Northeast Region
SF - NE Region Map
SF - Unit 1 Chapter 2
Lesson 2
SF - Unit 2 Chapter 4
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 2 Chapter 5
Lessons 2,4
If Your Name Was
Changed at Ellis Island(Read-a-loud)
Scott Foresman Level
Readers (Complete
Main Idea Worksheet
with appropriate student
level)
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NY, PA, MD, DE, NJ
and landforms
2. Appalachian Mountains
Range, Niagara Falls,
Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake
Bay, Lake Erie, and Lake
Ontario
Identify the three levels of
government and their
purpose.
3. Sea trade with Europe was
important.
4. Resources, waterways,
immigration,
transportation, climate, and
landforms
Name who is responsible for
running each level of
government.
Vocabulary: glacier,
peninsula, bay, sap
Learning Targets
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
5. I can tell how the
climate or resources of
the NW Region decides
how people earn a living.
Resources &
Technology
Below Level: Our
Government
On Level: D is for
Democracy
6. I can find the
meaning of the key
vocabulary (glacier,
peninsula, sap, and bay)
for the NW Region.
Above Level:
Constitution Protecting
are Rights and Freedom
7. I can match the levels
of government with who
runs each level.
5. National - governs the
entire country; State governs the people of each
state; Local - governs village,
town, and city
8. I can match the three
levels of the government
with their purpose.
6. National - President; State
- Governor; Local - Mayor
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Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
UEQs: Northeast Region
Northeast Region
Unit 2: Northeast
Region
Northeast Region
Resources &
Technology
Northeast Region
SF - NE Region Map
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What states make up the
Northeast Region?
Match the level of
government to its function.
What are the main
landforms of the Northeast
Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Northeast
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
Why did cities grow near
harbors?
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
What are the three levels of Northeast: Appalachian
government and the purpose Mountains Range, Niagara
of each level?
Falls, Atlantic Ocean,
Chesapeake Bay, Lake
Who is responsible for
Erie, and Lake Ontario
running each level of
government?
Identify what affected the
growth of major
cities: Resources, waterways,
Northeast Region
immigration, transportation,
1. ME, VT, NH, MA, CT,
and landforms
RI, NY, PA, MD, DE, NJ
Identify the three levels of
2. Appalachian Mountains
government and their purpose.
Range, Niagara Falls,
Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Name who is responsible for
Bay, Lake Erie, and Lake
running each level of
Ontario
government.
3. Sea trade with Europe
was important.
Vocabulary: glacier,
peninsula, bay, sap
St. Michael Elementary
Learning Targets
Assessment
1. I can locate the 11
states of the NW Region
on a region map.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
CFA=Northeast Region
Formative Assessment
CSA=NE Region Map Test
2. I can label the 11 states
with their abbreviations
of the NW Region on a
region map.
3. I can name the main
landforms of the NW
Region.
4. I can give the reason
why New York City, NY;
Boston, MA; and
Philadelphia, PA became
major cities in the NW
Region.
5. I can tell how the
climate or resources of
the NW Region decides
how people earn a living.
6. I can find the meaning
of the key vocabulary
(glacier, peninsula, sap,
and bay) for the NW
Region.
LANDFORMS:
CFA=NE Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=NE Landform
Assessment
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success on
NE Test
CSA=Northeast Region Test
Resources &
Technology
SF - Unit 1 Chapter 2
Lesson 2
SF - Unit 2 Chapter 4
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 2 Chapter 5
Lessons 2,4
If Your Name Was
Changed at Ellis Island(Read-a-loud)
Scott Foresman Level
Readers (Complete Main
Idea Worksheet with
appropriate student level)
Below Level: Our
Government
On Level: D is for
Democracy
Above Level:
Constitution Protecting
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4. Resources, waterways,
immigration, transportation,
and land forms
7. I can match the levels
of government with who
runs each level.
5. National - governs the
entire country; State governs the people of each
state; Local - governs
village, town, and city
8. I can match the three
levels of the government
with their purpose.
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
Resources &
Technology
Resources &
Technology
Southeast Region
6. National - President;
State - Governor; Local Mayor
December 2014
Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
UEQs: Southeast Region
Southeast Region
Unit 3: Southeast Region
Southeast Region
What states make up the
Southeast Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Southeast
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
1. I can locate the 12 states
of the SE Region on a
region map.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
CFA=Southeast Region
Formative Assessment
CSA=SE Region Map Test
What are the main
landforms of the Southeast
Region?
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
How is the economy
Southeast: Appalachian
affected by the climate
Mountains, Atlantic Ocean,
and its resources?
Gulf of Mexico, Ohio River,
Mississippi River, Everglades,
Coastal Plains, Peidmont, and
Southeast Region
Florida Keys
2. I can label the 12 states
with their abbreviations of
the SE Region on a region
map.
3. I can name the main
landforms of the SE
Region.
LANDFORMS:
CFA=SE Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=SE Landform
Assessment
UNIT TEST:
SF - SE Region Map
SF - Unit 3 Chapter 6
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 3 Chapter 7
Lessons 1,2,3
Optional books for reada-louds:
The Underground
Railroad: An Interactive
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1. VA, WV, KY, NC, SC,
TN, AR, LA, MS, AL,
GA, FL
2. Appalachian
Mountains, Atlantic
Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,
Ohio River, Mississippi
River, Everglades, Coastal
Plains, Peidmont, and
Florida Keys
Skills
Compare and contrast where
agriculture resources are
found based on SF map page
181.
Vocabulary: hurricane,
endangered species, extinct,
plantation, Union,
Confederate, Civil War,
Reconstruction, civil rights,
segregate
3. Longer growing
season because of warmer
temperatures and plentiful
rainfall
St. Michael Elementary
Learning Targets
Assessment
4. I can tell how the
climate or resources of the
SE Region decides how
people earn a living.
CFA=Strive for Success on
SE Test
CSA=Southeast Region Test
Resources &
Technology
American Girl Series:
Meet Addy
5. I can find the meaning
of the key vocabulary
(hurricane, endangered,
species, extinct, plantation,
Union, Confederate, Civil
War, Reconstruction, civil
rights, and segregate) for
the SE Region.
Resources: rich soil, trees,
coal
Economy: agriculture
industry, lumber industry,
coal mining
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Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
UEQs: Southeast Region
Southeast Region
Unit 3: Southeast Region
Southeast Region
What states make up the
Southeast Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Southeast
Region and also write each
1. I can locate the 12
states of the SE Region on
a region map.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
CFA=Southeast Region
Resources &
Technology
Southeast Region
SF - SE Region Map
SF - Unit 3 Chapter 6
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What are the main
landforms of the Southeast
Region?
state's abbreviation.
How is the economy
affected by the climate
and its resources?
Southeast Region
1. VA, WV, KY, NC, SC,
TN, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA,
FL
2. Appalachian Mountains,
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, Ohio River,
Mississippi River,
Everglades, Coastal Plains,
Peidmont, and Florida Keys
3. Longer growing
season because of warmer
temperatures and plentiful
rainfall
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Southeast: Appalachian
Mountains, Atlantic Ocean,
Gulf of Mexico, Ohio River,
Mississippi River, Everglades,
Coastal Plains, Peidmont, and
Florida Keys
Compare and contrast where
agriculture resources are
found based on SF map page
181.
Vocabulary: hurricane,
endangered species, extinct,
plantation, Union,
Confederate, Civil War,
Reconstruction, civil rights,
segregate
Learning Targets
2. I can label the 12 states
with their abbreviations of
the SE Region on a region
map.
3. I can name the main
landforms of the SE
Region.
4. I can tell how the
climate or resources of the
SE Region decides how
people earn a living.
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
Formative Assessment
CSA=SE Region Map Test
LANDFORMS:
CFA=SE Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=SE Landform
Assessment
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success on
SE Test
CSA=Southeast Region Test
Resources &
Technology
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 3 Chapter 7
Lessons 1,2,3
Optional books for read
alouds:
The Underground
Railroad: An Interactive
History Adventure
American Girl Series:
Meet Addy
5. I can find the meaning
of the key vocabulary
(hurricane, endangered,
species, extinct,
plantation, Union,
Confederate, Civil War,
Reconstruction, civil
rights, and segregate) for
the SE Region.
Resources: rich soil, trees,
coal
Economy: agriculture
industry, lumber industry,
coal mining
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Assessment
UEQs: Midwest Region
Midwest Region
Unit 4: Midwest
Region
Midwest Region
What states make up the Midwest Region?
Match the location
of each state in
the Midwest
Region and also
write each
state's abbreviation.
What are the main landforms of the Midwest
Region?
What affected the growth of major cities?
How is the economy affected by the climate
and its resources?
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Midwest: Great Lakes
(Lake Superior, Lake
Midwest Region
Michigan, Lake Huron,
1. ND,SD,NE,KS,MN,IA,MO,WI,IL,IN,MI,OH Lake Erie), Mississippi
River, Great Plains,
2. Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Central Plains, and
Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario),
Badlands
Mississippi River, Great Plains, Central Plains,
and Badlands
Discuss the impact of
fur trade and
3. Duluth, MN; St. Louis, MO, WI; Chicago,
transportation on the
IL; fur trade
growth of major cities:
Duluth, MN; Chicago,
4. Rich soil improves agriculture and the
IL
climate determines what crops are grown in
which area.
Compare and contrast
the amount of rainfall in
the Central Plains vs the
Great Plains to
determine what crops
1. I can locate the
12 states of
the MW Region on
a region map.
2. I can label the 12
states with their
abbreviations of
the MW Region on
a region map.
3. I can name the
main landforms of
the MW Region.
4. I can give the
reason why Duluth,
MN; St. Louis,
MO; and Chicago,
IL became major
cities in the MW
Region.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
CFA=Midwest Region
Formative Assessment
CSA=MW Region Map
Test
LANDFORMS:
CFA=MW Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=MW Landform
Assessment
Resources &
Technology
Midwest Region
SF - MW Region Map
SF - Unit 4 Chapter 8
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 4 Chapter 9
Lessons 1,2,3,4
Optional book for
read aloud:
The Dust Bowl: An
Interactive History
Adventure
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success
on MW Test
CSA=Midwest Region
Test
5. I can tell how
the climate or
resources of the
MW Region
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are grown in which area
(pg 248, ws 57).
earn a living.
Vocabulary: canal,
barge, Badlands,
erosion, prairie,
irrigation, sod, drought
Assessment
Resources &
Technology
Resources &
Technology
Midwest Region
6. I can find the
meaning of the key
vocabulary (canal,
barge, Badlands,
erosion, prairie,
irrigation, sod, and
drought) for
the MW Region.
March 2015
Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
UEQs: Midwest Region
Midwest Region
Unit 4: Midwest
Region
Midwest Region
What states make up the Midwest Region?
Match the location
of each state in
the Midwest
Region and also
write each
state's abbreviation.
What are the main landforms of the Midwest
Region?
What affected the growth of major cities?
How is the economy affected by the climate
and its resources?
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Midwest: Great Lakes
(Lake Superior, Lake
Midwest Region
Michigan, Lake Huron,
1. ND,SD,NE,KS,MN,IA,MO,WI,IL,IN,MI,OH Lake Erie), Mississippi
River, Great Plains,
2. Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Central Plains, and
Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario),
Badlands
1. I can locate the
12 states of the
MW Region on a
region map.
2. I can label the 12
states with their
abbreviations of the
MW Region on a
region map.
3. I can name the
main landforms of
the MW Region.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
CFA=Midwest Region
Formative Assessment
CSA=MW Region Map
Test
LANDFORMS:
CFA=MW Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=MW Landform
Assessment
SF - MW Region Map
SF - Unit 4 Chapter 8
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 4 Chapter 9
Lessons 1,2,3,4
Optional book for
read-a-loud:
The Dust Bowl: An
Interactive History
Adventure
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success
on MW Test
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Mississippi River, Great Plains, Central Plains,
Badlands
3. Duluth, MN; St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL;
fur trade
4. Rich soil improves agriculture and the
climate determines what crops are grown in
which area.
St. Michael Elementary
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
Discuss the impact of
fur trade and
transportation on the
growth of major cities:
Duluth, MN; Chicago,
IL
4. I can give the
reason why Duluth,
MN; St. Louis,
MO; and Chicago,
IL became major
cities in the MW
Region.
CSA=Midwest Region
Test
Compare and contrast
the amount of rainfall in
the Central Plains vs the
Great Plains to
determine what crops
are grown in which area
(pg 248, ws 57).
Vocabulary: canal,
barge, Badlands,
erosion, prairie,
irrigation, sod, drought
Resources &
Technology
5. I can tell how the
climate or
resources of the
MW Region
decides how people
earn a living.
6. I can find the
meaning of the key
vocabulary (canal,
barge, Badlands,
erosion, prairie,
irrigation, sod, and
drought) for the
MW Region.
April 2015
Content
UEQs: Southwest Region
Skills
Southwest Region
What states make up
the Southwest Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Southwest
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
What are the main landforms
Learning Targets
Unit 5: Southwest
Region
1. I can locate the 4 states
of the SW Region on a
region map.
Assessment
Southwest Region
Resources & Technology
Southwest Region
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
SF - SW Region Map
CFA=Southwest Region
Formative Assessment
CSA=SW Region Map
SF - Unit 5 Chapter 10
Lessons 1,2,3
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of the Southwest Region?
How is the economy affected
by its resources?
Southwest Region
Skills
Learning Targets
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Southwest: Grand Canyon,
Rocky Mountains, Gulf of
Mexico, Rio Grande, and
Sonoran Desert
2. I can label the 4 states
with their abbreviations
of the SW Region on a
region map.
1. AZ, NM,TX, and OK
2. Grand Canyon, Rocky
Mountains, Gulf of Mexico,
Rio Grande, and Sonoran
Desert
3. Oil, Technology
(electronic, aviation, space
industries), and Ranching
(cattle drives and beef
market)
Identify the job
opportunities related to its
resources of oil, technology,
and ranching.
Vocabulary: arid,
missionary, adobe, pueblo,
refinery, savanna
3. I can name the main
landforms of the SW
Region.
4. I can tell how the
climate or resources of
the SW Region decides
how people earn a living.
What are the main landforms
of the West Region?
What affected the growth of
major cities?
How is the economy affected
West Region
Match the location of each
state in the Southwest
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Southwest: Pacific Ocean,
Assessment
Test
LANDFORMS:
Unit 6: West Region
Resources & Technology
SF - Unit 5 Chapter 11
Lessons 1,2,3
CFA=SW Landform
Formative Assessment
CSA=SW Landform
Assessment
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success on
SW Test
CSA=Southwest Region
Test
5. I can find the meaning
of the key vocabulary
(arid, missionary, adobe,
pueblo, refinery, and
savanna) for the SW
Region.
UEQs: West Region
What states make up
the West Region?
St. Michael Elementary
West Region
West Region
SF - W Region Map
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
SF - Unit 6 Chapter 12
Lessons 1,2,3
CFA=West Region
Formative Assessment
CSA=W Region Map Test
1. I can locate the 11
states of the W Region on
LANDFORMS:
a region map.
CFA=W Landform
Formative Assessment
2. I can label the 11 states
CSA=W Landform
SF - Unit 6 Chapter 13
Lessons 1,2,3
Optional book to read-aloud:
The California Gold Rush:
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by the climate and its
resources?
West Region
1. WA, CA, NV, OR, ID,
UT, MT, WY, CO
2. Pacific Ocean, Rocky
Mountains, Yellowstone
National Park, Mount
McKinley (Denali), Death
Valley, Great Basin, and
Great Salt Lake
3. Los Angelos, CA (climate
for filming movies); Seatle,
WA (technology); Salt Lake
City, UT (mining and
tourism); San Francisco, CA
(missions and port)
Skills
Rocky Mountains,
Yellowstone National Park,
Mount McKinley (Denali),
Death Valley, Great Basin,
and Great Salt Lake
Compare and contrast
tundra and desert (Use Venn
Diagram).
Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the Gold
Rush (Boom Towns and
Ghost Towns).
Identify the major city
and/or state with
the resource it provides.
vocabulary: geyser,
volcano, tundra, livestock,
prospector
4. Tourism, mining,
computer software,
entertainment (movies),
international trade,
agriculture
Learning Targets
with their abbreviations
of the W Region on a
region map.
3. I can name the main
landforms of the W
Region.
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
Assessment
Resources & Technology
An Interactive History
Adventure
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success on
W Test
CSA=West Region Test
4. I can give the reason
why Los Angeles, CA;
Seattle, WA; Salt Lake
City, UT; and San
Francisco, CA became
major cities in the W
Region.
5. I can tell how the
climate or resources of
the W Region decides
how people earn a living.
6. I can find the meaning
of the key vocabulary
(geyser, volcano, tundra,
livestock, and prospector)
for the W Region.
May 2015
Content
UEQs: West Region
Skills
West Region
Learning Targets
Unit 6: West Region
Assessment
West Region
Resources & Technology
West Region
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Assessment
Resources & Technology
What states make up
the West Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Southwest
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
1. I can locate the 11 states
of the W Region on a region
map.
ABBREVIATIONS &
LOCATIONS:
SF - W Region Map
What are the main
landforms of the West
Region?
What affected the growth of
major cities?
How is the economy
affected by the climate
and its resources?
West Region
1. WA, CA, NV, OR, ID,
UT, MT, WY, CO, HI, AK
2. Pacific Ocean, Rocky
Mountains, Yellowstone
National Park, Mount
McKinley (Denali), Death
Valley, Great Basin, and
Great Salt Lake
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Southwest: Pacific Ocean,
Rocky Mountains,
Yellowstone National Park,
Mount McKinley (Denali),
Death Valley, Great Basin,
and Great Salt Lake
Compare and contrast
tundra and desert (Use
Venn Diagram).
Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the Gold
Rush (Boom Towns and
Ghost Towns).
Identify the major city
and/or state with
the resource it provides.
3. Los Angelos, CA (climate
for filming movies); Seatle, vocabulary: geyser,
WA (technology); Salt Lake volcano, tundra, livestock,
City, UT (mining and
prospector
tourism); San Francisco, CA
(missions and port)
2. I can label the 11 states
with their abbreviations of
the W Region on a region
map.
3. I can name the main
landforms of the W Region.
4. I can give the reason
why Los Angeles, CA;
Seattle, WA; Salt Lake City,
UT; and San Francisco,
CA became major cities in
the W Region.
CFA=West Region
SF - Unit 6 Chapter 12
Formative Assessment
Lessons 1,2,3
CSA=W Region Map Test
SF - Unit 6 Chapter 13
LANDFORMS:
Lessons 1,2,3
CFA=W Landform
Formative Assessment
Optional Final State Test
CSA=W Landform
(Not graded)
Assessment
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success
on W Test
CSA=West Region Test
5. I can tell how the climate
or resources of the W
Region decides how people
earn a living.
6. I can find the meaning of
the key vocabulary (geyser,
volcano, tundra, livestock,
and prospector) for the W
Region.
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Skills
Learning Targets
4. Tourism, mining,
computer software,
entertainment (movies),
international trade,
agriculture
What is scarcity?
How are decisions and
choices affected by
opportunity cost and
scarcity?
What is income?
Why may it be important to
save money?
What are the differences
between
producers/consumers and
goods/services?
How does a market
economy answer what gets
produced, how it is
produced, and who receives
it?
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Economics
Economics
UNIT TEST:
Unit 7: Economics
UEQs: Economics
St. Michael Elementary
Economics
1. I can tell what scarcity
Discuss or apply a reasoned means.
decision-making process or
chart to make a choice of
2. I can tell the difference
buying a new game.
between
producer/consumer&
Debate the pros and cons of goods/services.
saving money.
3. I can explain why it is
Identify when or how a
important to save money.
student may become a
producer and also when
4. I can tell the meaning of
they act as a consumer.
the key vocabulary (product,
service, need, want,
vocabulary: product,
producer, consumer,
service, need, want,
economy, profit, demand,
producer, consumer,
supply, and opportunity
economy, profit, demand,
cost) for Economics.
supply, opportunity cost
CFA=Strive for Success
on the Economics Test
CSA=Economics Test
CA=Public Speaking
and/or Technology
Integration (Not graded,
feed back only)
examples: present a
business or product in
an infomercial style, etc.
SF - Unit 1 Chapter 3
Lesson 2 (pgs 72-79)
DVD (23 minutes video):
"Economics for Children:
What is Economics?"
(borrow DVD from Renee
Krupke at STME)
Economic Slides for
interactive review
Economic Teacher's Guide
(includes read-a-loud
stories for comprehension
questions, etc.)
Economic Student Packet
with comprehension
questions
from edHelper.com
economic-related stories of
"The Little Red Hen Learns
About Economics,"
"Scarcity," and "Three
Different Choices" along
with "The Grasshopper and
the Ant: A Fable About
Saving"
Economics
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1. Scarcity is when there is
very little left of a good or
product.
2. People cannot have
everything they want. So
they must weigh their
decisions on what to buy.
They need to base their
decisions on what they may
be giving up by buying what
they choose (opportunity
cost) and what is or isn't
available (scarcity).
Skills
Learning Targets
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Scott Foresman Level
Readers (complete Cause
and Effect WS with
appropriate student level)
Below Level: Our
Economy
On Level: The Economy
and How It Works
Above Level: The
American Economy
3. Income is the amount of
money a person earns or that
a business takes in from the
sales of goods, products, or
services.
4. People save money for
many reasons: to buy
something special, to have
money on hand for
unexpected expenses and/or
unexpected opportunities,
and then for the low risktakers to have more money
to invest, etc.
5. Producers make goods or
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Skills
products while consumers
buy goods, products, or
services. Goods are items
made to be sold and services
are things workers provide
for people who don't have
that skill.
Learning Targets
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
Resources & Technology
6. Our free enterprise
system allows all businesses
to produce and sell whatever
they want.
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Content
UEQs: West Region
Skills
West Region
Learning Targets
Unit 6: West Region
What states make up
the West Region?
Match the location of each
state in the Southwest
Region and also write each
state's abbreviation.
ABBREVIATIONS &
1. I can locate the 11 states
of the W Region on a region LOCATIONS:
CFA=West Region
map.
Formative Assessment
CSA=W Region Map Test
2. I can label the 11 states
with their abbreviations of
LANDFORMS:
the W Region on a region
CFA=W Landform
map.
Formative Assessment
CSA=W Landform
3. I can name the main
landforms of the W Region. Assessment
What are the main landforms
of the West Region?
Locate and/or name the
landforms of the
Southwest: Pacific Ocean,
Rocky Mountains,
How is the economy affected Continential Divide,
by the climate and its
Yellowstone National Park,
resources?
Mount McKinley (Denali),
Death Valley, Great Basin,
and Great Salt Lake
West Region
What affected the growth of
major cities?
4. I can give the reason why
Los Angeles, CA; Seattle,
WA; Salt Lake City, UT;
Assessment
West Region
Resources & Technology
West Region Economics
SF - W Region Map
SF - Unit 6 Chapter 12
Lessons 1,2,3
SF - Unit 6 Chapter 13
Lessons 1,2,3
Optional Final State Test
(Not graded)
UNIT TEST:
CFA=Strive for Success
on W Test
CSA=West Region Test
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1. WA, CA, NV, OR, ID,
UT, MT, WY, CO
HI, AK
Skills
Compare and contrast
tundra and desert (Use Venn
Diagram).
Learning Targets
and San Francisco, CA
became major cities in the
W Region.
2. Pacific Ocean, Rocky
Mountains, Continential
Divide, Yellowstone
National Park, Mount
McKinley (Denali), Death
Valley, Great Basin, and
Great Salt Lake
Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the Gold
Rush (Boom Towns and
Ghost Towns).
5. I can tell how the climate
or resources of the W
Region decides how people
earn a living.
Identify the major city
and/or state with
the resource it provides.
6. I can find the meaning of
the key vocabulary (geyser,
volcano, tundra, livestock,
and prospector) for the W
Region.
3. Los Angelos, CA (climate
for filming movies); Seatle,
WA (technology); Salt Lake
City, UT (mining and
tourism); San Francisco, CA
(missions and port)
vocabulary: geyser,
volcano, tundra, livestock,
prospector
4. Tourism, mining,
computer software,
entertainment (movies),
international trade,
agriculture
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Economics
Economics
UNIT TEST:
Unit 7: Economics
UEQs: Economics
What is scarcity?
Economics
How are decisions and
choices affected by
opportunity cost and
Discuss or apply a reasoned
decision-making process or
chart to make a choice of
buying a new game.
1. I can tell what scarcity
means.
2. I can tell the difference
between producer/consumer
& goods/services.
CFA=Strive for Success
on the Economics Test
CSA=Economics Test
CA=Public Speaking
and/or Technology
Integration (Not graded,
feed back only)
SF - Unit 1 Chapter 3
Lesson 2 (pgs 72-79)
DVD (23 minutes video):
"Economics for Children:
What is Economics?"
(borrow DVD from Renee
Krupke at STME)
Economic Slides for
interactive review
examples: present a
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scarcity?
What is income?
Why may it be important to
save money?
What are the differences
between
producers/consumers and
goods/services?
How does a market economy
answer what gets produced,
how it is produced, and who
receives it?
Economics
1. Scarcity is when there is
very little left of a good or
product.
2. People cannot have
everything they want. So
they must weigh their
decisions on what to buy.
They need to base their
decisions on what they may
be giving up by buying what
they choose (opportunity
cost) and what is or isn't
available (scarcity).
Skills
Debate the pros and cons of
saving money.
Identify when or how a
student may become a
producer and also when
they act as a consumer.
vocabulary: product,
service, need, want,
producer, consumer,
economy, profit, demand,
supply, opportunity cost
Learning Targets
3. I can explain why it is
important to save money.
4. I can tell the meaning of
the key vocabulary
(product, service, need,
want, producer, consumer,
economy, profit, demand,
supply, and opportunity
cost) for Economics.
St. Michael Elementary
Assessment
business or product in an
infomercial style, etc.
Resources & Technology
Economic Teacher's
Guide (includes read-aloud stories for
comprehension questions,
etc.)
Economic Student Packet
with comprehension
questions from
edHelper.com economicrelated stories of "The
Little Red Hen Learns
About Economics,"
"Scarcity," and "Three
Different Choices" along
with "The Grasshopper
and the Ant: A Fable
About Saving"
Scott Foresman Level
Readers (complete Cause
and Effect WS with
appropriate student level)
Below Level: Our
Economy
On Level: The Economy
and How It Works
Above Level: The
American Economy
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Assessment
Resources & Technology
3. Income is the amount of
money a person earns or that
a business takes in from the
sales of goods, products, or
services.
4. People save money for
many reasons: to buy
something special, to have
money on hand for
unexpected expenses and/or
unexpected opportunities,
and then for the low risktakers to have more money
to invest, etc.
5. Producers make goods or
products while consumers
buy goods, products, or
services. Goods are items
made to be sold and services
are things workers provide
for people who don't have
that skill.
Economics
6. Our free enterprise system
allows all businesses to
produce and sell whatever
they want.
SF - Unit 1 Chapter 3
Lesson 2 (pgs 72-79)
DVD (23 minutes video):
"Economics for Children:
What is Economics?"
(borrow DVD from Renee
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Assessment
Resources & Technology
Krupke at STME)
Financial Fitness for
Life: Exercise 4.1 story
"The Grasshopper and the
Ant: A Fable About
Saving"
edHelper.com economicrelated stories of
"Scarcity" and "Three
Different Choices"
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