SOCIAL STUDIES

 

 

Grade 1   A Child's Place

 

School Days

          I learn at School

          My Classroom

          School Workers

          Schools Long Ago

          We Help One Another

          We Follow School Rules

 

At Home with My Family

          Welcome Home

          The Leaving Morning

          Families Make Choices

          Families Long Ago:  A Thanksgiving Story

 

Living in a Community

          Meet My Neighbors

          The Post Office

          Community Leaders

          A Community Changes

          Trading Goods and Services

          Getting from Here to There

 

In and Around the Land

          Land and Water

          Our Treasured Resources

          People Change the Land

          The Cheese Factory

          Saving Our Resources

 

My Country, My Heroes

          Sharing the Land

          Two Groups of People Meet

          Independence Day

          Learn Civics through Literature

 

My World Near and Far

          Where in the World Do People Live?

          People Are People Everywhere

          Learn Culture through Literature

          People Everywhere Are Linked

          People Talk Around the World

          We Share The Planet

 

 

Grade 2  Making a Difference

 

Where We Live

          Looking Around Communities

          Life in Different Places

          Using the Land

          Where Does Our Food Come From?

          Caring for the Earth

 

We All Work Together

          Community Services

          People Make Goods

          Goods from Near and Far

          Makers and Users, Buyers and Sellers

          Making Wise Choices

People Make History

          American Indians

          We Remember the Past

          Communities Grow and Change

          People Lead the Way

          American Portraits

 

Being a Good Citizen

          Proud Americans

          Our Country's Government

          Community Government

          Our Freedoms

 

People in Time and Place

          People on the Move

          A World of People

          A Family History

          Community Celebrations

          One for All, All for One

 

 

Grade 3     Communities

 

What is a Community?

          Where on Earth is Roxaboxen?

          Getting Along in a Community

          Getting What We Need

          Communities Have Histories

          Many People, Many Ways of Life

 

Where People Start Communities

          Communities are in Different Places

          Communities are Built Where People Meet

          Why Did People Build Cahokia and St. Louis

          Communities are Built Near Resources

          Communities are Built for Government

          Communities Move – Brasilia, Brazil

 

Communities Grow and Change

          Communities Change Yet Stay the Same

          America’s First Communities

          The Community of Tenochtitlan

          Mexico City Today

          Our Country’s Early History

          Inventions Change Our Country

          Every Community Has a History

 

People Working Together

          People in an Amish Community Work Together

          People Work Together to Make a Product

          People Buy Products and Services

          Saturday Sancocho

          The World is a Marketplace

         

Living Together in a Community, State, and Nation

          People Make Communities Good Places to Live

          Rules and Laws in a Community

          State Governments

          The National Government

          Symbols of Pride

          Solving Problems in South Africa

 

The Many People of a Community         

          People from Many Places

          Culture in Harlem

          John Henry

          Paul Bunyan

          Holiday Customs and Traditions

          Different Countries, Different Cultures

 

 

Grade 4     States and Regions

 

Land, People and Regions

A Land of Different Lands

          Rivers Change the Land

          A Land of Different Climates

          A Rich, Fertile Land

          People and the Environment

          People from Many Places

          A United Country

          Understanding Regions

          Looking at Different Regions

          Linking Regions

 

The Northeast

          Newcomers Bring Changes

          A Region of Cities

          Cities Face Challenges

          The New England Countryside

          Old Resources, New Industries

          Linking Waterways

 

The Southeast

          Farming on the Coastal Plain

          A Growing Region

          Life Along the Gulf Coast

          Islands and People

          Using a River's Energy

          The Growth of Piedmont Cities

          Working in Appalachia

 

The Middle West

          Farming on the Plains

          Amber Waves of Grain

          Farms, Ranches, and Cities

          Plains Around the World

          Along the Great Lakes

          River Transportation

          Rivers Around the World

 

The Southwest

          The Land and Its Resources

          The Southwest Long Ago

          A Changing Region

          Sharing a River

          Water Changes Deserts

          Tucson:  Desert City

          Deserts of the World

 

The West

          Mountains Old and New

          People and Mountains

          Using Western Lands

          Mountains Around the World

          Along the Pacific Coast

          Protecting the Coastal Environment

          Americans in the Pacific

 

 

Grade 5   United States

 

The Ancient Americas

          The Search for Early Peoples

          Ancient Indians

          Early Civilizations

 

Indians of North America

          Northwest Coast

          Southwest

          Great Plains

          Eastern Woodlands

 

Explorations and Encounters

          A Legendary Land

          Background to European Exploration

          Early Voyages of Exploration

 

Encounters in the American

          Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas

          The Search for Gold and Riches

          New People in the America

          Encounters with the French and Dutch

          The English in the Americas

 

Our Colonial Heritage

          The Spanish Borderlands

          The Growth of New France

          Thirteen British Colonies

 

Life in the British Colonies

          Life in Towns and Cities

          Life on Plantations

          Life on the Frontier

 

The American Revolution

          Government in the Colonies

          Quarrels and Conflicts

          Colonists Unite

 

The War for Independence

          The Decision for Independence

          Americans Take Sides

          Victory and Independence

 

The New Nation

          The Articles of Confederation

          A New Plan of Government

          Debates and Compromises

          A Government of Three Branches

 

A New Government Begins

          Approving the Constitution

          Rights and Responsibilities

          Putting the New Government to Work

 

Our Nation Grows

          Across the Appalachians

          The Louisiana Purchase

          A Second War with Britain

 

The Way West

          The Industrial Revolution

          The Age of Jackson

          Westward Ho!

          An Age of Reform

 

War Divides the Nation

          Differences Divide North and South

          Africans in Slavery and Freedom

          Facing a National Problem

          A Time for Hard Decisions

 

Civil War and Reconstruction

          The Fighting Begins

          The Long Road to a Union Victory

          Life After the War

 

Invention and Change

          Big Business and Industrial Cities        

          Growing Pains

          New Immigrants

          The Growth of Cities

 

The Last Frontier

          Farming the Great Plains

          The Cattle Kingdom

          Mining in the West

          Conflict in the West

 

Becoming a World Power

          Building an Empire

          Progressives and Reform

          The Great War

 

Good Times and Bad

          The Roaring Twenties

          The Great Depression and the New Deal

          World War II

          The Allies Win the War

 

The Americas Today

          The Cold War Begins

          The Struggle for Equal Rights

          Vietnam War and Protests at Home

          The Cold War Ends

 

The Western Hemisphere Today

          Mexico Today

          Democracy in the Caribbean and in Central America

          Challenges in South America

          The Peoples of Canada

 

 

Grade 6   The World

 

Early People and Lifeways

          Hunters and Gatherers

          Early Farmers

 

Southwest Asia

          Civilization in Mesopotamia

          Conquests and Empires

          Israelites, Phoenicians, and Lydians

 

Cradles of Civilization

          The Importance of the Nile River

          Kush:  Egypt's Rival

 

Early Civilizations in Asia and the Americas

          Civilization in the Indus Valley

          Early Chinese Civilization

          Ancient Civilizations of the Americas

 

Asia's Classical Age

          The Zhou Dynasty

          The Qin Dynasty

          The Han Dynasty

 

India and Persia

          Aryans Bring Changes to India

          United Rule in India

          The Persian Empire

 

The Mediterranean

          Early People of Greece

          City-States and Greek Culture

          The Golden Age of Athens

          Alexander's Great Empire

 

Ancient Rome

          The Roman Republic

          The Roman Empire

          Beginnings of Christianity

 

Rise of New Empires

          The Byzantine Empire

          The Muslim Empire

          Europe in the Middle Ages

 

Empires in Asia and the Americas

          Growth for China

          The Mongol Empire

          Development of Japanese Culture

          Civilizations in the Americas

 

Growth of Trade

          The Trading Empires of West Africa

          Trade Routes Linking Asia and Europe

         

Sea and River Trade

          Indian Ocean Trade

          The Mediterranean and the Black Sea

          The Northern Seas

          Conquering the Pacific

 

The Early Modern World

          Rebirth of Ideas in Europe

          Changes in Europe

          Europeans Explore the Globe

 

Europe, Africa, and the Americas Interact

          Africa and Europe

          A Time of Encounter

 

Changes in Asia

          China and Japan in Early Modern Times

          The Ottoman and Mogul Empires

         

Times of Rapid Change

          Democratic Revolutions

          Democratic Ideas in Latin America

          The Beginning of the Industrial Age

          The Industrial Revolution

          Capitalism and Classes

 

Growth of Nationalism and Imperialism

          Rise of Nationalism

          Age of Imperialism

 

The World at War

          World War I

          The Russian Revolution

          The Great Depression

 

The Later Twentieth Century

          World War II

          Cold War Tensions

 

Toward the Present Day

          China in the Modern World

          Japan Becomes a World Power

          South America

          North America and Free Trade

 

Religious Influences

          The Indian Subcontinent

          The Middle East

 

Political Events

          Africa South of the Sahara

          Changes for the People of Europe

 

 

Grade 7   The American Nation

 

Early Heritage of the Americas

          Five Themes of Geography

          Maps and Mapmaking

          American Lands and Climates

          Early People and Cultures

          People of North America

          Great Civilizations in the Americas

          After 1492

          Europeans Reach the Americas

          Spain Builds an Empire

          Africans Come to the America

          Colonizing North America

          The First English Colonies

          The New England Colonies

          The Middle Colonies

          The Southern Colonies

          Governing the Colonies

          A Changing Colonial Culture

 

A Nation is Born

          Rivalry in North America

          The French and Indian War

          A Crisis Over Taxes

          The Fighting Begins

          Early Battles

          Declaring Independence

          Fighting in the Middle States

          Other Battlefronts

          Winning the War

          A Confederation of States

          The Constitutional Convention

          A More Perfect union

          Ratifying the Constitution

          Goals of the Constitution

          Five Principles of the Constitution

          A Living Document

          The National Government at Work

          Good Citizenship

 

The Nation Takes Shape

          Launching the New Government

          A Policy of Neutrality

          The Rise of Political Parties

          The Second President

          Republicans in Power

          The Louisiana Purchase

          New Threats From Overseas

          The Road to War

          The War of 1812

 

The Industrial Revolution

          Moving Westward

          Building National Unity

          Latin America and United States

 

The Nation Expands

          A New Era in Politics

          Jackson in the White House

          Struggles Over States' Rights

          The Presidency After Jackson

          Oregon County

          Texas Wins Independence

          California and d the Southwest

          War With Mexico

          A Rush to the West

          Industry in the North

          Life in the North

          Cotton Kingdom in the South

          Life in the South

          The Spirit of Reform

          The Fight Against Slavery

          Struggle for Women's Rights

          American Literature and Art

 

Division and Reunion

          The Slavery issue in the West

          The Crisis Turns Violent

          A New Party Challenges Slavery

          The Nation Splits in Two

          The Conflict Takes Shape

          A Long, Difficult Struggle

          A Promise of Freedom

          Hardships of War

          The War Ends

 

 

Grade 8  An American Nation

 

The Reconstruction Era

          First Steps to Reunion

          Radical Reconstruction

          Changes in the South

          Reconstruction Ends

 

Transforming the Nation

          The Plains Indians

          Miners and Railroaders

          Ranchers and Cowhands

          A Way of Life Ends

          The Farmers

          Railroads and Industry

          Big Business

          A Flood of Inventions

          Labor in the Age of Industry

          The New Immigrants

          Booming Cities

          City Life Transformed

          Education and Culture

 

A New Role for the Nation

          Early Reforms

          The Progressives and Their Goals

          Presidents Support Reforms

          Progress for Women

          Fighting for Equality

          Across the Pacific

          The Spanish-American War

          Relations With Latin America

          War Erupts in Europe

          The United States Enters the War

          Winning the War

          Wilson and the Peace

 

Prosperity, Depression, and War

          Politics and Prosperity

          New Ways of Life

          The Jazz Age

          Trouble Below the Surface

          The Economy Crashes

          The New Deal

          Reaction to the New Deal

          Surviving Hard Times

          Dictatorship and Aggression

          The War Begins

          The Allies Advance

          Final Victory

 

The Nation Today and Tomorrow

          The Nation Faces a Cold War

          The Cold War Heats Up

          Cold War Battlegrounds

          The Vietnam War

          The End of the Cold War

          The Booming Postwar World

          The Civil Rights Movement Begins

          Years of Crisis and Change

          The Civil Rights Movement Expands

          A Conservative Tide

          The Post--Cold War World

          War and Peace in the Middle East

          The Environment and the World Economy

          A Diverse Nation