4th Grade Illinois History Curriculum
$29.95
Our 4th Grade Illinois History Unit was designed for teachers and homeschool parents searching for a literacy-based 4th Grade Illinois Social Studies curriculum aligned with the Common Core Standards and Illinois’s Learning Standards for Social Science, English Language Arts, and Math.
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Students begin their journey through history with the first people and end with Government. Along the way, students learn about the fascinating people who once called Illinois home and their struggles to make Illinois the great state that it is today.
- Lesson 1: First People in Illinois
- Lesson 2: Fur Trade
- Lesson 3: Explorers
- Lesson 4: French and Indian War
- Lesson 5: Proclamation Line
- Lesson 6: American Revolution
- Lesson 7: Northwest Territory
- Lesson 8: Illinois Territory
- Lesson 9: Statehood
- Lesson 10: Government
ILLINOIS HISTORY ACTIVITIES:
- Questions – to assess informational text comprehension
- Thought-provoking Discussion Questions – encourage Critical Thinking
- How-to-Draw activities – step-by-step directions to practice functional text comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – follow written directions to make a paper model covered wagon*
- Reference Map Skills – using cardinal and intermediate directions
- Primary and Secondary Source differentiation
- Historical Time Lines – using picture cues (great for ELL students!)
- Reference Map Skills – plotting number pairs on a coordinate grid
- Creative, Expository, and Persuasive Writing assignments – graphic organizers, outlines, and pre-writing questions included!
- Grid Math – using number and letter coordinates to solve grid puzzles
- Vocabulary activities and Quizzes
* All patterns and step-by-step instructions included!
Context-appropriate Glossary, Answer pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher-level and Writing assignments included.
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