The 5th grade social studies student:
- Learns about systems of government, great leaders, wars, and current events affecting our world.
- Learns Biblical truths—work is of God, possessions and true prosperity are from God, stewardship, entrusting one’s life to Jesus, faithfulness and loyalty, and obedience.
- Discovers Christian leaders and missionaries in American history—John Eliot and Dr. Marcus Whitman.
- Studies early American history to modern history:
- Early explorers
- England’s influence
- Early settlements
- American Independence
- American Immigration
- World Wars I and II
- George Washington
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Industrial Revolution
- Great Depression
- American presidents
- Uses a timeline and completes map studies
Resources: If any link does not work, please let me know by leaving a comment and I will fix it as soon as possible.
https://underthehome.org/americanhistory/subject?grade=5
https://www.homeschoolcreations.com/Geography.html
https://sites.google.com/view/investigating-history/grade-5?authuser=0https://textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/5th/5thGradeFull.pdf
https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-history-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/
https://freedomhomeschooling.com/history-websites-for-homeschoolers/
https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-history-with-youtube/
https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-history-timelines/
https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
https://freedomhomeschooling.com/teaching-current-events/
https://textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/5th/5thGradeFull.pdf
