4th Grade Social Studies: Units 1-4 of Fourth Grade Social Studies
Units 1-4 of 4th Grade Social Studies is a full curriculum of four units of fourth grade social studies taught to the National Council for the Social Studies (U.S) standards, covering history, economics, and geography in the U.S. states.
The Foster Woods Folk School
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40 live meetings
16 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
*** Please note: There is a one-week fall break following Unit 1, a one-week break in November for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, a month-long winter holiday break at the end of Unit 2, and a one-week spring break following Unit 3. Fourth Grade Social Studies is taught to the National Council for the Social Studies (U.S.) standards, covering history, economics, civics, and geography. Students will explore the four regions of the United States, learning about geography, history, and culture. We will examine each individual state's past and present, looking at its economics, natural resources, and government. Students will learn about each state's capital, largest cities, agriculture, landmarks, and what makes it unique. As we begin our study of each state, we will make a land acknowledgement, honoring the first people who lived and continue live in that state and remembering that it is on their land that we travel. Teaching will include lecture with slides, videos and other multi-media presentations, along with discussion, worksheets and quizzes. All reading materials and instructions will be provided with a link or PDF. Tuesdays: Each Tuesday we will explore and visit a different state on our "road trip" around the country. We'll look at the geography, history, landforms, climate and more. Homework on Tuesdays includes writing in the travel journal, completing a worksheet about the state, and a reading assignment. Thursdays: Each Thursday we will explore and visit a different state on our "road trip" around the country. We'll look at the geography, history, landforms, climate and more. Homework on Thursdays includes writing in the travel journal, completing a worksheet about the state, and a reading assignment. Thursday's homework also includes a quiz about the states we visiting during the past week's travels. This class is for learners who just want to practice their social studies skills and learn more, as well as students who want to get a letter of competition. There is 2-3 hours of homework to be completed each week. See the rubric below for how the learner will be evaluated. ———————————————— Unit 1: The Northeast Week 1: Monday topic: Introduction to the North East Wednesday topic: New England States: Maine Week 2: Monday topic: New England States: New Hampshire and Vermont Wednesday topic: New England States: Massachusetts Week 3: Monday topic: New England States: Rhode Island Wednesday topic: New England States: Connecticut Week 4: Monday topic: Mid-Atlantic States: New York Wednesday topic: Mid-Atlantic States: New Jersey Week 5: Monday topic: Mid-Atlantic States: Pennsylvania Wednesday topic: Wrap-up the Northeast ———————————————— Unit 2: The South Week 6: Monday topic: Introduction to the South and Washington, D.C. Wednesday Topic: Southern Atlantic States: Maryland, Delaware Week 7: Monday Topic: Southern Atlantic States: Virginia and West Virginia Wednesday Topic: East South Central States: Kentucky and Tennessee Week 8: Monday-Southern Atlantic States: North Carolina and South Carolina Wednesday-Southern Atlantic States: Georgia and Florida Week 9: Monday- East South Central States: Mississippi and Alabama Wednesday-West South Central States: Louisiana and Arkansas Week 10: Monday-West South Central States: Oklahoma and Texas Wednesday-Wrap up the South ———————————————— Unit 3: Midwest Week 11: Monday-Introduction to the Midwest Wednesday-East North Central States: Wisconsin and Michigan Week 12: Monday-East North Central States: Ohio and Indiana Wednesday-East North Central States: Illinois Week 13: Monday-West North Central States: Minnesota Wednesday-West North Central States: Iowa Week 14: Monday-West North Central States: Missouri Wednesday-West North Central States: Kansas and Nebraska Week 15: Monday-West North Central States: North Dakota and South Dakota Wednesday-Wrap up the Midwest ———————————————— Unit 4: The West Week 16: Monday-Introduction to the West Wednesday-Mountain States: Montana and Wyoming Week 17: Monday-Mountain States: Idaho and Nevada Wednesday-Mountain States: Utah and Colorado Week 18: Monday-Mountain States: Arizona and New Mexico Wednesday-Pacific States: Washington and Oregon Week 19: Monday-Pacific States: California Wednesday-Pacific States: Alaska Week 20: Monday-Pacific States: Hawaii Wednesday-U.S. Territories and Wrap up
Learning Goals
Fourth Grade Social Studies is taught to the National Council for the Social Studies (U.S.) standards, covering history, economics, civics, and geography. Students will explore the four regions of the United States, learning about geography, history, and culture. We will examine each individual state's past and present, looking at its economics, natural resources, and government. Students will learn about each state's capital, largest cities, agriculture, indigenous people, landmarks, and what makes it unique.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
As we study social studies, students may encounter descriptions and discussions of wars, colonization, disease, current events, and death. All subjects and topics will be covered in a manner that is as age-appropriate as possible, but some learners may be especially sensitive to these topics.
Supply List
PDF readers for materials covered will be provided. Some projects will include making art so learners are encouraged to have general art supplies available such as markers, crayons, etc.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Sources for the materials used in this course include NewsELA, the Zinn Education Project, Learning for Justice, Facing History and Ourselves, and the Council for Economic Education.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
This course is developed and supervised by the Foster Wood Folk School's Co-Director Teacher Beth Foster. Beth has degrees in English, journalism and political science, and is currently a graduate student in the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History program at Pace University for K-12 history educators. In addition to teaching English language arts and social studies, Beth was director of a non-profit social justice center for three years where the focus of her work was in education around issues of justice, inclusion, and equity. The Foster Woods Folk School, which focuses on education, storytelling, and the arts within an eco-social justice framework is aimed at celebrating and improving our connections as a global community of human and non-human earthlings. In her role as co-director of the folk school, Beth works with learners of all ages with a primary focus of working with learners in grades three through six. Reviews
Live Group Class
$300
for 40 classes2x per week, 20 weeks
25 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-10 learners per class
