first quarter

Families

Kinds of Families

Families - a way to get started teaching unit

My Family and Me - reading books

Family Heritage: Where We Came From

Family Crest

Family Time Line

Traditions

Holidays

Celebrations

Shelter

Rules

Seasonal

September

October

November

The Mayflower and Thanksgiving

Pilgrims: Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving:  The Mayflower

Thanksgiving Day Feast:  A GAME  (you will need to look under lesson plans from the main page)

December

January

February

March

Martin Luther King  Day Ideas and Activities

Martin Luther King Picture:  Printable Copy

April

May

June

Fun Social Studies:  includes GAMES, TEACHER RESOURCES CIVICS, CURRENT EVENTS and more!

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Second  quarter

Communities

Cities

Towns

Citizenship

History of the US Flag

Immigration - VERY AGE APPROPRIATE.   
 

Immigration Lesson Plans 
 

Population Lesson Plan 
 

Immigration lesson plans II
 

Communities

Beginning of the year activity using The Rainbow Fish: Community Building

Building a Leggo Community

MAPS

 GAMES
Teacher made map games

Some choice selections 

Spanish countries and capitals 
 
States and capitals 

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? -  game about map skills 

Countries of the World Hangman 

 Mt Vesuvius  

State Abbreviations 
 

World Capitals 
 

Map Skills 
 

Maps and Globes 
 

MAIN SITE FOR WORLD AND US GEOGRAPHY GAMES 

MAIN SITE FOR FANTASTIC INTERACTIVE MAP GAMES
 

GREAT "WHERE IS THAT?" GAMES

 
Middle East Click and Drag Game

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-  GEO-SPY GAMES. 

 
FUN CARTOON STATE GAME

 
FANTASTIC FUN GAMES FOR KIDS!

 
A GREAT GAME PAGE FOR KIDS-  SUPER FUN-  FUNNY GAME 
 

MAIN SITE for Geography-  IT HAS EVERYTHING!!!!!!  
 
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON US STATES!!!!!   
 

Colonial Map with quiz  
 

ALL GEOGRAPHY  terms and pictures  
 

Illustrated Geography Glossary   
 

Landforms of North America  
 

Map Reading  
 

Map Read 2  
 

Continents  
 

Continent Superlative Information 
 

Land Area of Continents  
 

Follow up Continent Quiz  
 

Deserts of World  
 

Rivers of the World  
 

Landforms Quiz  
 

African Coloring Book- every country printable separate  
 

Columbus Voyage Maps route crafts   
 

Geography Bulletin Board   
 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb

INCLUDES:  MEET AMAZING AMERICANS,  JUMP BACK IN TIME, EXPLORE THE STATES,  JOIN AMERICA AT PLAY,  SEE HEAR AND SING.  Each has dozens of fantastic self-contained links. 

Cardinal Directions

Geography: North, South, East, and West

Landforms

Oceans

Continents

Inflatable Globe Game

Learning Physical Geography Through Making an Edible Map

National Geographic Lessons

Mapping the School

Making a Map

Let's Learn to Use a Map

Mapping the Garden

Traveling Teddies

Learning a New Environment

Play Doh Map of Your State

WEATHER

Regional Climates

NATURAL RESOURCES

The Great Kapok Tree: An Ecosystem Simulation

TIME/CALENDAR

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Third Quarter

CITIZENSHIP

Good citizens

Rules at home and school

Leaders

   Country

Presidents:  resources and lesson ideas

   State

   Community

Voting

Piggy Tale Election: The Importance of Voting

National Symbols

Pledge

ECONOMICS

Work

Money

Using I Have No Money, Would You Take Wampum?  to Teach Currency It's Value and It's Use

Needs/wants

Make Way for Ducklings

Jobs

Goods

Services

Economic Principles, Institutions, and Processes:  Abuela's Weave

Using If you Give a Mouse a Cookie to Teach Economics

Technology

Inventors

Little Red Hen

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Fourth Quarter

HISTORY

Life in past compared to today

Grandparents

Changes in household items