Integrated Social Studies Overview

Social Studies Units Overview (1 Semester)

Maps and Exploration - 2 weeks - 9/8 - 9/18

• Explorers Webquest
• Mini bios for timeline
• Create maps of routes, with focus on absolute and relative location

Colonization - 3 weeks - 9/21 - 10/9

• Sailing (Interact PBL), modified
• Create colony travel brochures - students grouped into regions

American Revolution - 10/13 - 11/20

• Struggle for Independence (Interact PBL) - 3 weeks ~ 10/12 - 10/30
• Freedom Trail Field Trip prep, visit
• Freedom Trail creation ~ 11/9 - 11/20
• You be the Judge - Boston Massacre
• Continental Congress reenactment
• Declaration of Independence rewrite activity

Early US Government - 11/30 - 1/8

• Revolution to Republic - A to Z Project Based Learning - 11/2 - 1/8
• Branches of Government
• Bill of Rights Activities from iCivics