• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics

History

Students

· study people who have made significant contributions to the United States and its history

· compare and contrast the family/daily lives of American Indian tribes of North America

· identify early European explorers, their sponsoring countries, reasons for coming to the Americas, personal motivation, and problems

· study ancient Mali, including trade, oral traditions, and the role of kings

· use artifacts, folklore, pictures, stories, and songs to gather and share information about the cultures under study

· study the contemporary culture of Mexico

· gather information from a variety of sources to study different groups of people

· develop basic strategies to organize and communicate information about the cultures under study

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Geography

Students:

· identify and discuss basic geographic terminology

· use maps to locate groups under study and to trace the routes of early explorers

· locate the seven continents, four oceans, and selected rivers, lakes, and mountains.

· use maps and globes to gain information about the physical features and climate of the areas under study

· compare and contrast the ways different groups of people adapt to their environment and meet their basic needs

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Civics

Students:

· show respect for the American flag by saying the Pledge of Allegiance

· study people who have made significant contributions to the United States

· participate in the democratic process in classroom situations

· demonstrate an understanding of good citizenship including rights and responsibilities in their own lives as well as in the school and community

· examine the ways that rules and decisions were made in early American Indian cultures and ancient Mali

· give examples of problem-solving strategies both in their personal lives and in the cultures under study

· recognize that the United States is a land of people who have diverse ethnic origins, customs, and traditions, who make contributions to their communities, and who are united as Americans by common principles

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Economics

Students:

· explain basic economic terms such as money, barter, trade, scarcity, consumer, and producer

· demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of producers and consumers

· explain how groups of people utilize human, capital, and natural resources and make economic decisions

· describe ways that the ancient Malians specialized in their job roles

explain how people make economic choices

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