October Social Studies

The fourth grade Social Studies curriculum provides students with an opportunity to learn about the different cultural groups who lived in New York State centuries in the past. Each unit will culminate with a research-based project. 

During October, we will be continuing our Native American unit. Students will learn about various groups of Native Americans who lived in the Northeastern Woodlands of the United States. As the unit continues, we will begin to focus on the Iroquois, a group of Native Americans that lived in New York State. Using both primary and secondary resources, students will develop an understanding for what life was like for the Iroquois.

Starting at the end of October, we will begin a mini-unit focused on The Age of Exploration and European Explorers. During this unit, students will learn about various different European Explorers. Students will research different explorers by reading a piece of non-fiction text. The goal of this unit is for students to understand why people in Europe began to explore territories across the globe and for students to recognize that the beginnings of our country are founded on the Age of Exploration.

Students may also continue their research at home by using our class website: http://www.portaportal.com/ Students may scroll down to the Social Studies section of the website in order to help with their research. See login information below:

Username: 4302
Password: ps172