5th Grade Social Studies Goals for the First Trimester
Miss Gaull
Overview: American People, American Land
♦The American People
♦Government by the People
♦Free Enterprise
♦Lands and Regions
♦Resources and the Environment
Chapter 1: Life in the Western Hemisphere
♦People reached the Americas from Asia and began to settle throughout North
and South America.
♦Early cultures developed in different parts of North America.
♦Powerful civilizations developed and spread in Mexico, Central America, and
♦South America.
Chapter 2: Native Americans of North America
♦People of the Eastern Woodlands developed a variety of cultures based on
hunting and farming.
♦People of the Great Plains adapted their cultures to the introduction of the horse.
♦The need for water affected the cultures developed by the people of the
Southwest.
♦People of the Northwest Coast developed cultures based on the region’s rich
natural resources.
Chapter 3: Life in the Eastern Hemisphere
♦The desire for trade led people of Asia and Europe to travel and build stronger
ties to people of other continents.
♦Beginning more than one thousand years ago, rich trading kingdoms developed
in West Africa.
♦In the 1400s European explorers developed sea routes to Africa and Asia.
Chapter 4: Spain Builds an Empire
♦Columbus’s voyages led to European settlement of the Americas and an
exchange of people, animals, goods, and ways of life between East and West.
♦Spanish conquistadors established new colonies in North America and South
America.
♦Spain gained great wealth from the settlement and growth of New Spain.
Project for 1st Trimester: Native American Tribes Power Point
6th Grade Social Studies Goals for the First Trimester
Miss Gaull
Eastern Hemisphere
Chapter 1: The World of Geography
♦ The Five Themes of Geography
♦ The Geographer’s Tools
Chapter 2: Earth’s Physical Geography
♦ Our Planet, Earth
♦ Forces Shaping Earth
♦ Climate and Weather
♦ How Climate Affects Vegetation
Chapter 3: Earth’s Human Geography
♦ Population
♦ Migration
♦ Economic Systems
♦ Political Systems
Chapter 4: Cultures of the World
♦ Understanding Culture
♦ Culture and Society
♦ Cultural Change
Chapter 5: Interacting With Our Environment
♦ Natural Resources
♦ Land Use
♦ People’s Effect on the Environment
Ancient Civilizations
♦ Greece Unit
♦ China Unit
7th Grade Social Studies Goals for the First Trimester
Miss Gaull
Western Hemisphere
Chapter 11: Latin America: Physical Geography
♦ Land and Water
♦ Climate and Vegetation
♦ Resources and Land Use
Chapter 12: Latin America: Shaped by Its History
♦ Early Civilizations of Middle America
♦ The Incas: People of the Sun
♦ European Conquest
♦ Independence
♦ From Past to Present
Chapter 13: Cultures of Latin America
♦ Cultures of Mexico and Central America
♦ The Cultures of the Caribbean
♦ The Cultures of South America
Chapter 14: Mexico and Central America
♦ Mexico
♦ Guatemala
♦ Panama
Chapter 15: The Caribbean
♦ Cuba
♦ Haiti
♦ Puerto Rico
Chapter 16: South America
♦ Brazil
♦ Peru
♦ Chile
♦ Venezuela
Chapter 10: Canada
♦ Ontario and Quebec
♦ Prairie Provinces
♦ British Columbia
♦ Atlantic Provinces
♦ Northern Territories
7th Grade Religion Goals for the First Trimester
Miss Gaull
Jesus Christ the Way
 The Impact of Jesus
 Friendship with Jesus
 Scripture: A Portrait of Jesus
 The World Jesus Lived In
 The Early Life of Jesus
 The Mission of Jesus
 The Apostles, Mary and Others
 Baptism and Confirmation
An introduction and multiple lessons will focus on the changes in the Roman Missal
which will be occurring around November to help prepare the students for the
transition.
8th Grade Social Studies Goals for the First Trimester
Miss Gaull
Civil War and Reconstruction
Chapter 1: Toward Civil War
♦Slavery and the West
♦A Nation Dividing
♦Challenges to Slavery
♦Secession and War
Chapter 2: The Civil War
♦The Two Sides
♦Early Stages of the War
♦Life During the War
♦The Strain of War
♦The War’s Final Stages
Chapter 3: Reconstruction and The New South
♦Reconstruction Plans
♦Radicals in Control
♦The South During Reconstruction
♦Change in the South
Chapter 4: Opening the West
♦The Mining Booms
♦Ranchers and Farmers
♦Native American Struggles
♦Farmers in Protest
Projects for 1st Trimester: Spirituals and Election Songs/Raps
8th Grade Religion Goals for the First Trimester
Miss Gaull
The Mystery of the Church
 A Community of Disciples
 Tracing Our Roots
 A Closer Look
 A People of Prayer
 A People of Service
 One in the Spirit
 Made Holy in the Spirit
 A Church That is Catholic
An introduction and multiple lessons will focus on the changes in the Roman Missal
which will be occurring around November to help prepare the students for the
transition.