New York - Grade 4 Social Studies - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

New York Social Studies Curriculum Grade 4 Full Year Bundle – This bundle was created to cover the outcomes in all units of the Social Studies curriculum.

There are 790+ activity sheets that cover the learning standards in the social studies curriculum. This comprehensive bundle contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, reflections, word searches and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

4.1 - Geography of New York State

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• New York State’s Geography​
• Trivia Card Student Creation: New York’s Geography​
• Mountains and Plateaus of New York ​
• Activity: Building New York State’s Landforms​
• Fact Sheet: Rivers and Lakes of New York​
• Pictionary – New York’s Physical Features​
• Case Study: Climate and Vegetation Across New York​
• Activity: Exploring New York’s Weather Patterns​
• Newspaper Article: New York State’s Coastal Access​
• Role-Play: Navigating the Hudson River​
• Vegetation in the Adirondacks​
• Impact of Climate on Agriculture in New York​
• Political Boundaries of New York​
• Activity: Compass Directions Map Activity​
• Blog Post: New York State’s Major Cities​
• Jeopardy: New York Geography Edition​
• Case Study: New York State’s Capital Albany​
• Role-Play: A Day in Albany ​
• Building Alliances: A Letter from Jason​
• Fact Sheet: Bordering States of New York​
• Timeline: New York’s Role in American History​
• Interview: New York’s Transportation Networks​
• Fact or Fiction – New York State Physical Features​
• New York’s Place in the U.S. and the World ​
• Four Corners: New York State Opinions​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

4.2 Native American Groups and the Environment

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• New York’s Early Inhabitants​
• Case Study: Geographic Influences on Settlements​
• The Role of Nature in Meeting Basic Needs ​
• Activity: Three Sisters Garden in a Cup​
• Newspaper Article: Native Survival Innovations​
• Interview: The Haudenosaunee Confederacy ​
• Fact or Fiction – Native American Governance​
• Fact Sheet: Haudenosaunee vs. Algonquians ​
• Memory Game – Native American Governance​
• Jeopardy: Native American Environment and Governance​
• Clan Structures and Family Roles ​
• Activity: Clan Structure Family Tree​
• Story: Specialization and Roles in Society ​
• Role-Play: Daily Life of Men, Women, and Children​
• Haudenosaunee Longhouses: Community Life​
• Blog Post: Native American Beliefs and Values​
• Case Study: Native American Trade Networks ​
• Letter from Ayonwaehs, a Haudenosaunee Woman​
• Activity – Women in Haudenosaunee Governance​
• Fact Sheet: Native American Innovations​
• Pictionary – Native American Technology​
• Legacy of Native Americans in New York Today ​
• Activity: Native American Contributions "Then and Now" ​
• Trivia Card Creation: Native American Contributions​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinions on Native American Life​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

4.3 - Colonial And Revolutionary Period in New York

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Early Explorers of New York​
• Case Study: Mapping the Voyages of Key Explorers​
• Activity: Voyage Routes String Map​
• Show and Tell: European Explorers​
• Native American Interactions with Early Settlers ​
• Activity: Land Use Debate​
• Role-Play: Perspectives on Land Ownership​
• Blog Post: Dutch Colonization of New Netherland ​
• Interview: Colonial Life in New York​
• Trivia Card Creation: Colonial New York​
• Fact Sheet: The People of Colonial New York​
• Case Study: African Americans in Colonial New York​
• The French and Indian War in New York​
• Memory Game – Battles of the French and Indian War​
• Newspaper: Major Battles of the French and Indian War​
• Activity: Historical Battle Trading Cards​
• Native Americans and European Powers ​
• Conflicts Leading to the American Revolution ​
• Fact Sheet: Loyalist Support in New York​
• 4-Corners Activity: Loyalist or Patriot?​
• Story: The Choices of Native American Tribes​
• Letter from Samuel, an African American Soldier​
• Fact or Fiction – African Americans in the Revolution​
• Newspaper: The Battle of Long Island ​
• The Battle of Saratoga: A Major Victory for the Patriots​
• Blog: The Role of Geography in the American Revolution ​
• Spelling Bee: American Revolution​
• The End of British Occupation in New York ​
• Jeopardy: Colonial New York and the Revolution​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

4.4 – Government

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Government in New York​
• Fact Sheet: The Federal Government Structure​
• Blog Post: How Government Helps Us Every Day​
• Chart: Local, State, and Federal Government Roles​
• Role-Play: Government Levels in Action​
• Case Study: New York State’s Constitution and Government​
• Memory Game – Branches of NY State Government​
• Activity – Branches of New York State Government ​
• Newspaper: The New York State Seal and Flag​
• Activity: Flag of New York Craft ​
• How Laws Are Made in New York​
• Trivia Card Creation: NY State and U.S. Government​
• Fact Sheet: Counties and Boroughs in New York​
• Interview: Local Government and Community Leaders​
• Activity: Meet Our Local Leaders Poster Project​
• Responsibilities of the Local Government​
• Newspaper: Rights Guaranteed to New Yorkers​
• Story: A Day in Liam’s Responsible Life​
• Fact or Fiction – Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities​
• Letter from Mayor Johnson on the Importance of Voting​
• Jeopardy: New York State Government​
• Case Study: Keeping Communities Safe Together​
• Jury Duty and the Justice System​
• Future of Citizenship in New York​
• 4-Corners Activity: Citizenship Responsibility​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

4.5 – IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM AND A CALL FOR CHANGE

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Slavery in New York State​
• Newspaper: Abolitionists in New York​
• Activity: Creating Freedom Quilts​
• Fact Sheet: Life and Challenges of Enslaved People​
• Role-Play: Daily Life as Enslaved People in New York​
• Blog Post: Women Who Fought for Equal Rights​
• Activity: Creating a Timeline of Abolitionists​
• Case Study: The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848​
• Trivia Card Creation: Rights and Abolition Movements​
• Interview: Local Government and Community Leaders​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinion on Rights Issues​
• Story – A Family Divided​
• New York’s Role in the Civil War​
• Letter from a New York Resident to a Union Soldier​
• Activity: Writing a Letter from Home​
• Fact or Fiction – Myths and Truths of 1800s New York​
• Newspaper: New York Keeps Civil War History Alive​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

4.6 - Westward Movement & Industrialization

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Westward Movement in New York​
• Blog Post: Rough Roads and Early Travel West​
• Newspaper Article: Building the Erie Canal​
• Activity: Mapping the Erie Canal Towns and Cities​
• Drawing Contest – Canal Construction Hypotheses​
• Case Study: Erie Canal and Haudenosaunee Nations​
• Role-Play: Life Along the Erie Canal​
• Fact or Fiction – Erie Canal Effects​
• Fact Sheet: Growth of New York Canal Towns and Cities​
• Transportation in Early New York​
• Newspaper Article: The Steam Engine and the Telegraph​
• Transportation and Communication Today ​
• Activity: “Then and Now” Technology Timeline​
• Fact Sheet: Agriculture in New York State – Then and Now​
• Natural Resources in New York​
• Story: Lumbering in Early New York​
• New York City as a Financial Powerhouse​
• Case Study: Pioneering Entrepreneurs and Inventors​
• The Industrial Boom (1865-1915)​
• Case Study: Industries and Products in NY​
• Trivia Card Creation: Industrial Growth in NY​
• Shifts in New York’s Economy​
• Jeopardy: Economic Activities by Region​
• Blog Post: The Rise of High-Tech Jobs in New York​
• 4-Corners Activity: High-Tech Industries in New York​
• Fact Sheet: New York’s Regional Economies​
• New York’s Changing Economy Over Time​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

4.7 - Immigration and Migration

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Immigration and Migration​
• Activity: Create Your Own Statue of Liberty​
• Newspaper Article: New York’s Immigrant Waves​
• Show and Tell: Immigrant Contributions​
• Story: Ellis Island: A Gateway to America​
• Research: Immigrant Groups in Your Community​
• Role-Play: Ellis Island Experiences​
• Case Study: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Immigrants​
• Becoming a U.S. Citizen​
• Activity: Becoming a Citizen​
• Blog Post: How the Great Migration Changed New York​
• Activity: Great Migration Footprint​
• Letter from a Harlem Renaissance Artist​
• I, Too by Langston Hughes​
• Trivia Card Creation: Migration and Culture​
• Interview: Immigrant Communities in New York Today​
• Jeopardy: Immigration and Migration​
• Story: A Journey to New York: Maria’s Story​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinion on Migration​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning outcomes in the social studies curriculum.

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