Comprehensive Ohio History Social Studies curriculum designed for Ohio History teachers and homeschool parents searching for an Ohio State Study program aligned with Ohio’s Fourth Grade Learning Standards for Social Studies.
Each 4th Grade Ohio History Classroom Package Includes:
- Teacher’s Edition – 9 lessons of Nonfiction Ohio History Informational Text, 14 Interactive Notebook Assignments, a balanced mix of hands-on activities, Vocabulary Quizzes, End-of-Unit Test, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics, all aligned with Ohio’s 4th Grade Learning Standards for 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 9 Ohio 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 – OHIO’S FIRST PEOPLE:
- Vocabulary Six-Flaps (Interactive Notebook)
- Ohio’s 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 Fact Cards (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part One
LESSON TWO – OHIO’S EXPLORERS:
- Vocabulary Booklets (Interactive Notebook)
- Explorers Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Functional Text Comprehension – How to Draw a Beaver
- Differentiate Between Primary & Secondary Sources
- Explorer Time Lines (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Two
LESSON THREE – THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR:
- Vocabulary Puzzles (Interactive Notebook)
- French & Indian War Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Main Idea Pull-Out Pocket Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
LESSON FOUR – THE PROCLAMATION LINE:
- Vocabulary Flower (Interactive Notebook)
- Proclamation Line Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Proclamation Line Map – Using Number Coordinates to Plot and Connect Points on a Grid
LESSON FIVE – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION:
- Vocabulary Hexagons (Interactive Notebook)
- American Revolution KWLH Chart
- American Revolution Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- KWLH Chart Follow-Up Questions
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Three
LESSON SIX – THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY:
- Vocabulary Foldable (Interactive Notebook)
- Northwest Territory Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Main Idea Pinwheel Study Guide (Interactive Notebook)
- Functional Text Comprehension – How to Make a Covered Wagon
LESSON SEVEN – THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE:
- Vocabulary Flap Book (Interactive Notebook)
- Louisiana Purchase Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Formal Letter Writing – We Take Students Through the Writing Process!
LESSON EIGHT – OHIO’S STATEHOOD:
- Vocabulary Circle Flaps (Interactive Notebook)
- Statehood Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Ohio’s State Flag Coloring
- Statehood Grid Math – Using Number and Letter Coordinates
LESSON NINE – OHIO’S GOVERNMENT:
- Two-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer (Interactive Notebook)
- Government Lesson
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- Main Idea Cube Foldable (Interactive Notebook)
- Expository Paragraph – We Take Students Through the Writing Process!
- Primary Source Tab Booklet (Interactive Notebook)
- Vocabulary Quiz Part Four
- Ohio History Unit Test
We’ve included a context-appropriate Ohio History Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the Writing Activities and Interactive Notebook Assignments.
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