Social Studies Curriculum

Elementary (K-6) Frameworks

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Content by Grade: Grade 5

The fifth grade social studies program continues the study of United States history, civics, and geography. Students investigate the time period from 1776-1900. The program focuses upon the forces of political, social, economic, and cultural unity and diversity that existed within the United States during this era.

In fifth grade, students will:

Identify and explain physical, cultural, political, social, and economic characteristics of the United States between 1776-1900.

Identify and explain the causes, results, and impacts of important conflicts occurring within the United States between 1776-1900, including slavery, Native Americans, the Revolution War, War of 1812, and Civil War.

Demonstrate applications of map, globe, historical, graphing, and problem solving skills to the study of U.S. History between 1776-1900.

Analyze and explain examples of authority, justice, privacy, participation, responsibility, property, freedom, diversity, conflict, cooperation, movement (transportation, immigrants, and of ideas) and human environment relationships, evident in U.S. History between 1776-1900.

Identify important individuals and events in U.S. History between 1776-1900.

Identify example of how the present has been impacted by selected events in U.S history between 1776-1900.

5th Grade Social Studies Adopted Materials (United States up to 1900)

*Bank, Byer, Contreras, Craven, Billings, McFarland, Parker. (1993). United States and Its Neighbors. New York. McMillan McGraw Hill.

Blaga, J., Lucas, L., Lucas, M. (1992). Daily Oral Geography. Evanston, IL. McDougal Littell.

Croddy, M. and McKay, S. (1977) Law in a Free Society, Authority, Level IV. Calabasas, CA. Center for Civic Education.

Quigley, C. Law in a Free Society, Responsibility, Level IV. Calabasas, CA.. Center for Civic Education.

We the People. (1992). Calabasas, CA. Center for Civic Education.

*Core materials with copies for each student are marked with an asterisk

Core materials such as literature or kits for each classroom or school which are available for every classroom do not have an asterisk. The use of these materials ranges from one copy of the material or kit per classroom to classroom sets for schools.

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