Are you teaching social studies to a Grade 4 class in Ontario? You will love this Early Societies to 1500 unit full of lesson plans, activities, and assessment tools that bring this curriculum strand alive! This resource also includes student workbooks for the following 6 ancient civilizations:
Early Societies:
★ Ancient China
★ Ancient Egypt
★ Ancient Greece
★ Early Anishinaabe
★ Early Canadian Inuit
★ Medieval England
Contents:
• Twelve 3-part lesson plans
• Early Society Workbooks (one per society)
• Student-Friendly Texts and Tasks
• Big Ideas Posters
• Mapping
• Chat Stations
• Answer Keys and Rubric
• Culminating Task
Unit Format: While modeling with a look at the early Aztecs, the teacher guides students through an exploration of six other different societies. After the introductory lessons, students work in “Expert Groups” using their particular early society workbook containing text and follow-up tasks. Each group focuses on a different early society, bringing their learning back each day to share with the class in Knowledge Building Circles. This structure allows students to compare and contrast these societies, as well as to consider the primary sources that make their learning possible.
Students celebrate their learning with the culminating task, which is an Early Societies Museum. Each student creates an artifact and/or a booklet about an important item or event from the society he or she learned about in their expert group. Inviting parents or other classes to visit the museum will provide students with an exciting, real-world opportunity to share what they have learned about ancient civilizations!
Lessons:
1. How Do We Learn About the Past?
2. How Does the Local Environment Affect a Society?
3. How Do Maps Help Us Learn About a Society?
4. How Does the Environment Shape a Society?
5. How Were People Organized?
6. What Were Homes Like?
7. What Were Families Like?
8. What Work Did People Do?
9. How Did People Learn and Have Fun?
10. What Did People Believe?
11. How Did People Get Around
12. What Legacies Did Early Societies Leave?
Please Note: This resource downloads as a compressed zip file containing the main unit and the six workbooks. If you have any questions regarding this, please let me know!
FAQ:
Is this unit available in French?
No, as of today (Jan. 29, 2023) a French version is not available. However, I will be having it translated when my translator has an opening!
Is this unit available as an interactive digital resource?
No, as of today (Jan. 29, 2023) an interactive digital version has not been created. I will be taking that task on soon, however.
Do you have a Strand B social studies unit?
No, as of today (Jan. 29, 2023) I do not yet have a unit for Strand B (Physical and Political Regions of Canada). It is, however, on my “to-do” list!
I already own your blended Grade 3/4 and Grade 4/5 Strand A units. Does this straight-grade resource repeat the same content?
No, I created this Grade 4 unit as a completely new unit, aside from some references to the early Aztecs from the Grade 4/5 unit.
I have further questions. How can I reach you?
You can contact me directly via email at: coachsteachingcorner@gmail.com
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