4th Grade Quarter 2 Social Studies
Remember to check PICASSO and the Social Studies Frameworks found on www.georgiastandards.org to find additional ideas about teaching this content.
Early Explorers
Colonization
Colonial Day Information and Resources
Remember to check PICASSO and the Social Studies Frameworks found on www.georgiastandards.org to find additional ideas about teaching this content.
Early Explorers
- Explorer Grouping Cards (These cards could be used to form groups --find the other people in the room who have information about the same explorer you have-- or as a station activity or a review activity.)
- Explorers Mini-Research Materials:
- A great presentation tool: www.VoiceThread.com
- Ideas Tug-of-War (Christopher Columbus - Hero or Villian?)
For more information on this activity see www.slideshare.net/betseykenn/digging-into-history-content-literacy - Explorer's Report Card
Colonization
- 13 Colonies Content-Based Name Tags (Each student at a table group has one of these name tags on his/her desk. To call on students to complete tasks such as pick up supplies or collect papers from their tablemates, the teacher would say something like, "I would like the person from the mid-Atlantic colony that included the city of Philadelphia.)
- Colonization History Standards with Images
Colonial Day Information and Resources
- Student Booklet (Students carry this booklet with them as they visit each learning station/classroom experience.)
- Farmers Materials:
- Artisans Materials:
- Colonial People with Speech Bubbles (Good for a closing activity following Colonial Day. Students write about their lives from the perspective of different individuals in Colonial America.)
- Information for Parents
- Directions for making girls bonnets from paper bags and ribbon
Directions for making tricorn hats for boys
