New York - Grade 5 Social Studies - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

New York Social Studies Curriculum Grade 5 Full Year Bundle – This bundle was created to cover the outcomes in all units of the Social Studies curriculum.

There are 600+ 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!

5.1 - Early Peoples of the Americas

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Blog Post: Early Peoples of the Americas​
• Fact Sheet: How Did the First People Get Here?​
• Fact or Fiction – Migration Routes​
• Case Study: Living in the Arctic and the Rainforest​
• Show and Tell: Early Peoples’ Artifacts​
• Story: The First Farmers​
• Trivia Card Creation: Innovations and Cultures​
• Living Together in Early Settlements Systems ​
• Newspaper: Native Cultures Across the Americas​
• Activity: Mapping Native American Regions​
• Interview: Adaptation and Resource Use​
• Activity: Exploring Cultures Through Comparison​
• Cultural Beliefs and Values of Early Peoples​
• Jeopardy: Early Peoples of the Americas​
• Patterns of Organization in Early Societies​
• Legacies of Early Peoples​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinions on Adaptations​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

5.2 - Complex Societies and Civilizations

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Blog Post: Early Civilizations of the Americas​
• Fact Sheet: Geography of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas​
• Activity: Ancient Civilizations Timeline​
• Common Characteristics of Ancient Civilizations​
• Story: The Day the Stars Spoke​
• Trivia Card Creation: Civilization Characteristics​
• Newspaper: The Aztec Empire and Tenochtitlán​
• Fact or Fiction – Maya Calendar​
• Case Study: The Inca Empire and the Andes​
• Environmental Adaptations​
• Show and Tell: Tools and Inventions​
• Interview: How Were They Ruled?​
• Activity: Compare City-State and Empire Structures​
• Religious and Cultural Influence Across Civilizations​
• Memory Game: Vocabulary of Civilizations​
• The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinion on Achievements​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

5.3 - European Exploration and its Effects

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• The Motivations Behind European Exploration​
• Activity: Treasure Map of Colonial Resources​
• Fact Sheet: Mapping the Exploration of the Americas​
• Activity: Timeline Tapestry of Exploration​
• Case Study: Native Americans and European Newcomers​
• Show and Tell: Explorer Artifacts​
• Fact or Fiction – Explorer Stories​
• A Letter from a French Fur Trader​
• Blog Post: The Columbian Exchange: Goods and Ideas​
• Role Play: Native American Perspectives​
• The Arrival of European Diseases​
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade​
• Spelling Bee – Key Terms from Exploration​
• Newspaper: The Economics of Sugar and Slavery​
• Case Study: The Cultural Impact of African Enslavement​
• Jeopardy: European Exploration​
• Acts of Resistance​
• Blog Post: The Columbian Exchange Goods and Ideas​
• The Legacy of Cultural Exchange​
• 4-Corners Activity: Exploration Opinions Activity​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

5.4 - Geography in the Western Hemisphere

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Geography in the Western Hemisphere​
• Fact Sheet: Understanding Physical Maps​
• Show and Tell: Cultural Treasures from the Regions​
• Blog Post: Dividing the Hemisphere into Regions​
• Activity: Regions of the Western Hemisphere Puzzle​
• Story: Physical Features and Human Settlements​
• Memory Game – Match the Region to Its Features​
• How Maps Show the Western Hemisphere​
• Newspaper: Political Boundaries & Population Distribution​
• Trivia Card Creation: Geography Challenge​
• Case Study: Climate and Vegetation Zones​
• Activity – Word Search on Region's Features​
• Blog Post: Land Use and Economic Activity​
• Interview: Physical and Population Density Maps​
• How Resources Shape Regions​
• Jeopardy: Geography of the Western Hemisphere​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

5.5- Comparative Cultures

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Introduction to the Western Hemisphere​
• Blog Post: Cultural Characteristics of the United States​
• Drawing Contest – Flag Designs and Their Meanings​
• Fact Sheet: Exploring Canada’s Cultural Identity​
• Fact or Fiction – Exploring Cultural Myths​
• Newspaper: Mexico’s Rich Cultural Heritage​
• Jamaica’s Vibrant Culture​
• Show and Tell: Languages in the Hemisphere​
• Case Study: A South American Country: Brazil​
• Environmental Challenges in the Western Hemisphere​
• Activity: Climate Chart Comparisons​
• A Letter from a Child Who Immigrated​
• 4-Corners Activity: Regional Issues​
• Blog Post: Trade and Economic Cooperation​
• Summary: Unity in Diversity​
• Jeopardy: Western Hemisphere Edition​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

5.6– Government

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What Is Government and Why Does It Matter?​
• Role Play: Government in Action​
• Fact Sheet: How Does the US Government Work?​
• Activity – Government Structures Tower Challenge​
• Newspaper: The Founding Documents of the US​
• Memory Game: Government Memory Game​
• Case Study: Governments of Canada, Mexico, and Brazil​
• Snowman – Government Vocabulary​
• Interview: Comparing the U.S. and Canadian Government​
• Story: The Struggle for Civil Rights​
• Activity – Equality Footprint Walk​
• A Letter from a Native American Child​
• Blog Post: Women’s Rights in the Western Hemisphere​
• Fact or Fiction – Civil Rights Struggles​
• How Do Countries Work Together?​
• Fact Sheet: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations​
• Jeopardy: Western Hemisphere Governments​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

5.7– Economics

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Fact Sheet: What Do We Really Need?​
• Resources Sort​
• How Do Countries Decide What to Make and Sell?​
• Activity – Economic System Sorting Jars​
• Newspaper: Natural Resources in Shaping Economies​
• Activity – Build a Business Challenge​
• Role Play: Economic System Scenarios​
• Case Study: The Mystery of the Moving Soda Factory​
• Blog Post: Why Countries Buy and Sell Goods​
• Trivia Card Creation: Trade and Resources​
• Interview: What the U.S. Buys and Why​
• How the U.S. Sells Goods to the World​
• Show and Tell: Imported and Exported Goods​
• Newspaper: How Trade Agreements Impact the Economy​
• Story: What Happens When Trade is Disrupted? ​
• The Future of Trade in the Western Hemisphere​
• Jeopardy: Western Hemisphere Governments​
• 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.

PDF AND GOOGLE SLIDE VERSIONS BOTH INCLUDED!