4th Grade Social Studies Yearly Plan

Yearlong Essential Question:

Month Topics/content Skills Standards Projects/Field

Trips/Movie
September Where is the United States, The elevation maps, 4.8, 4.9, Map Center-
Exploring the landscape, Climate in the United line graphs, 4.17 Copley
United States States, Natural Resources, latitude absolute location Library
and longitude
October The American people, United economic choices Skills 1-8
We the People states government, United states
economy, symbols of patriotism
November Understanding regions, US timelines , primary 4.10, 4.11,
Regions- regions, neighboring countries, and secondary 4.12, 4.13,
Northeast land and resource map, geography sources, natural 4.15, 4.16
of the northeast, early history and resources
growth of the northeast, native
people, Declaration of
Independence
December New England States, Middle Read a population 4.14
The Northeast Atlantic State, Theodor Geissel, map, make an
Today & The geography of the southeast, early outline, read a
Southeast history of the southeast, ports of double-bar graph
the southeast
January Atlantic Coast States, Gulf coast, Read a map scale, 4.10, 4.11,
The Southeast States, Inland states, geography, read a flow chart, 4.12, 4.13,
Today, The early history, and transportation in compare historical 4.15, 4.16
Midwest the midwest maps
February Great Lakes states, plains states, 4.17-4.22
The Midwest neighbor Canada
today
March Geography, early history, and Cause and effect, 4.10, 4.11, Old
Exploring the resources in the southwest resolve conflicts 4.12, 4.13, Sturbridge
Southwest 4.15, 4.16 Village
April Texas and Oklahoma, New Read a road map 4.23-4.26
The Southwest Mexico and Arizona, neighbor
today Mexico
May Geography, early history, and Read a time zone 4.10, 4.11,
Exploring the environment of the west, mountain map, fact and 4.12, 4.13,
West & The states, Pacific states opinion 4.15, 4.16
west today
June
Review