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Social Studies Overview

Social Studies Curriculum    4th Grade
Unit 1 Understanding Geography 
In this unit, students will be learning about . . . geography- landforms, bodies of water, and climate.  We will explore how geography influences life in different regions, or parts, of the United States.  Your child will learn:

•  What geography is
• What geographers do and how they work.
• About the major landforms – features of the earth’s surface – of the United States.
• About the geographical features and climate of different regions in the United States.

The land of an area plays a role in shaping the area’s identity – the history, the types of jobs available, and the lifestyles there. 

Unit 2 A Nation of Many Peoples 
In this unit, students will be learning about . . .  the government and people of the United States.  The class will explore how people with many different backgrounds work together to make the United States a good place to live. 

 

 

 

Your child will learn about:

•  About immigration and how it contributes to the diversity of the American people.
• How our local, state, and national governments work.
• About the drafting of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
• About the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens.
• How natural resources and changing job opportunities influence where people live.

Understanding how our government works will help students develop an awareness of, and appreciation for, the rights and responsibilities that come with U.S. citizenship. 

 

Units 3- 7 Regions
In this unit, the students will learn about . . . the land and the people of the regions of the United States.  (Northeast, South, Midwest, West) Students will explore how the wide range of geography, natural resources, and cultures found in the different regions affects and lifestyles and livelihood. 
We will end the unit by looking at the United States and the World. 

 

Unit:  Wisconsin

In this unit, the students will learn about . . . the history of Wisconsin.  We will explore Wisconsin from the earliest people, explorers, missionaries, and settlers.  We will talk about how Wisconsin became a state, and who made Wisconsin famous.  At the end of this unit we will take a trip to Madison.

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