Comprehensive Illinois History Social Studies curriculum designed for Illinois History teachers and homeschool parents searching for an Illinois State Study program aligned with Illinois’s fourth-grade Social Science Standards.
Each 4th Grade Illinois History Classroom Package Includes:
- Teacher’s Edition – 11 lessons of Nonfiction Illinois History Informational Text, 24 Interactive Notebook Assignments, a balanced mix of hands-on activities, Vocabulary Quizzes, End-of-Unit Test, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics, all aligned with Illinois’s 4th Grade Social Science Standards. – 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 11 Illinois 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 – ILLINOIS’S FIRST PEOPLE:
- Two-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- First People Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – How to Draw a Buffalo
- Native Americans of the Great Lakes Map – Cardinal & Intermediate Directions
- Native American Accordion Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part One
LESSON TWO – THE FUR TRADE
- Vocabulary Booklets (Interactive Notebook)
- Fur Trade Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – How to Draw a Beaver
- Fur Trade Story – We Take Students Through the Writing Process
LESSON THREE – EXPLORERS:
- Vocabulary Flaps (Interactive Notebook)
- Explorers Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Sources
- Explorer Time Lines (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Two
LESSON FOUR – FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR:
- Vocabulary Foldables (Interactive Notebook)
- French and Indian War Nonfiction Informational Text Lesson – all CONTENT Included!
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- French and Indian War Four-Fold Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Three
LESSON FIVE – THE PROCLAMATION LINE:
- Vocabulary Cootie Catchers and Two-Pocket Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Proclamation Line Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Famous People – Daniel Boone Biography
- Daniel Boone Four-Fold Fact Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Famous Person Expository Paragraph – We Take Students Through the Writing Process
- Proclamation Line Grid Map – Number Pairs on a Grid
LESSON SIX – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION:
- Vocabulary Flowers (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
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Four
LESSON SEVEN – THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY:
- Vocabulary Accordions (Interactive Notebook)
- Northwest Territory Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Northwest Territory Pinwheel Study Guide (Interactive Notebook)
- Functional Text Comprehension – Make a Covered Wagon Model
- Pioneer Journal (Interactive Notebook)
LESSON EIGHT – THE ILLINOIS TERRITORY
- Vocabulary Six-Flaps (Interactive Notebook)
- Illinois Territory Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – Territorial Pop-Up Town (Interactive Notebook)
- Illinois Territory Pocket Time Line (Interactive Notebook)
LESSON NINE – STATEHOOD
- Statehood Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – Follow Directions to Color Illinois’s State Flag
- Statehood Grid Math – Number and Letter Pairs on a Grid to Solve a Mystery Puzzle
- State Flag and State Seal Two-Fold Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Five
LESSON TEN – ILLINOIS’S GOVERNMENT
- Vocabulary Circle Flap (Interactive Notebook)
- Government Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Government Cube Foldable (Interactive Notebook)
- Formal Persuasive Letter to an Illinois Legislator – We Take Students Through the Writing Process
- Women’s Suffrage Primary Source Tab Booklet (Interactive Notebook)
LESSON ELEVEN – ILLINOIS’S ECONOMY
- Vocabulary Hexagon (Interactive Notebook)
- Economy Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Economy Compare and Contrast Circle Chart (Interactive Notebook)
- Economy Learning Wheel (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Six
- Illinois History End-of-Unit Test
We’ve included a context-appropriate Illinois Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the Writing and Interactive Notebook assignments.
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