| week | Unit | Topic | Weekly Learning Target | AERO Social Studies Standards Covered | myWorld Textbook Location | Suggested Lesson Plans | Suggested Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Fifth Grade Social Studies Introduction | Classroom Rules and Expectations | Students can follow the rule, understand procedures expectations, and create guidelines for social studies. | 6.5a |
N/A | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 2 | The First Americans | Ancient American Civilizations | Students can describe the development of ancient America. | 3.5e 7.5f |
Unit 1.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 3 | Adapting to Different Places | Students can evaluate how Native American groups used local resources to survive. | 7.5a 3.5f |
Unit 1.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 4 | Native American Cultures | Students can describe the culture of Native American groups and how it affected their daily lives. | 4.5e 4.5f 5.5e 5.5f |
Unit 1.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 5 | Age of Exploration | Technology Shapes Exploration | Students can analyze the impact on exploration of technology and the lasting effects. | 7.5g 8.5c 7.5c 8.5e |
Unit 2.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 6 | Explorers for Spain | Students can explain the cause and effect for Spanish exploration in the new world. | 1.5c 2.5b 8.5e |
Unit 2.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 7 | The Columbia Exchange | Students can draw conclusions about the lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange on many cultures. | 2.5c 4.5h 4.5i 7.5e |
Unit 2.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 8 | Settlements Take Root | The Spanish Colony in the Americas | Students can analyze the relationships between Spanish settlers and Native Americans. | 1.5b 2.5c 3.5f 6.5d |
Unit 3.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 9 | The English Colonies in Virginia | Students can summarize English settlement in Virginia. | 1.5b 2.5c 3.5f 6.5i |
Unit 3.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 10 | Pilgrims and Puritans in New England | Students can examine the religious and social reasons for the Pilgrims and Puritans to settle in New England. | 4.5g 5.5g 5.5h 6.5g |
Unit 3.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 11 | The French and Dutch in North America | Students can compare the settlements of the English, French, and Dutch. | 1.5b 2.5c 3.5f 4.5a |
Unit 3.4 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 12 | Life in the Colonies | New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies | Students can analyze the role of religion and government in the New England colonies. | 5.5f 5.5g 5.5e 6.5j |
Unit 4.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 13 | Daily Life in the Colonies | Students can compare and contrast the daily lives of various social classes. | 2.5c 5.5d 5.5g 5.5h |
Unit 4.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 14 | Slavery in the Colonies | Students can describe the daily life of enslaved Africans and free Africans in the colonies. | 2.5c 5.5d 5.5g 5.5h |
Unit 4.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 15 | The French and Indian War | Students can illustrate the effects of conflict in Europe on French colonies, British colonies, and Native Americans. | 1.5c 2.5b 6.5c 6.5j |
Unit 4.4 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 16 | The American Revolution | Tensions with Britain | Students can understand how the actions of the British government influenced colonist actions. | 1.5c 2.5b 6.5g 6.5i |
Unit 5.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 17 | The Colonist Rebel | Students can explain the cause and effects of the American Revolution. | 1.5c 1.5d 2.5b 6.5j |
Unit 5.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 18 | Declaring Independence | Students can describe how and why the colonists declared independence. | 1.5c 1.5d 2.5b 6.5c |
Unit 5.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 19 | On the Battlefield and at Home | Students can understand and compare the viewpoints of several parties during the American Revolution. | 2.5b 2.5c 5.5b 5.5c |
Unit 5.4 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 20 | Winning Independence | Students can summarize the outcomes of the colonists winning independence and the lasting effects. | 4.5h 4.5i 5.5g 5.5h |
Unit 5.5 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 21 | A New Nation | Articles of Confederation | Students can explain the purpose of the Articles of Confederation and find the lasting impacts it had. | 1.5d 6.5e 6.5h 6.5i |
Unit 6.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 22 | Creating the Constitution | Students can compare the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution and the government outlined by the Constitution. | 6.5a 6.5d 6.5e 6.5f 6.5g 6.5i |
Unit 6.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 23 | The Bill of Rights | Students can illustrate how the Bill of Rights affects them in their daily lives. | 6.5b 6.5g 4.5f 5.5g |
Unit 6.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 24 | Key Concepts of the Constitution | Students can demonstrate the different roles in the government. | 6.5d 6.5e 6.5h 6.5j |
Unit 6.4 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 25 | The Young Nation Grows | Washington Takes Office | Students can relate the role of the executive branch in the American government to the host country. | 6.5b 6.5c 6.5d 6.5i |
Unit 7.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 26 | Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase | Students can summarize the cause and effect of the Louisiana Purchase. | 7.5e 7.5g 2.5b 2.5c |
Unit 7.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 27 | The War of 1812 | Students can analyze the way the War of 1812 changed Americans viewpoint of themselves. | 1.5d 2.5c 4.5e 5.5f |
Unit 7.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 28 | Native Americans and the Trail of Tears | Students can identify the lasting effects of the Trail of Tears. | 4.5h 4.5j 5.5f 5.5h |
Unit 7.4 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 29 | Women and African Americans Fight for Freedom | Students can identify major events during women’s and African Americans’ fight for freedom. | 4.5h 4.5j 5.5f 5.5h |
Unit 7.5 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 30 | Moving West | Inventions, Roads, and Railroads | Students can describe the consequences of advances in technology. | 7.5c 8.5c 8.5d 8.5e |
Unit 8.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 31 | The Lone Star State | Students can describe important events during western expansion in the USA. | 8.5d 3.5e 3.5f 3.5g |
Unit 8.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 32 | Trails to the West | Students can identify the reasons for settlers to move west, the geography of the area, and the interactions between groups. | 1.5c 2.5b 3.5h 5.5e |
Unit 8.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 33 | The California Gold Rush | Students can analyze the cause and effects of the California gold rush. | 1.5d 2.5c 4.5e 5.5f |
Unit 8.4 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 34 | Civil War and Reconstruction | Struggles Over Slavery | Students can examine the economic, political, and social differences between the North and the South. | 2.5c 5.5f 6.5i 5.5b |
Unit 9.1 | Lesson Plans | Resources |
| Week 35 | The War Begins | Students can understand how the Civil War started. | 1.5c 2.5b 4.5h 2.5c |
Unit 9.2 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 36 | Life During the Civil War | Students can explain the impact of the war and daily life. | 1.5c 2.5b 2.5c 5.5f |
Unit 9.3 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 37 | The War Ends and Reconstruction | Students can explain the reaction to the end of the war and identify steps towards reconstruction. | 1.5c 2.5b 5.5h 2.5c |
Unit 9.4 & 9.5 | Lesson Plans | Resources | |
| Week 38 | Fifth Grade Social Studies Review | Review | Review | Review |
Review | Lesson Plans | Resources |