Social Studies
4th Grade – 1st Trimester
2019-2020 School Year
Five Themes of Geography
Geographic Terminology
6 Regions of New York
New York and Its First People
- The Land of New York
- New York State’s Early People
Two Cultures Meet
- Europeans Explore New York
- Life in Colonial New York
- Reading Skills
- Identify Main Idea and Details
- Summarize
- Chart and Graph Skills
- Read Time Lines
- Read Circle and Line Graphs
- Using Primary Sources
- Understand Artifacts
- Understand Historical Maps
- Biography
- Hiawatha
- John Peter Zenger
- Citizenship
- Point of View
Social Studies
5th Grade – 1st Trimester
2019-2020 School Year
The First Americans
- Peopling the Western Hemisphere
- Native Americans
Worlds Meet
- The Age of Exploration
- Contact and Exploration
- The Settlement of North America
Colonization and Conflict
- Establishment of the 13 English Colonies
- Life in the Colonies
Social Studies
6th Grade – 1st Trimester
2019-2020 School Year
Early Civilizations
- The First Civilizations
- Ancient Egypt
The Ancient World
- The Ancient Greeks
- Early India
Social Studies
7th Grade – 1st Trimester
2019-2020 School Year
The Americas:
- Worlds Meet
- The First American
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- Migration to the Americas
- Cities and Empires
- North American Peoples
- Exploring the America
- A Changing World
- Early Exploration
- Spain in America
- Exploring North America
- Colonial America
- Early English Settlements
- New England Colonies
- Middle Colonies
- Southern Colonies
- Growth of the Thirteen Colonies
- Life in the Colonies
- Government, Religion, Culture
- France and Britain Clash
- The French and Indian War
Creating a Nation
- The Spirit of Independence
- Taxation Without Representation
- Building Colonial Unity
- A Call to Arms
- Working Toward Independence
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
Social Studies
8th Grade – 1st Trimester
2019-2020 School Year
Reshaping the Nation
- The Industrial Age
o Railroads Lead the Way
o Inventions
o An Age of Big Business
o Industrial Workers
- An Urban Society
o The New Immigrants
o Moving to the City
o A Changing Culture
Reform and Empire
- The Progressive Era
o The Progressive Movement
o Women and Progressives
o Progressive Presidents
o Excluded From Reform
- Rise to World Power
o Expanding Horizons
o Imperialism in the Pacific
o Spanish-American War
o Latin American Policies
- World War I
o War in Europe
o America’s Road to War
o Americans Join the Allies
o The War at Home
o Searching for Peace
Religion
8th Grade – 1st Trimester
2019-2020 School Year
How do We Nourish God’s Gift of Faith?
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- We Respond to God’s Love
- We Make Moral Choices
- We Follow God’s Laws
- We Love God and Others
- We Honor Life and Creation
- We Respect All People
Who Are Our Ancestors in Faith?
- The Early Church
- Christians of the Roman Empire
- Christians of the Early Middle Ages
Seasonal
- The Liturgical Year
- Ordinary Time
- All Saints Day – November 1
- Advent
8th Grade Saint
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Partners in Faith
- Sister Thea Bowman
- Saint Catherine of Siena
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
- The Sisters of Life
- Saint Amato Ronconi
- Women of the Early Church
- Saint Ambrose
The Beatitudes
The Ten Commandments
Finding Your Way Through the Bible
7 Themes of Catholic Identity
- Life and Dignity of the Human Person
- Call to Family, Community, and Participation
- Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
- Rights and Responsibilities of the Human Person
- The Dignity of Work and the Rights of the Workers
- Care for God’s Creation
- Solidarity of the Human Family