Student Intern: Karen Bolick 5th Grade First block 8:05 9:50 Subject / Content Area: Social Studies

es Language Arts

Date(s) to be taught: 10/21 through 10/25

Common Core/Essential Standards: Social Studies 5.H.1.2 Summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen Colonies. Language Arts RI. 7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. RI.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. Lesson Objective: The students will access the website Social Studies for Kids through a Google site webquest designed by the teacher and complete a graphic organizer outlining multiple aspects of life in colonial America. The students will work in small groups to complete the organizer with 90% accuracy. Assessment strategy: Student learning will be assessed through informal observation during the webquest research phase, the completion of the graphic organizer, and at the end of the unit, the students will take a comprehensive test about life in Colonial America. General Description of Procedures: Monday Introduce Colonial America unit information from Harcourt text pp. 60 64. Early Explorers o Portugal first country to have a navigational school o Prince Henry early 1400s o Developed maps / used compass, chronomter & astrolabe o Searched for a route to Asia Christopher Columbus o Sent by Spain to cross the Atlantic to find a trade route to Asia o Thought it was shorter than going around Africa o Discovered two continents! o When did he sail? Conquistadors (I say You say) early 1500s o Southeast United States Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto o Hernando Cortes Mexico Defeated Aztecs Built Mexico City Base for Spains conquest of southern portion of N.A. Laptop lab Log in to Webquest Assign students their lap top lab numbers Outline rules and procedures for use of laptops in classroom (We will put a link to the webquest on Suzannes teacher webpage. When the students bring up their browser, the laptops will take them to

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the Sawmills page. From there, the students will navigate to the teacher web page, and then click the link to the webquest I created. This one is very simple all the information we needed to find was at one site, and Ive just made direct links to the specific pages the students will need in order to find the answers. This will introduce them to the concept of a webquest. You can click here to go to the webquest.) Graphic Organizer small group Laptop lab day 2 Log in to Webquest Graphic Organizer small group Students will begin working with their group to advertise one of the colonies. Using the information gleaned from the WebQuest, the students will try to entice new settlers to their chosen colony. They will plan what they want to say, draw a mock-up of their ad, and ensure that important facts about the colony are included before beginning work on the poster sized paper. Students will be informally assessed for a participation grade on how well they work together as a unit as well as on the content of their advertisement. The students will finalize their advertisements and present them to the class.

A lot of other stuff was already going on! Dive into the Webquest to

Type this into your browser address bar to begin:

https://sites.google.com/site/theoriginal13colonies5thgrade/home

Pennsylvania Colony Founded ________________________ Agriculture ____________________________ Manufacturing _________________________ Became a State _________________________

Middle Colonies
New York Colony Founded ________________________ Agriculture ____________________________ Manufacturing _________________________ Became a State _________________________

About Religion
The Middle colonists were a ___________________ of religions, including _____________ , Catholics, ________________, Jews, and others. Middle colonists went for church services at more normal looking churches and would __________ in church for _________________________. About Farming Farmers in the Middle Colonies grew _____________, barley, ____________, ___________, and corn. The Middle Colonies were often called the "______________________" because they ________________________________________. About the Economy The Middle Colonies were part ___________________________, part __________________ and traded heavily with __________________.

Connecticut Colony Founded ________________________ Agriculture ____________________________ Manufacturing _________________________

Became a State _________________________

New England Colonies

New Hampshire Colony Founded ________________________ Agriculture ____________________________ Manufacturing _________________________ Became a State _________________________

About Religion
The New England colonists were largely ______________________, who led very ____________ lives. New Englanders went for church services at the ____________________. About Farming It was difficult to farm in New England because _____________________________________________ wasn't good for growing crops. Even though the early and long-lasting winters ________________________________________, New England farmers managed to grow some crops to feed their families. About the Economy The New England Colonies were largely _______________ and _____________________ communities.

Virginia Colony Founded ________________________

Southern Colonies
North Carolina Colony Founded ________________________ Agriculture _________________________ Georgia Colony Founded ________________________ Agriculture ____________________________ Manufacturing _________________________ Became a State _________________________ _________________________ Manufacturing _________________________ _________________________ Became a State _________________________

Agriculture ____________________________ Manufacturing _________________________ Became a State _________________________

About Religion
The Southern colonists had a _________________ of _______________, including ______________ and ___________________. People in the Southern Colonies went to more ___________________________ and believed that church should be an ____________________. About Farming In the Southern Colonies, the most ___________________ crop was _____________________. The two ______________________ states (South Carolina and Georgia) also grew ______________ and _______________. About the Economy The Southern Colonies were almost _____________________________ and a large part of the workforce was __________________________.

13 Original Colonies Vocabulary / Spelling

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. colony slavery charter industry agriculture meetinghouse indigo tobacco plantation

10. breadbasket 11. colonist 12. southernmost 13. wheat 14. cattle 15. papermaking 16. shipbuilding 17. ironworks 18. lumbering 19. textile 20. manufacturing

13 Original Colonies Vocabulary / Spelling

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. colony charter indigo wheat cattle America explorer settlement slavery

13 Original Colonies Vocabulary / Spelling

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. colony charter indigo wheat cattle America explorer settlement slavery

13 Original Colonies Vocabulary / Spelling

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. colony charter indigo wheat cattle America explorer settlement slavery

10. industry

10. industry

10. industry