This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 5th grade Social Studies content.Within the folder you will access Parent Guide PDFs in FIVE Languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese to help on-going communication with caregivers. 

This resource accompanies our Rethink 5th Grade Social Studies course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

A website resource that provides facts and data that documents the forced removal of enslaved persons from Africa and their arrival to North Carolina.

This lesson investigates where and why the English colonists settled in America. The lesson also looks at leaders who had an impact on the development of the colonies and their reasons for founding the colonies.

In this unit, students explore Colonial America through the building of timelines and investigating primary and secondary sources. This study of significant events in the colonization of North America and the aspects of everyday life in Colonial America is designed for students to gather, record, and organize their own Colonial Notebook. Students will take on the role of colonist in a given region and work with other 'colonists' of the same region to develop a report and presentation. The study will take students through the life and times of those early settlers and will have them preparing a colonial meal representative of their region of focus

Fort Dobbs has created a series of short videos designed to teach students about the settlement of the Northwest Carolina backcountry, the lives of the Native Americans living in and near the region of Fort Dobbs, the life of a North Carolina Provincial Soldier, and North Carolina's role during the French and Indian War. The videos are designed for teachers to use them separately to fit into their own lessons or can be grouped together by theme.

In 1584, Walter Raleigh funded his first voyage to the New World after being granted the patent from Queen Elizabeth I and quickly set about seeking a location for his future colony. His explorers not only located Roanoke Island quickly, but had their first important interaction with the Native Algonquians in the area.

Through this reading and activity, students will: a) Gain an understanding of England’s first glimpse of the New World; b) Explain the interaction between the Native Algonquians in the area and the Englishmen; c) Examine the benefits of the location of Roanoke.

In this lesson, students explore how the French and Indian War affected the American Revolution.

In this lesson, students read about one of 14 primary documents or artifacts associated with the French and Indian War, and then analyze the document or artifact.

In this lesson, students will acquire an understanding of the major events, conflicts, or hostilities that took place between the various Indian tribes and the U.S. as more Americans settled in the Ohio country during the late 1700s. Students will be able to explain the causes and effects of these events on the Native Americans.

Students learn about the governing systems that developed in the colonies. Systems of government are compared, particularly those that are representative of the people and those that ruled without the consent of the people, including the monarchy.

In the previous unit, students learned about European exploration and colonization in the Western Hemisphere. Students were introduced to the English colonial regions (New England, Middle and Southern colonies) and reasons for coming to the New World. This lesson investigates where and why the English colonists settled in America. The lesson also looks at leaders who had an impact on the development of the colonies and their reasons for founding the colonies.

In this lesson, students learn about the governing systems that developed in the colonies. Systems of government are compared, particularly those that are representative of the people and those that rule/d without the consent of the people, including the monarchy.

This lesson focuses on the war of 1812. It focuses on causes and effects, and on using primary sources. American symbols related to the War of 1812 are included. Students recognize political, economic, geographic, and social influences on events.

In this lesson, students learn about the political, economic, and geographic regional differences that led to conflict in the United States through map sketches, primary sources, problem-solving and points of view.

Students can learn abouth the Harvest Ceremony which is part of many Native American tribes.

Students and teachers can learn about the Haudenosaunee Alliance of various Native American groups including the Mohak from North Carolina.

Students analyze the seal of the city of New York, use maps, and read and discuss a passage to understand how trade connected Native Americans and Dutch sailors in early New Amsterdam.