Materials & Resources

• Story of Mankind ch. 51
• A First Book In American History Part I Part II
• State History is typically presented in 5th grade State Unit Studies
• States coloring book
• Great Americans
• Reports Read the books below and use the report forms to report on your reading.
• The Pilgrims of New England
• Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence
• Adventures in the Western Wilderness
• The Siege of Washington
• Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln
• Biographies
• Globe Simple Globe

Topics to be covered this year

• Exploration and discovery
• Establishment of settlements in the New World
• Colonial life in America
• Revolutionary War in America
• Westward movement in America
• Industrial and cultural growth
• Democracy's principles and documents
• Geography of the U. S.
• Natural resources of the U. S.
• Canada and Mexico
• Comparative cultures of Canada
• Countries and cultures of the Western Hemisphere: Central America, West Indies, South America
• Map and globe skills