5th Grade Social Studies: Complete Curriculum of Fifth Grade Social Studies

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: 

❶ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 If the class fee is a barrier to your learner's enrollment, message me for more information about payment plan options and scholarship opportunities. 

❷ 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 Learners registering for both the social studies and English Language Arts course of the same grade level in the same school year will be refunded $100 of their course fee. The refund will be made in the week before class meetings begin, at the time workbook links are being distributed to students. For learners on the payment plan, the $100 refund will be applied to the fourth payment. 

❸ 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 During Unit 1, we have two class meetings per week for five weeks, followed by a two-week fall break. We return for Unit 2, with two class meetings per week for three weeks and then a one-week break for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We return for the final two weeks of Unit 2, and then have a six-week winter break. Returning at the end of January, Unit 3 has two meetings per week for five weeks followed by a two-week spring break. After spring break, we finish up the school year by completing Unit 4 with two meetings per week for five weeks. 

❹ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 Students will receive a virtual interactive workbook before the course begins. The workbook is created using Google Slides. Students will complete homework in the workbook and the teacher also provides feedback on homework in the workbook. 

❺ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 No refunds of course fees are given after the workbooks are distributed. 

❻ 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 Learners enrolled in any of my semester courses are invited to attend study hall, held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during the semester, at no additional cost. This is a time when students can get extra help with assignments, ask questions, work with classmates on group projects, or just log in and work on homework with other learners. 

❼ 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Homework is assigned following each class meeting. Most students will need some adult assistance with the homework. Students are welcome to attend the course and complete as much or as little homework as they and their adult wish. In order to receive a letter of completion, however, students must complete homework in order to earn at least a 70 percent of better on their final grade. 

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𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗧𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗦


Fifth Grade Social Studies is taught to the National Council for the Social Studies (U.S.) standards, covering U.S. history, civics, and geography. Learners will explore the history of the United States from pre-colonial times through the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the founding documents and the Bill of Rights, the three branches of government, elections, voting, and what it means to be a republic and a democracy. Teaching will include lecture with slides, videos and other multi-media presentations, along with discussion, learning games and activities, worksheets, and quizzes. All reading materials and instructions will be provided with a link or PDF. 

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
On Mondays we will begin by sharing and discussing the weekend's homework, followed by lecture and activities for the day's lesson. Homework will include a worksheet or project as well as a reading assignment. 

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
On Wednesdays we will review and discuss Monday's homework, followed by lecture and activities for the day's lesson. Homework will include a reading assignment, writing assignment, and weekly quiz.

This class if for learners who just want to practice their social studies skills and learn more, as well as learners who want a letter of completion. There is 2-3 hours of homework to be completed each week. See the rubric below for how the learner will be evaluated. 

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𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘


𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝟭: 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲-𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭:
Day 1- Welcome: Introductions, Overview of Class, Unit 1, and Research Paper
Day 2-Many Nations: The First People of North America

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮:
Day 1-Exploration and Competition: Columbus and European Exploration
Day 2-The First European Colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯:
Day 1-Angolan Captives: Slavery in the Colonies
Day 2-Race, Class and Gender in the Colonies: Bacon's Rebellion and the Salem Witch Trials

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰:
Day 1-The New England Colonies
Day 2-The Middle Colonies

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱:
Day 1-Chesapeake Bay and Southern Colonies 
Day 2-Wrap-Up and Review Unit 1

𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝟮: 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰-𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟲:
Day 1-Overview of Unit 2
Day 2-The French and Indian War and the Proclamation of 1763

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟳:
Day 1-Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and the Committees of Correspondence 
Day 2-The Boston Massacre, the Tea Act, and the Boston Tea Party, 

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴:
Day 1: Coercive and Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Day 2: Battle of Bunker Hill and the Second Continental Congress, 

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟵:
Day 1: Patriots vs. Loyalists, African Americans and Women in the Revolution, the Declaration of Independence 
Day 2: Battles of Trenton and Saratoga, Winter at Valley Forge and Mutiny

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟬:
Day 1: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris, The New Republic and Shays' Rebellion
Day 2: Wrap-Up and Review Unit 2

𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝟯: 𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘
𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳-𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟭:
Day 1: Overview of Unit 3
Day 2: Slavery in America: Rebellion, revolt and resistance

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟮:
Day 3: The Indian Removal Act and the War with Mexico
Day 4: Abolitionists, freedom fighters and resisters, and the election of Abraham Lincoln

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯:
Day 1: Secession
Day 2: The Civil War 

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟰:
Day 1: Reconstruction and the Westward Expansion 
Day 2: Jim Crow laws and segregation 

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟱:
Day 1: Women's Suffrage movement
Day 2: Wrap-Up and Review of Unit 3

𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝟰: 𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗟 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟳-𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟲:
Day 1: Overview of Unit 4
Day 2: The Great Depression, World War II, and Japanese internment camps

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟳:
Day 1: Brown v. Board of Education, Little Rock 9
Day 2: Bus Boycotts, Greensboro 4, Freedom Riders

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟴:
Day 1: The March on Washington and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Day 2: Selma and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟵:
Day 1: Founding Documents and the Bill of Rights 
Day 2: Three Branches of Government, Learners read their research paper for their classmates

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬:
Day 1: Elections, Voting, Republic and Democracy 
Day 2: Wrap-Up