Showing posts with label social studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social studies. Show all posts

Tuesday

Georgia 4th Grade Social Studies

Georgia Social Studies

Learn the Standards in a Fun Way


Teaching 4th-grade social studies in Georgia—or any state—can be overwhelming with the extensive amount of U.S. history to cover. As an educator with over a decade of experience, I constantly sought better methods to ensure all standards were met within the limited time available. After extensive research and countless hours of development, I created a series of passages and activities designed to engage and benefit students in third, fourth, and fifth grades.

These social studies interactive notebooks have become a top seller on Teachers Pay Teachers, consistently ranking in the top 100 for the 3-5 product list. They are both teacher-tested and kid-approved, boasting over a thousand positive comments. I invite you to visit my store and explore these resources.

Why Teachers Love These Interactive Notebooks

  1. Comprehensive Coverage: Each notebook is designed to align with the Georgia 4th grade social studies standards, ensuring all required topics are covered.
  2. Engaging Activities: The interactive nature of the notebooks helps keep students engaged, making learning history fun and memorable.
  3. Positive Feedback: With thousands of positive reviews, these notebooks have been praised for their effectiveness in the classroom.

Updated for the Latest Standards

These were updated during the 2017-2018 school year to go along with any new standards. To further support educators, I have compiled the Georgia 4th grade social studies standards into an easy-to-use table. This table lists each standard alongside the corresponding passages and activities I have created, making it simple to find the right resources.

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To make things even easier, I’m offering a free downloadable table that presents this information in a clear and accessible format.





Monday

Constitution Day Reading Activity

Constitution Day Reading Activity


September 17 is Constitution Day.  Did you know that if you are a public school educator then you are required by law to touch on the Constitution in your classroom? The act states..

 "all publicly funded educational institutions provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day.". 

So, with that said, I have put together an easy print and go poster that is a perfect way to help your students understand how the Constitution came about and how it affects our country today.  Because I have highlighted vocabulary, this would be a great time to discuss some of the government related terms.  For example, delegates, Articles of Confederation, and branches of government.  If you wanted to elaborate further on the Constitution, you could then do a follow-up activity or maybe show a Brainpop or other video, or maybe even do a writing activity.  Have fun sharing with your students this very important document.  Get all of the details by clicking the link below.  


Constitution Day Reading Activity

Constitution Day Reading Activity
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Friday

4th Grade: Integrating Social Studies and Reading

If you are an upper elementary teacher, particularly fourth or fifth grade, then you are aware of the massive amounts of content that teachers are required to teach and students are required to master in the area of social studies. I have had parents say to me here in Georgia, "This social studies curriculum is beyond ridiculous!"  My response has always been, "I agree with you that it is a lot of material for a fourth grader to learn, but please understand that I don't decide the standards to be taught, I simply teach them."  With that said, I teach them to the best of my ability, and yes, it can be quite the challenge to get all of the material covered before standardized testing time.

After spending many challenging years trying to get all of the fourth grade social studies content covered,  the best solution seemed to be to try and  integrate the two subjects, such as work on reading skills while covering some of the social studies topics. It all seemed fine and dandy, but  the next problem would be trying to find social studies reading material to cover the content I needed it to cover.

Because I wanted very specific content, and I wanted it written in a certain way, I decided the best thing to do was just write the material myself.  Keeping in mind that my husband is a high school U.S. history teacher, I was able to converse with him about important details or facts that I should include,  in addition to referring to the Georgia curriculum standards. After working all summer, the finished product makes it very easy to integrate socials studies into reading.  I ended up writing 25 close reading passages that begin with Native Americans and end with Westward Expansion.  Many of the major historical events that fall between those two time periods are included in the close readings.  In addition to the close readings, there are teacher questions, as well as activities for each passage to be used in an interactive social studies notebook.  I am proud to share the finished product with you, and offer both notebooks to you for sale in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.  Here is a sneak peek, and then click on the links to get more specific details.

Please note that the grade level in which specific social studies content is taught varies from state to state. These notebooks happen to follow the Georgia fourth grade social studies content, so if you teach 4th grade in Georgia, this would be perfect for you.  If you are not sure if these notebooks follow the content for your state, please look closely at the detailed descriptions and then decide.


4th Grade: Integrating Social Studies and Reading


4th Grade: Integrating Social Studies and Reading



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Sunday

Interactive Social Studies Journal and Sale

I make lots of teaching materials, but very rarely do I take on projects that will take me months to complete. That's right, I have created the first part of my interactive social studies journal. Why do I say, "first part"?  Because it is my plan to have a part 2 interactive journal on our government and how it was established.  I designed this journal with 4th graders in mind, but  it could be used with more advanced third graders or weaker fifth graders, too. Actually, because the interactive journal has factual information on United State history, you may be able to use it with other grades. I will let you use your best judgement on that. This journal includes 17 (yes, 17) close reading passages on topics from The Land Bridge Theory, to European Exploration, all the way to the end of The American Revolution. In addition to the 17 close reading passages, you get a set of teacher discussion questions for each passage. Plus, there are over 20 interactive response activities to complete with the close reading activities.  I am very proud of this project.  I know it will get kids excited about social studies.  In the past, my students have taken such pride in their interactive journals, and I am sure your students will do the same.

interactive social studies notebook


And now for the second  part of this blog post..... I am having a 1 day sale in my Teachers  Pay Teachers store today only.  I rarely do this, so hopefully you can find you some great deals to use in your classroom.  Happy 'Christmas in July' shopping to you.  :-)


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Thursday

Lewis and Clark Activity

Lewis and Clark Activity

If you are like me, you are always looking for ways to integrate the subjects of social studies and science into your reading and writing activities.  We have been studying Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their expedition to the Pacific Ocean.  Of course, Sacagawea was along for a good portion of the trip, too.  Because we know so much about their journey due to the journals they kept, I thought it would be neat for the kids to write from the perspective of one of the three people and recount some of the adventures, discoveries, and hardships they faced.  Plus, I found the coolest extra-large journal-looking paper at the Dollar Store, so it made for a fun activity.  Even fourth graders love it when you pull out cool writing paper! Most wrote more than would fit on the journal  paper, so they had to write some on notebook paper and staple it to the journal sheet.They look great hanging out in the hall.  Here is a peek




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Teaching the Constitution

Teaching the Constitution

Yikes!  The preamble to the Constitution uses some rather formal words.  How about posterity! Hmmm...a fourth grader might have trouble figuring that one out on their own. 

 In our lessons on the Constitution, I broke down the preamble and used synonyms to help the kids better understand the meaning of this very important iintroduction to the Constitution.  One activity I did with the students was that I wrote parts of the preamble onto large pieces of white paper.  I broke it down in enough parts to give each group of two students a separate part.  On each piece of paper, we worked together to come up with words to replace the more formal words of the preamble, which I then wrote in red ink.  For example, as you can see in the picture below, we  used fairness for justice and freedom for liberty.  When they were all completed, I hung them in the hall outside my classroom.  This created our illustrated version of the preamble.   The kids had a lot of fun!


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