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1 September October Government / Elections **May Be Done As Last Unit. If so, the Native American Unit becomes first. ** Government / Elections What is Government? Services & Taxes The History of the US Democracy The Three Branches of Government (Executive, Legislative, Judicial) Checks & Balances The Three Levels of Government (Federal, State, Local) Important Government Documents The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The US Constitution & Bill of Rights Symbols of the USA How a Bill Becomes a Law Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens The Electoral Vote & The Popular Vote Reading Tables and Flow Charts Exit Card: List Government Services Worksheets on Branches of Government Rubric on group project on levels & branches of govt. Ben s Guide to Government Web Quest worksheets Independent worksheets on documents Writing: What the Bill of Rights Means to Me Pledge of Allegiance Pop-Up Vocabulary, Activity 4 Rights & Responsibilities DBQ Government & Election Unit - McGraw Hill Textbook: New York - Social Studies Share File Materials (scanned documents, Power Points, Smart Notebook files) - How America Works - Internet websites on federal, state, and local govt. - Ben s Guide to US Govt. for Kids - Various videos from the LES library - We the People - How Government Works - Clearly Social Studies - The Pledge of Allegiance - How America Works - It s Your Constitution

2 November Native Americans The First Americans & the land bridge Timeline of Native American History Iroquois Life The Lenape The 3 Basic Needs & Natural Resources The Iroquois Confederacy The Contributions of Native Americans Reading Maps, Timelines, & Tables Matching Artifacts worksheet Writing: How did the Native Americans use items in their environment to survive? Exit Card: List 3 things you learned about the Lenape tribe from the video. Comprehension worksheet Iroquois Legends - Videos from the LES library - Iroquois Web Quest December Native Americans Textbook/worksheet questions Map Native American Settlements Iroquois Confederacy DBQ Native American Contributions DBQ Native American Unit - Workbook for Text Series - Elementary Social Studies Coach January Explorers / Colonial NY Reasons for the Age of Exploration Explorers of NY - Cabot, Verrazano, Champlain, Hudson, Adriaen Block The Effects of Exploration on Other Cultures Reading Maps, Timelines, & Tables Exit Card/Snowball activity - facts about Explorers Explorer CR activity Day 3 Explorer Report Explorers & Colonial NY Unit - Elementary Social Studies Coach

3 February March Explorers / Colonial NY American Revolution & A New Nation Colonial Artifacts The Dutch & Life in New Netherland The Dutch West India Company The Dutch Influence Colonial Life work, tools, the town Britain Takes Over New Netherland becomes New York The Thirteen Colonies Map Scale Reading Maps & Timelines Causes for the War - No taxation without representation Importance of NY s location Important Leaders - Washington, Jefferson, John Jay Snowball/Exit Card activities video, reading, virtual field trip Textbook and packet questions for class work/hw Day 8 DBQ Dutch Influence Day 9 13 Colonies CR activity Day 13 Map worksheets in packet Explorers and Colonial NY Unit Journal Entry about The King s M&Ms activity Snowball/Exit Card Activity on PowerPoint presentation Patriot/Loyalist DBQ activity Day2 - Videos/DVDs from LES library - Artifact kits Lady s Pocket & Slave s Bag - First American Colonies - Virtual Field trip to Colonial Williamsburg: -Textbook -SS Share File materials -The King s M&Ms directions & materials

4 April American Revolution & A New Nation Battle of Saratoga as Turning Point - Role of Native Americans & French in the war The Boston Tea Party National & State Symbols & Holidays Reading Maps & Timelines From Colonies to Country timeline worksheet Creating a State, Building a Nation worksheet Snowball/Exit Card Activity on DVDs MC questions in packet American Revolution & A New Nation Unit -Textbook -SS Share File materials -Liberty s Kids DVDs from LES library -Artifact kit Soldier s Bag

5 May Industrialization & Urbanization (New York State from ) Western Expansion & Pioneer Life Transportation Canals & Railroads Big Business, Industry & Inventions Snowball/Exit Card Activities on readings/discussions/ power points/computer tours & activities/dvd presentations Writing: Which job would you choose to do in a frontier village if you lived in NY 200 years ago? Why? Erie Canal poster/illustration Moving People and Goods worksheet Moving Right Along worksheet Industrial Revolution worksheet CR Activity on Transportation Day 7 Industrial Revolution DBQ Comprehension questions on text reading Inventors & Inventions worksheet Time of Inventions worksheet -Textbook -SS Share File materials -Oregon Trail computer game - Erie Canal Tour - Clearly Social Studies

6 June Industrialization & Urbanization (New York State from ) Immigration & Ellis Island Child Labor Snowball/Exit Card Activities on readings/discussions/ power points/computer tours & activities/dvd presentations Immigration worksheet CR Activity on Immigration Day 13 CR Activity on Child Labor Day 14 Industrialization & Urbanization (NYS in the 1800s) Unit -Ellis Island name search: -Kids Discovery books: Immigration, Ellis Island -Child Labor research: hiildlabrefl.cfm

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