Comprehensive Pennsylvania History Social Studies curriculum designed for Pennsylvania History teachers and homeschool parents searching for a Pennsylvania State Study program aligned with Pennsylvania’s Academic Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies.
Each 4th Grade Pennsylvania History Classroom Package Includes:
- Teacher’s Edition – 10 lessons of Nonfiction Pennsylvania History Informational Text, 22 Interactive Notebook Assignments, a balanced mix of hands-on activities, Vocabulary Quizzes, End-of-Unit Test, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics, all aligned with Pennsylvania’s Academic Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies. – no additional textbook needed – all nonfiction informational content included!
- Student Editions – choose from classroom sets of 20, 25, or 30 consumable Student Editions, giving each child his or her own book with the 10 Pennsylvania History lessons and all of the activities for the program – no printing necessary; simply open the book and start learning! Mix and match packages until you have enough Student Editions for your entire class!
LESSON ONE – PENNSYLVANIA’S FIRST PEOPLE:
- Vocabulary Flowers (Interactive Notebook)
- First People Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – How to Draw a Buffalo
- Native American Four-Fold Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part One
LESSON TWO – PENNSYLVANIA’S EXPLORERS:
- Two-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Explorers Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Map Skills – Henry Hudson’s expedition to the New World
- Functional Text Comprehension – How to Draw a Beaver
- Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Sources
- Explorer Time Line Foldable (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Two
LESSON THREE – FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR:
- Vocabulary Six-Flaps (Interactive Notebook)
- French and Indian War Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- French and Indian War Accordion Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
LESSON FOUR – THE PROCLAMATION LINE:
- Vocabulary Cootie Catchers and Two-Pocket Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Proclamation Line Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Famous Person Biography – Daniel Boone
- Daniel Boone Four-Fold Fact Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Proclamation Line Grid Map – Number Pairs on a Grid
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Three
LESSON FIVE – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION:
- Vocabulary Accordions (Interactive Notebook)
- American Revolution Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- American Revolution KWLH Chart and Follow-Up Questions
- American Revolution Cause and Effect Organizers (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Four
LESSON SIX – PENNSYLVANIA’S STATEHOOD:
- Vocabulary Six-Petals (Interactive Notebook)
- Statehood Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Statehood Time Line (Interactive Notebook)
- Statehood Grid Math – Number and Letter Coordinates on a Grid
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Five
LESSON SEVEN – PENNSYLVANIA’S GOVERNMENT
- Vocabulary Booklets (Interactive Notebook)
- Pennsylvania’s Government Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Formal Persuasive Letter to a Pennsylvania Legislator – We Take Students Through the Writing Process
- Primary Source Tab Booklet – Women’s Suffrage
LESSON EIGHT – THE CIVIL WAR
- Vocabulary Foldables (Interactive Notebook)
- Civil War Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Civil War Compare and Contrast Note-Taking Chart (Interactive Notebook)
- Civil War Venn Diagram (Interactive Notebook)
- Civil War Expository Compare & Contrast Paragraph – We Take Students Through the Writing Process
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Six
LESSON NINE – PENNSYLVANIA’S ECONOMY:
- Pennsylvania’s Economy Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Economy Compare and Contrast Chart (Interactive Notebook)
- Economy Learning Wheel (Interactive Notebook)
LESSON TEN – PENNSYLVANIA’S POINTS OF INTEREST:
- Vocabulary Circle Flaps (Interactive Notebook)
- Pennsylvania’s Points of Interest Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Pennsylvania Travel Brochure (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Seven
- Pennsylvania History End-of-Unit Test
We’ve included a context-appropriate Pennsylvania History Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the Writing Activities and Interactive Notebook Assignments.
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