Social+Studies

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**__ Thanksgiving __** [] Interactive exploration of pilgrim home and Wampanoag village. Facts and myths about the First Thanksgiving. Students become the historian and explore what happened at the First Thanksgiving.
 * The First Thanksgiving:**

[] Interactive book (with listen and read options) that explores life in a pilgrim village.
 * Pilgrim Village:**

[] Factual articles about life in Plymouth Plantation.
 * Thanksgiving Articles:**

[] Exploration of the Mayflower ship and living conditions along the voyage.
 * Voyage on the Mayflower:**

[] Virtual journey on the Mayflower II.
 * Voyage on the Mayflower II:**

[|http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm#]Three virtual field trips (webcasts) to Plymouth Plantation – one to a Pilgrim home, one to a Wampanoag home, and one conversation between a pilgrim and a Wampanoag about the First Thanksgiving.
 * Virtual Field Trips:**

[] Videos with actors portraying famous pilgrims and Native Americans.
 * First Person Videos:**

[] Articles and links to other sites with factual information about the First Thanksgiving and the history of the United States.
 * Research Information:**

[] Letters from pilgrim and Wampanoag children telling about their life.
 * Letters:**

[] Stories to read and scripts to use telling about the lives of particular pilgrims and Native Americans.
 * Readers Theater and Stories:**

[] Dictionary of words important in studying the First Thanksgiving, pilgrims, Native Americans, and the colonies.
 * Vocabulary:**

[] Learn to speak like a pilgrim by listening to audio clips and reading their words.
 * Talk like a Pilgrim:**

[] Students learn about different aspects of Pilgrim and Wampanoag lifestyles and can compare and contrast the two cultures.
 * Daily Life:**

@http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/play.htm Students watch a slideshow of pictures with captions about the First Thanksgiving. A list of questions is provided for students to answer. Articles are provided for students to use to look up the answers they do not know.
 * Webquest:**

**__ Winter Holidays __**

[] An interactive scrapbook with clip arts, videos, songs, facts, and activities connected to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. This is the site we explored in class together.
 * Celebrating Winter Holidays:**

**__ U.S. History __**

[] Commemorating his life in a picture slideshow, articles, and a quiz on the information presented.
 * Martin Luther King, Jr.:**

[|http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm] Compare and contrast main differences between the North and the South that affected the Civil War.
 * North vs. South:**

[] An interactive activity with photos, audio clips, and slideshows detailing life on a plantation as a slave and along the escape route on the Underground Railroad.
 * Underground Railroad:**

**__ Communities __**

[] Video introducing the three types of communities with a link to an online quiz and interactive activity for students to create their own community and classify as urban, rural, and suburban. The quiz tests vocabulary related to the types of communities as well as the similarities and differences of the the three types.
 * Types of Communities Interactive:**