ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM GRADE FOUR

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1 VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 944 STATE ROUTE 17K MONTGOMERY, NY Telephone Number: (845) ext Fax Number: (845) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM GRADE FOUR MARCH 2010 Approved by the Board of Education April 12, 2010

2 Valley Central School District Social Studies Curriculum Grade: 4 Unit One: Native American Indians of New York State Essential Question: Local : Who were the first inhabitants of New York State and how did they live? Montgomery Mastodon Native American Indians were the first inhabitants of our local region and State. The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee People of the Longhouse) and the Algonquian were the early inhabitants of our State. 1 1 Culture New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter3 Trade Books: If You Lived With the Iroquois by, Ellen Levine The Naked Bear: Folktales of the Iroquois by John Bierhorst Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois by JoAnn Shenandoah & George Douglas Meeting basic needs food, clothing, and shelter Uses of the environment and how Native American Indian settlements were influenced by environmental and geographic factors 1, 3 3 Needs and Wants Websites: index.html Important accomplishments and contributions of Native American Indians who lived in our community and State 1 Culture 1

3 Unit Two: Essential Questions: Local : Three worlds (Europe, the Americas, Africa) meet in the Americas Who were the European explorers who claimed and settled New York State? What was life like in New York under the Dutch, French, and English? Slave Cemetery Rte. 416, New Paltz (Huguenot Street) , Soujourner Truth New Paltz, Henry Hudson Hudson River Major explorers of New York State Impacts of exploration social/cultural, economic, political, and geographic 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3, 4 Culture New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter 4 Trade Books: Explorers of the New World by Future Vision Media Henry Hudson: A Discovery Book by Carl Carmer The slave trade and slavery in the colonies 1, 2, 4 Culture Voyage of the Half Moon by Tracy West Groups of people who migrated to our local region and into our State Ways that people depended on and modified their physical environments 1, 2, 3 Environment and Society 3, 4 Environment and Society Websites: Mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~

4 Unit Three: Colonial and Revolutionary periods Essential Questions: What were the effects of the slave trade and slavery on New York State? How did the Revolutionary War impact New York State? Local : Hill Hold: , Brick House & Farmer s Museum: , Museum Village: Dutch, English, and French influences in New York State 1, 2 Change New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapters 4 & 5 Lifestyles in the colonies comparisons during different time periods Different types of daily activities including social/cultural, political, economic, scientific/technological, or religious 1 1, 4 Culture Trade Books: Chronicle of America: Colonial Times by Jay Mastoff The Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town by Arnold Lobel Ways that colonists depended on and modified their physical environments Cultural similarities and differences, including folklore, ideas, and other cultural contributions that helped shape our community, local region, and State 1, 3 Physical Settings 1 Culture The New York Colony by Dennis Brindlle Fraden Colonial governments 1, 5 Government Colonial societies were organized to answer three fundamental economic questions: What goods and services do we produce? How do we produce them? For whom do we produce them? 1, 4 Economic Systems Ways of making a living in our local region and State 1, 4 Change Causes for revolution: social, political, economic 1, 2, 4, 5 Change Important accomplishments of individuals and groups living in our community and region 1 Change 3

5 Unit Four: The Revolutionary War in New York State Essential Question: How was the government of the United States of America formed? Local : General Montgomery (Village Hall: ), Washington s Headquarters: Location of New York State The significance of New York State s location and its relationship to the locations of other people and places 1, 3 Places and Regions New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter 5 Geographic features that influenced the War 1, 2, 3 Places and Regions Native American Indians in New York State influenced the War. 1, 2 Human Systems Trade Books: Drums at Saratoga by Lisa Banim George Washington s Socks by Elvira Woodruff The war strategy: Saratoga and other local battles Loyalists and Patriots in New York State 1, 2, 3 Change If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore Leaders of the Revolution 1 Change Red, White, Blue and Uncle Who? The Stories Behind Some of America s Patriotic Symbols by Theresa Bateman Effects of the Revolutionary War 1, 2, 4, 5 Change The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Anne McGovern 4

6 Unit Five: The New Nation Essential Question: Who were the founders of our new nation and what were the founding documents that helped to establish our new country? Local : Kingston NY first capital: Foundations for a new government and the ideals of American democracy as expressed in the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutions of the State of New York and the United States of America 1, 5 Government New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter 6 Trade Books: What s the Big Idea Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz The importance of the Bill of Rights Individuals and groups who helped to strengthen democracy in the United States 1, 5 Citizenship and Civic Life The Constitution and Bill of Rights; The Declaration of Independence both by Discovery Enterprises The roots of American culture, how it developed from many different traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it Those values, practices, and traditions that unite all Americans 1, 2, 4, 5 Culture Peter Zenger- Freedom of the Press (a play) We the People: The Way We Were by Suzanne Hilton 5

7 Unit Six: Industrial growth and expansion Essential Question: Local : What were the impacts of industrialization and expansion on New York? Maybrook Train Hub: , D & H Canal: , Montgomery Yarn Mills, Montgomery Tannery, Walden Knitting Mills, Schrade Knife Co., Walden Knife Companies Transportation, inventions, communication, and technology (e.g., 1800s Erie Canal, railroads, steamboats, turnpikes, telegraph, cable; 1900s automobiles, subways, air travel, seaways, telephones, radios and televisions, computer) 1, 3, 4 Technology New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapters 7, 9, 10 Immigration and migration (e.g., Ellis Island; the mass starvation in Ireland, ; forced relocation of Native American Indians in New York State) 1, 2, 3 Change Trade Books: The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness Ellis Island: New Hope in a New Land by William J. Jacobs The important contributions of immigrants to New York State 1, 4 Change Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman Geographic influences of industrialization and expansion (e.g., natural resources, location); the interactions between economic and geographic factors 3, 4 Human Systems Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America by Carol Bierman Dreaming of America by Eve Bunting 6

8 Unit Seven: Essential Question: Local Urbanization: Economic, Political, and Social Impacts How did urbanization change New York State? Rural to urban to suburban migration 1, 3 Human Systems Economic interdependence (e.g.- resource use; from farm to market) 4 Environment and Society New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter 9 New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter10, Lesson 3 Trade Books: Kids on Strike by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Ways of learning and public education in our community and state 1, 5 Change No Time for School, No Time for Play: The Story of Child Labor in America by Rhoda & William Cahn The labor movement and child labor 1, 4, 5 Websites: 7

9 Unit Eight: Essential Question: Local Connection: Government What is the structure and function of government at the local and state level? Basic democratic values (taken from National s for Civics and Government) 1, 5 Civic values New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapters 6, 12 Page 241 (suffrage) The fundamental values of American democracy include and understanding of the following concepts: individual rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; the public or common good; justice; equality of opportunity; diversity; truth; and patriotism. The fundamental values and principles of American democracy are expressed in the Declaration of Independence, Preamble to the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Pledge of Allegiance, speeches, songs, and stories 1, 5 Citizenship and civic life 1, 5 Trade Books: If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution by Elizabeth Levy 8

10 Unit Nine: Purposes of Government Essential Question: What is the structure and function of government at the local and state level? Local : 1881 Court House- Goshen: The basics purposes of government in the United States are to protect the rights of individuals and to promote the common good. (taken from National s for Civics and Government) 5 Government New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapters 6, 12 Trade Books: We Are the Government by Mary Elting 9

11 Unit Ten: Local and State Governments Essential Question: What is the structure and function of government at the local and state level? Local : Goshen County Seat: An introduction to the probable consequences of the absence of government The structure and function of the branches of government of New York State and local governments including, executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The meaning of key terms and concepts related to government including, democracy, power, and citizenship. The United States Constitution and the constitution of the State of New York and their respective Bills of Rights were developed as written plans for organizing the functions of government and safeguarding individual liberties. Representatives in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at the local, state, and national levels of government and how they are elected or appointed to office. People elect and/or appoint leaders who make, enforce, and interpret laws. Citizenship and the rules and responsibilities of citizenship in the classroom, school, home, and local community. Citizenship includes and awareness of the holidays, celebrations, and symbols of our nation including the flag of the United State of American, its proper display and use. Effective, informed citizenship involves duties such as voting, jury service, and other service to the local community. Citizens can participate in political decision making and problem solving at the local, state, and national levels. 5 Government New York Adventures In Time and Place - MacMillan/McGraw Hill Chapter12, Lesson 1 (Local), Chapter12, Lesson 2 (State), Chapter12, Lesson 3 (National) 5 Trade Books: The First Book of Local Government by James Neichner 5 Civic values Getting to Know New York State by William B. Fink 1, 5 Government Governing New York: How Local, State, and National Governments Work by Magdalena Alagna 5 5 Citizenship, Civic Life 5 1, Nation state 10

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