Kindergarten |
Family Heritage
Where did my family come from? Can I share my family’s culture, customs and traditions with the class? |
Community and Community Helpers
Can I describe important features of my town? How do community helpers promote the safety and welfare of the community? |
American Symbols
How do I express respect for my country? What are the important symbols of America? |
National Holidays
Why do we celebrate the national holidays? Can you describe the important events/people that are celebrated? |
Grade 1 |
Maps
What is a map? How do I find important places on a map? |
Families
What are the customs and traditions of my family? How do my traditions compare to those of other families (in the class and in literature)? |
America Symbols
What are the major historical events, figures and symbols related to the USA and our national holidays? |
Goods and Services
How do we get the goods and services that we depend upon to live our lives? |
Grade 2 |
Maps, Globes & Geographic Features
How do maps help us to learn more about our world? Can I describe and compare specific landforms and features found on a map? |
Leadership and Citizenship
What is citizenship? What is leadership? Can I describe the qualities and contributions of leaders I admire? |
Buyers and Sellers
What is a consumer? What is a producer? How do we decide what and how much to buy? |
Folktales From Around the World
How do folktales reflect the cultural values, the places, or peoples from which they originate? |
Grade 3 |
Wampanoag Indians
Who were the Wampanoag Indians? How did they live? Where are they now? |
Colonial Times in Massachusetts
Why did people travel to the new world? What was life like for settlers in the 1600’s and 1700’s? |
Revolutionary War
What happened during the American Revolution? What caused it? Who was involved? What does the Declaration of Independence stand for? |
Massachusetts and Essex History
What is special about Massachusetts? Why do people want to live here? What is special about Essex? How has Essex changed over time? |
Grade 4 |
U.S. Regions
What are the physical environment attributes and the culture and heritage of the people of the Northeast, Southeast, and Middle West? Can I develop map skills to learn more information from maps? |
U.S. Regions (Cont.)
What are the physical environment attributes and the culture and heritage of the people of the Middle West (cont.), Southwest, and Western U.S.? Can I describe the diversity of culture in the United States? |
Immigration and Canada
Why did people move to the U.S.? Where did they settle? What contributions did they make? Can I describe the physical features, languages and aspects of culture that make Canada unique? |
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
What are the important geographical features of this region? What do the cultures of the countries in these regions have in common? |
Grade 5 |
Age of Exploration
What peoples existed in America before European exploration? Who were the key European explorers and what did they accomplish? |
Colonization of America
How did colonization by European countries change the new world? How did the Europeans and Native Americans interact? |
Slavery
Why did slavery exist in the American colonies and United States? What was the slaves’ experience? Who were the abolitionists and what did they do? |
Growth of the Republic/Review
Why did pioneers move to the American West? What were the key issues that contributed to the onset of the Civil War? Can we remember and apply our map skills and knowledge of government? |
Grade 6 |
Intro to Geography; Geography of Africa
What are the essential elements of geography? How can I apply my understanding of geography to further my knowledge of Africa – its people, culture, economy and problems? |
Europe/Asia
How do I develop a full understanding of a particular geographical region? How do I apply my knowledge of geography (population, weather, culture, environment, physical features, etc.) to further my understanding of Europe and Asia? |
Central and South Asia
How can I apply my knowledge of geography to understand the issues facing India – its growing population, economy and the impact of weather on its people? |
South America
How do people in South America express their varied cultures? What factors measure the level of development of countries in South America? |
