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Teacher: Jon Steinke
September 2014
Content
CEQ:
Skills
Native Americans
Learning Targets
Native Americans
**How have
people/events affected
the growth of the
United States?
1. Explain how/why
scientists theorize
Paleo Americans
arrived in North
America.
1. I can explain
how scientists think
the first people
came to North
America.
**How do the
cause/effect
relationships affect to
the development to
the United States?
**How has freedom
shaped the
foundation of our
country?
Native Americans
UEQ:
**Who were the first
Americans?
2. Compare/Contrast
the culture and
lifestyles of the Native
American tribes of the
four regions.
3. Discuss how the
Native Americans
tribes adapted to their
environments and used
the natural resources
available to them.
4. Identify specific
cultural practices
among the
**How did the
different Native
environment affect
American tribes and
early migration and the those that still
cultures of the
continue up to the
different Native
present time.
American tribes?
Assessment
Native Americans
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Native Americans:
People of the
Northwest Coast
(Video Quiz)
Native Americans:
2. I can compare
People of the Desert
and contrast the
Southwest (Video
Native American
Quiz)
tribes of the
Native Americans:
different regions in
People of the Plains
North America.
(Video Quiz)
Native Americans:
3. I can give
People of the Eastern
examples of how the Woodlands (Video
Native American
Quiz)
tribes adapted to
Quiz on Tribal
their environments
Characteristics
and used the natural
Day in the Life
resources they had
Journal Writing
around them.
(Narrative)
Unit Test from
4. I can describe
Textbook
Native American
cultural practices
CFA=Region Grid
that still continue
Quiz
today.
CSA= Native
Resources & Technology
Native Americans
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: United States
History the Early Years Chapter 2 Lessons 1-5
Silver Burdett Ginn Social Studies: The United
States Yesterday and Today Chapter 2
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Native Americans: People of the Northwest
Coast
Native Americans: People of the Desert
Southwest
Native Americans: People of the Plains
Native Americans: People of the Eastern
Woodlands
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The Story of Wisconsin by Kathy-jo Wargin
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**What customs,
tools, foods,
languages, etc. have
been passed on to
present day America?
A. Chapter 2, Lesson
1 "Ancient
Americans"
A1. Beringia
A2. Early Migration
A3. Paleo
Indians/Ancient
Cultures
B. Chapter 2, Lesson
2 "Peoples of the
Northwest"
B1. Regional Tribes
(Tlingit)
C. Chapter 2, Lesson
3 "Peoples of the
Southwest"
C1. Regional Tribes
(Hopi)
D. Chapter 2, Lesson
4 "Peoples of the
Plains"
D1. Regional Tribes
(Comanche)
D2. Eastern/Western
Plains
E. Chapter 2, Lesson
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
American Unit Test
(Chapter 2)
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5 "Peoples of the
Eastern Woodlands"
E1. Regional Tribes
(Haudenosaunee)
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
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Resources & Technology
October 2014
Content
The New World
Explorers
UEQ:
**How did trade in the
Eastern Hemisphere affect
global travel/inventions?
**What were the important
results of European
Exploration for their
countries?
**What were the lasting
effects on the Native
Americans due to
Exploration?
**How did the search for
the Northwest Passage lead
to the exploration of North
Skills
The New World
Explorers
Learning Targets
The New World Explorers
1. I can identify early explorers
1. Describe how the
and describe adventures and
travels of early
main accomplishments while
merchants such as Marco searching for an easier trade
Polo led other Europeans route to Asia.
to search for an easier
trade route to Asia.
2. I can name new navigation
inventions and describe how
2. Explain how new
they made exploration easier.
inventions made
navigation and
3. I can explain the positive and
exploration easier.
negative effects of European
exploration and the Columbian
3. Identify the different
Exchange on natives of the New
European explorers and
World.
describe their main
contributions to New
4. I can describe how the search
World exploration.
for a Northwest Passage led to
more exploration and settlement
4. Defend the value of
of present-day North America.
Assessment
The New World
Explorers
Various Lesson Practice
Sheets
Video Quizzes
Textbook/News of
Nations Test
Explorers World TODAL
Map
CFA=Explorer Who Am
I?
Resources & Technology
The New World
Explorers
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies: United States
History the Early Years
Chapter 3 Lessons 1-5,
Chapter 4, Lesson 1
News of the Nations
(Various Explorers)
Explorer Crosswords
(Various Explorers)
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(Chapter 3, Chapter 4
"Exploring the World: The
Lesson 1)
Portuguese Explorers"
"Exploring the World: The
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America?
A. Chapter 3, Lesson 1
"World Trade and
Travel"
A1. Trade With China
A2. African trading
Kingdoms
B. Chapter 3, Lesson 2
"New Ideas in Europe"
B1. The Renaissance
B2. Sea Route to Asia
C. News of the Nation
"The Vikings"
C1. Erik the Red
C2. Leif Ericsson
D. Chapter 3, Lesson 3
"Europeans Arrive in the
Americas"
D1. Christopher
Columbus
D2. The Columbian
Exchange
D3. Exploration
Continues
E. Chapter 3, Lesson 4
"Conquest of the
Americas"
E1. Cortes Conquers the
Aztecs
E2. Exploring North
America
F. Chapter 3, Lesson 5
Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Skills
exploration versus the
destruction of the Native
American cultures.
5. Determine the
importance of the search
for the Northwest
Passage to the
exploration of North
America
Learning Targets
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Viking Explorers"
"Animated Hero Classics:
Marco Polo"
"Animated Hero Classics:
Christopher Columbus"
Time Warp trio "Viking it
and Liking It"
6. Compare and contrast
the benefits versus the
consequences of the
Columbian Exchange for
Native Americans as
well as Europeans.
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""New Spain"
F1. New Spain Grows
F2. Life in New Spain
G. Chapter 4, lesson 1 "A
Northwest Passage"
G1. Searching for a
Passage to Asia
G2. The Spanish
Armada
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Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Content
The New World
Explorers
Skills
The New World
Explorers
Learning Targets
The New World Explorers
Assessment
The New World
Explorers
Resources & Technology
The New World
Explorers
UEQ:
1. Describe how the
travels of early
merchants such as Marco
Polo led other Europeans
to search for an easier
trade route to Asia.
1. I can identify early explorers
and describe adventures and
main accomplishments while
searching for an easier trade
route to Asia.
Various Lesson Practice
Sheets
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies: United States
History the Early Years
Chapter 3 Lessons 1-5,
Chapter 4, Lesson 1
**How did trade in the
Eastern Hemisphere affect
global travel/inventions?
**What were the important
results of European
Exploration for their
countries?
**What were the lasting
effects on the Native
Americans due to
Exploration?
**How did the search for
the Northwest Passage lead
2. Explain how new
inventions made
navigation and
exploration easier.
3. Identify the different
European explorers and
describe their main
contributions to New
World exploration.
2. I can name new navigation
inventions and describe how
they made exploration easier.
3. I can explain the positive and
negative effects of European
exploration and the Columbian
Exchange on natives of the New
World.
4. I can describe how the search
for a Northwest Passage led to
Video Quizzes
Textbook/News of
Nations Test
Explorers World TODAL
Map
CFA=Explorer Who Am
I?
News of the Nations
(Various Explorers)
Explorer Crosswords
(Various Explorers)
UnitedStreaming:
CSA= Explorers Unit Test "Exploring the World: The
(Chapter 3, Chapter 4
Portuguese Explorers"
Lesson 1)
"Exploring the World: The
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to the exploration of North
America?
A. Chapter 3, Lesson 1
"World Trade and
Travel"
A1. Trade With China
A2. African trading
Kingdoms
B. Chapter 3, Lesson 2
"New Ideas in Europe"
B1. The Renaissance
B2. Sea Route to Asia
C. News of the Nation
"The Vikings"
C1. Erik the Red
C2. Leif Ericsson
D. Chapter 3, Lesson 3
"Europeans Arrive in the
Americas"
D1. Christopher
Columbus
D2. The Columbian
Exchange
D3. Exploration
Continues
E. Chapter 3, Lesson 4
"Conquest of the
Americas"
E1. Cortes Conquers the
Aztecs
E2. Exploring North
America
Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Skills
4. Defend the value of
exploration versus the
destruction of the Native
American cultures.
5. Determine the
importance of the search
for the Northwest
Passage to the
exploration of North
America
Learning Targets
more exploration and settlement
of present-day North America.
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Viking Explorers"
"Animated Hero Classics:
Marco Polo"
"Animated Hero Classics:
Christopher Columbus"
Time Warp trio "Viking it
and Liking It"
6. Compare and contrast
the benefits versus the
consequences of the
Columbian Exchange for
Native Americans as
well as Europeans.
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F. Chapter 3, Lesson 5
""New Spain"
F1. New Spain Grows
F2. Life in New Spain
G. Chapter 4, lesson 1 "A
Northwest Passage"
G1. Searching for a
Passage to Asia
G2. The Spanish
Armada
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Skills
Learning Targets
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Assessment
Resources & Technology
Content
Colonial America
Skills
Colonial America
Learning Targets
Colonial America
Assessment
Colonial America
Resources & Technology
Colonial America
UEQ:
1. I can place each of the
thirteen colonies and
important landforms on a
map of the three colonial
regions.
Video Quizzes
**What were the English
colonies and why were each
of them settled?
1. Identify each of the
thirteen colonies, categorize
them by region, and
describe reasons for
settlement.
Practice Sheets form the
various lessons
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies: United States
History the Early Years
Chapter 4-6
**How would you describe
the conflicts the colonists
had with Native Americans
during their settlement of
the New World?
2. Compare/contrast the
climate, geography and
lifestyles of the New
England, Middle, and
Southern colonies.
2. I can compare and
contrast the climate,
geography, reasons for
settlement, and lifestyles of
the New England, Middle,
and Southern colonies.
News of the Nation
Questions
News of the Nations
Colonial America 1-20
3-part Venn Diagram-English, French, and
Spanish Colonies
UnitedStreaming:
**What role did religious
freedom play in the
settlement of the English
colonies?
3. Analyze the effect(s) of
the colonists settlement on
Native American lands.
Textbook/News of
Nations Quizzes
Animated Hero Classics:
Pocahontas, The First
Thanksgiving, Ben Franklin
4. Explain how religion
played a role in the
3. I can explain the effects
of colonial settlement on
Native American lands.
4. I can explain how
Plymouth Plantation
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CSA= Colony TODAL
Peanuts: The Mayflower
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A. Chapter 4, Lesson
2 "Roanoke and
Jamestown"
A1. The Lost Colony
A2. The Jamestown
Colony
B. Chapter 4, Lesson 3
"The New England
Settlements"
B1. The Plymouth
Colony
B2. Massachusetts Bay
Colony
C. Chapter 4, Lesson
4 "The Dutch and French
Colonies"
C1. New Netherland
C2. New France
D. Chapter 5, Lesson
1 "Geography of the
Colonies
D1. The Thirteen
Colonies
E. Chapter 5, Lesson 2
"New England"
E1. Massachusetts
E2. Conflicts Over
Land
F. Chapter 5, Lesson 3
"Life in New England"
F1. Using the Sea
F2. Home and
Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Skills
European settlement of the
New World.
5. Simulate a town meeting
to show how citizens can
discuss and take action on
controversial issues (HM
text pg. 170-173)
Learning Targets
religion played a role in the
European settlement of the
New World.
5. I will participate in a
town meeting and
explain how citizens can
discuss and take action on
controversial issues.
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Assessment
Map and Unit Test
Resources & Technology
Dear America:Journey to the
New World
The American Revolution:
From Colonies to
Constitution, The American
Colonies (Part 1)
The New England Colonists:
The Pilgrims and Puritans
American Geography
Closeups: New England
States, Mid-eastern States,
Southeastern States
Making the Thirteen
Colonies: New England
Colonies, Middle Colonies,
Southern Colonies
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Community Life
G. Chapter 6, Lesson 1
"The Middle Colonies"
G1. New York and New
Jersey
G2. Pennsylvania and
Delaware
H. Chapter 6, Lesson
2 "life in the Middle
Colonies"
H1. A Mix of People
H2. Making a Living
I. Chapter 6, Lesson 3
"The Southern Colonies"
I1. Virginia
I2. New Colonies in the
South
J. Chapter 6, Lesson 4
"Life in the South"
J1. Southern Agriculture
J2. Plantations and Small
Farms
J3. Southern Slavery
Skills
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Learning Targets
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Learning Targets
Assessment
Colonial America
Resources & Technology
Colonial America
Video Quizzes
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies: United States History
the Early Years Chapter 4-6
January 2015
Content
Colonial America
Skills
Colonial America
UEQ:
1. Identify each of the
thirteen colonies, catagorize
them by region, and describe
reasons for settlement.
**What were the English
colonies and why were
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various lessons
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each of them settled?
**How would you
describe the conflicts the
colonists had with Native
Americans during their
settlement of the New
World?
**What role did religious
freedom play in the
settlement of the English
colonies?
E. Chapter 5, Lesson 2
"New England"
E1. Massachusetts
E2. Conflicts Over
Land
F. Chapter 5, Lesson 3
"Life in New England"
F1. Using the Sea
F2. Home and
Community Life
G. Chapter 6, Lesson 1
"The Middle Colonies"
G1. New York and New
Jersey
G2. Pennsylvania and
Delaware
H. Chapter 6, Lesson
2 "life in the Middle
Skills
2. Compare/contrast the
climate, geography and
lifestyles of the New
England, Middle, and
Southern colonies.
3. Analyze the effect(s) of
the colonists settlement on
Native American lands.
4. Explain how religion
played a role in the European
settlement of the New World.
5. Simulate a town meeting
to show how citizens can
discuss and take action on
controversial issues (HM text
pg. 170-173)
Learning Targets
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Assessment
News of the Nation
Questions
Resources & Technology
News of the Nations Colonial
America 1-20
UnitedStreaming:
3-part Venn Diagram-English, French, and
Spanish Colonies
Textbook/News of Nations
Quizzes
CFA=Colony Note Grid
CSA= Colony TODAL
Map and Unit Test
Plymouth Plantation
Animated Hero Classics:
Pocahontas, The First
Thanksgiving, Ben Franklin
Peanuts: The Mayflower
Voyage
Dear America:Journey to the
New World
The American Revolution:
From Colonies to
Constitution, The American
Colonies (Part 1)
The New England Colonists:
The Pilgrims and Puritans
American Geography
Closeups: New England
States, Mid-eastern States,
Southeastern States
Making the Thirteen
Colonies: New England
Colonies, Middle Colonies,
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Colonies"
H1. A Mix of People
H2. Making a Living
I. Chapter 6, Lesson 3
"The Southern
Colonies"
I1. Virginia
I2. New Colonies in the
South
J. Chapter 6, Lesson 4
"Life in the South"
J1. Southern Agriculture
J2. Plantations and
Small Farms
J3. Southern Slavery
Learning Targets
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Southern Colonies
Assessment
The American
Revolution
Resources & Technology
The American Revolution
February 2015
Content
The American Revolution
Skills
The American
Revolution
UEQ:
**How did the French and
Indian War create conflict
between the colonists and
the British government?
**What actions by the
British government caused
resentment by the
Colonists?
1. Describe the causeand-effect relationship
between the cost of the
French and Indian War
and how taxes placed on
the American Colonies by
the British Government
created tension between
the two.
Learning Targets
Learning Goals
1. I can explain how the
French and Indian War
created conflict between
colonists and British
government.
2. I can identify and
explain events that caused
problems between the
colonists and Great
Britain.
Houghton Mifflin Study
Guides
News of Nations
Comprehension Questions
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies United States History,
The Early Years Chapters 7-8
News of
Nations Revolutionary War 120
Various Video Quizzes
Revolutionary War
Timeline
American Revolution
Videos
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**How did the relationship
between the colonies and
England change before and
during the war ?
**Which events in the
American Revolution
created a shift in power
from the British to the
Colonists?
A. Chapter 7 Causes of the
Revolution
A1. The French and
Indian War
A2. Early Conflicts with
Britain
A3. Conflicts Grow
A4. War Begins
B. Chapter 8 The War for
Independence
B1. Declaring
Independence
B2. Life During the War
B3. The War in the North
B4 Winning the War
Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Skills
2. Identify key events
(such as the Boston
Massacre, The Boston Tea
Party, and the Intolerable
Acts) that led to increased
hostile relationships
between the Colonists and
the British Parliament,
King George III, and the
British soldiers.
3. Interpret the changing
relationship between the
Colonies and Britain by
classifying characteristics
of Loyalists, Patriots, and
those undecided.
4. Sequence events of the
American Revolutionary
time period from the
French and Indian War
through the Treaty of
Paris.
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Learning Targets
Assessment
3. I can give examples of
cause-effect relationships
of major events during the
Pre-Revolution period and
provide and support
"What if?" situations.
Cause and Effect 3-event
Graphic Organizer
4. I can explain how
greed drove prices for
goods up during the
Revolutionary War.
5. I can determine the
characteristics of key people
of the Revolutionary War
Era, classify them as
Patriots, Loyalists, or
Undecided, and describe the
roles they played during that
time.
Revolutionary War Who
Am I Quiz
Writing Activity-Alternative History
(Narrative)
Writing Activity--Debate
between Patriots and
Loyalists pg. 274-277
(Persuasive)
Resources & Technology
Liberty's Kids Series
Dear America; Winter of Red
Snow
The American Revolution:
From Colonies to Constitution
The Revolutionary War Series
Field Trips To Yesterday:
Historical Boston
Animated Hero Classics:
George Washington
Revolutionary War Warm
Ups
CSA= Revolutionary War
Test
5. Provide possible
alternative outcomes to
major historical events.
For example, what could
have happened had King
George III accepted the
colonists' Olive Branch
Petition?
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Resources & Technology
6. Describe the concept of
profit as the motivation for
entrepreneurs and how it
related to inflation during
the Revolutionary War.
7. Interpret the
connections between three
events of the
Revolutionary War Era.
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Content
Foundations of American
Government
UEQ:
**Why did the Articles of
Confederation fail as the
first form of government in
the United States?
**How did the new
constitution prove to be
stronger than the Articles of
Confederation?
**Why did Congress create
three branches of
government and a system of
checks and balances?
Skills
Foundations of American
Government
1. Compare/Contrast the
Articles of Confederation
and the Constitution.
2. Identify the three
branches of the government
and the basic responsibilities
of each branch.
4. Describe the system of
checks and balances to
separate power between the
three branches of the
government.
4. Explain the protections
Learning Targets
1. I can explain why the
Articles of Confederation
was not a good form of
government.
2. I can compare and
contrast the Articles of
Confederation and the
Constitution.
3. I can name the three
branches of government
and the function of each
branch.
4. I can explain what the
Bill of Rights is and why
the citizens wanted it.
Assessment
Foundations of
American Government
Resources & Technology
Foundations of American
Government
Houghton Mifflin Study
Guides
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies United States
History, The Early Years
Chapters 9
News of Nations
Comprehension Questions
CFA=Venn Diagram for
Articles of Confederation
and Constitution
CSA= Government Quiz
with Citizenship Test
Questions
News of
Nations Government 1-20
American Revolution
Videos
Branches of Government
Video
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**Why did citizens want a
Bill of Rights included with
the constitution?
Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Skills
the Bill of Rights provides to
U.S. citizens.
Learning Targets
5. I can explain citizen
roles in a democratic
government.
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Assessment
Resources & Technology
United Streaming:
5. Illustrate multiple ways
**What role do citizens play citizens can participate in a
in a democratic government? democratic government.
The Almost Painless Guide
to the Constitution
A. Chapter 9 Creating a
New Nation
A1. A New Nation
A2. Constitutional
Convention
A3. The Constitution
A4. President
Washington
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Content
Foundations of American
Government
UEQ:
**Why did the Articles of
Confederation fail as the
first form of government in
the United States?
**How did the new
constitution prove to be
stronger than the Articles of
Confederation?
Skills
Foundations of American
Government
1. Compare/Contrast the
Articles of Confederation
and the Constitution.
2. Identify the three
branches of the government
and the basic responsibilities
of each branch.
4. Describe the system of
checks and balances to
Learning Targets
1. I can explain why the
Articles of Confederation
was not a good form of
government.
2. I can compare and
contrast the Articles of
Confederation and the
Constitution.
3. I can name the three
branches of government
and the function of each
branch.
Assessment
Foundations of
American Government
Resources & Technology
Foundations of American
Government
Houghton Mifflin Study
Guides
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies United States
History, The Early Years
Chapters 9
News of Nations
Comprehension Questions
CFA=Venn Diagram for
Articles of Confederation
and Constitution
News of
Nations Government 1-20
American Revolution
Videos
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**Why did Congress create
three branches of
government and a system of
checks and balances?
**Why did citizens want a
Bill of Rights included with
the constitution?
Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Skills
separate power between the
three branches of the
government.
4. Explain the protections
the Bill of Rights provides to
U.S. citizens.
Learning Targets
4. I can explain what the
Bill of Rights is and why
the citizens wanted it.
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Assessment
CSA= Government Quiz
with Citizenship Test
Questions
Resources & Technology
Branches of Government
Video
Peanuts: Constitutional
Convention
5. I can explain citizen
roles in a democratic
government.
United Streaming:
5. Illustrate multiple ways
**What role do citizens play citizens can participate in a
in a democratic government? democratic government.
The Almost Painless Guide
to the Constitution
A. Chapter 9 Creating a
New Nation
A1. A New Nation
A2. Constitutional
Convention
A3. The Constitution
A4. President
Washington
May 2015
Content
Fundamental Concepts of
Economics
Skills
Fundamental Concepts
of Economics
Learning Targets
Fundamental Concepts of
Economics
1. Determine advantages
and disadvantages of
saving and spending
earned income.
1. I can explain the
advantages and
disadvantages of saving
money earned instead of
spending it.
UEQ:
**What are the
advantages/disadvantages of
citizens paying taxes?
Assessment
Fundamental Concepts
of Economics
Resources & Technology
Fundamental Concepts
of Economics
Writing--Letter to
Principal/City Council
addressing local issue of
concern (Persuasive)
Field Trip to local bank
Guest Speakers
CFA=Social Issue
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Grade 5 Social Studies (Master)
Steinke
MIDDLE - WEST
Content
**In what ways are tax dollars
used today to improve local,
state, and federal government
programs versus colonial
times?
**In what ways can
people save the money they
earn and also ways to spend it
positively or negatively?
**What are some current
problems in society and how
could they be solved?
Skills
2. Identify government
use of tax dollars at all
levels of government.
3. Construct a personal
budget based on a fixed
income.
4. Indentify a current
societal issue and debate
indiviual points of view
around multiple plans of
action.
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
Learning Targets
Assessment
Problem and Solution
Flow Chart
2. I can explain the
advantages and
disadvantages of citizens
paying taxes.
Resources & Technology
CSA= Economy Quiz
3. I can give examples of
how the government collects
and uses taxes and
fees today compared to
colonial times.
4. I can identify a current
social problem and provide
possible solutions for it.
A. Taxpaying Systems
B. Personal Income and
Savings
C. Societal Issues
June 2015
Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
Resources & Technology
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