Table of Contents
Age 9-11 - Concept 1: Relationships
Unit 1: The Fifty States [SS]
- Lesson 1: States and Capitals (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: The Northeast
- Lesson 3: The Southeast
- Lesson 4: The Midwest
- Lesson 5: The Southwest
- Lesson 6: The West
- Lesson 7: Alaska and Hawaii
- Lesson 8: Relationships Among the States
- Lesson 9: People and the Environment
- Lesson 10: Analyzing State Data
- Final Project: Region Road Trip (2 Days)
Unit 1: Poetry [LA]
- Lesson 1: What Is Poetry? (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Parts of Speech and Rhymes in Poetry
- Lesson 3: Geography and Poetry
- Lesson 4: Haiku and Onomatopoeia
- Lesson 5: Figurative Language and Voice
- Lesson 6: Art and Poetry
- Lesson 7: Robert Frost
- Lesson 8: You Come Too
- Lesson 9: Write About What You Know
- Lesson 10: Inspired
- Final Project: Coffee House Poetry Reading (2 Days)
Unit 2: Energy [S]
- Lesson 1: What Is Energy? (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Electricity (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: Light (3 Days)
- Lesson 4: Heat and the Sun (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Chemical Energy
- Lesson 6: Food and Energy (2 Days)
- Final Project: Energy Test
Unit 2: The View from Saturday [LA]
- Lesson 1: The Academic Bowl (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Florida
- Lesson 3: Sea Turtles
- Lesson 4: Report Writing (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Epiphany, New York
- Lesson 6: Adventures in Wonderland
- Lesson 7: Annie
- Lesson 8: The Souls
- Lesson 9: Kindness (2 Days)
- Final Project: An Afternoon Tea (3 Days)
Unit 3: Your State [SS]
- Lesson 1: Geography of Your State
- Lesson 2: State Symbols (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: State History (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Famous People
- Lesson 5: Places to See
- Lesson 6: State Field Trips
- Lesson 7: State Statistics
- Lesson 8: State Maps
- Final Project: State Book (2 Days)
Unit 3: American Tall Tales and Legends [LA]
- Lesson 1: Story Genres
- Lesson 2: Tales and Legends of the Northeast (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: Tales and Legends of the South (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Tales and Legends of the Midwest (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Tales and Legends of the Southwest (2 Days)
- Lesson 6: Tales and Legends of the West (2 Days)
- Final Project: Your Own Tall Tale or Legend (2 Days)