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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Social Studies — Grade 5

Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.

Objective 3.05. Describe the religious and ethnic impact of settlement on different regions of the United States.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Mini totem poles
Students will create mini totem poles using paper towel tubes and Crayola Model Magic clay. Totem poles of Northwest Coast Indian tribes will be explored.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Mary Ann Athens.

Resources on the web

What was Columbus thinking?
In this lesson, students read excerpts from Columbus's letters and journals, as well as recent considerations of his achievements. Students reflect on the motivations behind Columbus's explorations, his reactions to what he found and the consequences, intended... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Weeping camel: What is a ritual?
In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found in different cultures. Through reading articles and watching videos of several rituals, students identify some of their characteristics. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
The great migration
In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about the migration of African Americans to Harlem, beginning with the original migration of blacks to North America. Students explore paintings by Jacob Lawrence to understand the experience of blacks who migrated... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 and 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: ArtsEdge