Social Studies Yearly Curriculum Outline Grade 5 Teacher: Noor Ali

Unit Title Unit Length

1. Geography
Five Themes of Geography
Using Globes and Maps
Mapping Shrewsbury
September
(weeks 1-4)
2. Early People of the Western Hemisphere
Maya, Aztec, Anasazi, Inca
Using Timelines
October
(weeks 5-7)
3. Explorers
European Exploration in America
Asian, European, American Explorers, Traders, Conquerors
October November
(weeks 8-9)
4. Early American Settlements
Early European Settlements
The Search for a Northwest Passage
Jamestown Colony and Plymouth Colony
November
(weeks 10-13)
5. Thirteen English Colonies
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
December - January
(weeks 14-17)
6. Breaking Ties with Great Britain
French and Indian War, The Road to Self-Government
The 13 Colonies Rebel
The Revolution Begins
January
(weeks 18-21)
7. The American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Army
Independence at Last
February March
(weeks 22-25)
8. The Constitution of the United States
The Articles of the Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
How the Constitution Works
Ratifying the Constitution
April - May
(weeks 29-33)