TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies: Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle! (Google Apps!!)

The TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to students in Texas, as ALL of these amazing resources have been specifically designed to meet the TEKS social studies standards and guidelines! The three incredible units included with this value bundle include an Introduction to U.S. Geography Unit, Think Like a Historian Unit (primary and secondary sources of information), and Colonial America Unit!

The fantastic resources you'll receive with this lesson plan unit come completely ready to use in printable PDF, PowerPoint, and digital format via Google Apps (Google Drive, Google Slides, and Google Classroom). There's absolutely NOTHING you need to do to get these resources ready to use; simply use the Google links provided, and you're good to go!!

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The 3 Units included with this VALUE Bundle are:

Unit 1: Intro to U.S. Geography (10+ classroom periods)

Unit 2: Thinking Like a Historian (6+ classroom periods)

Unit 3: Age of Exploration and Colonial America (10+ classroom periods)

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Breakdown of the fantastic social studies resources you'll receive:

• Unit Outline and Lesson-by-Lesson Overview for each Unit
• 17 High-Quality and Immersive Presentations featuring built-in discussion-based questions (DBQ) in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
• 50+ Student Exercise Assignments in both PDF printable and Google Apps formats and ALL come complete with teacher answer key!
• Several Team Activities and Collaborative Projects
• 20+ links to supplemental and optional YouTube videos
• Unit Review Activities such as fun and interactive games like Jeopardy!
• 3 Unit Assessments (one for each unit, complete with teacher answer keys and recommended grading scale and rubric!)

Receive EVERYTHING you need to cover these important social studies topics with your students:

Unit One: United States Geography - Introduction

Map Comprehension

• Applying geographic tools to interpret maps (latitude/longitude, scales, symbols, etc.)
• Main types of maps (physical maps, political maps, and thematic maps)

The 50 United States

• Identifying each state and its location in the U.S.
• State abbreviations and state capitals

Regions of the United States

• Economic, Physical, Political, and Climatological regions of the U.S.
• Examination of various regions such as Silicon Valley, the Rust Belt & Sun Belts, Census Regions, and more!

Physical Features and Significant Land Forms of the United States

• Locating and describing the significance of landforms such as the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and many others

Population and Settlement Patterns

• Identifying and explaining the importance of the largest population centers in the U.S.

Geographic Data

• What it can be used for and how it can be interpreted (census data, demographics, election results, etc.)

Unit Two: Thinking Like a Historian

Analyzing Information

• Strategies to draw conclusions and inferences, identify cause-and-effect relationships, make predictions, compare and contrast, and find the main idea
• How to summarize information clearly and concisely

Organizing Information

• Effective and efficient ways to organize information that is collected

Introductions to the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance

• Using these historical topics, students implement the historical inquiry strategies introduced to them and are assessed on their ability to properly use primary and secondary sources, analyze and organize information, and gain exposure to these historically significant documents

The Preamble of the United States Constitution

• Also included in this unit is a thorough breakdown of the Preamble, explaining and outlining its many purposes
• Exercises designed and aimed at helping students memorize the Preamble

Unit Three: Exploration and Colonization in the New World

Age of Exploration

• What life as an explorer was really like
• Motivations to explore
• Christopher Columbus

European Colonization

• The meaning of "America"
• Mercantilism
• Defining what a "colony" is

French Exploration and Colonization

• Famous French explorers like Robert de La Salle and Jacques Cartier, among others
• Impact of the fur trade
• French relations with Native Americans

Spanish Exploration and Colonization

• Famous Conquistadors: Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzarro
• Significance of St. Augustine
• Columbus Day

English Exploration and Colonization

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Pilgrims
• Significance of Jamestown, Roanoke, and the Virginia House of Burgesses

The 13 Colonies

• Characteristics and traits of the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies
• Why each of the Original Colonies was founded
• Significance of early colonists such as Anne Hutchison, William Penn, and Benjamin Franklin, among many others!

Economies of the 13 Colonies

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade/Middle Passage
• Slavery
• Cash crops, cottage industries, and subsistence farming

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