Global Paradigm School



Global Paradigm School

Grade 4 Social Studies

Tentative Course Outline

2014 - 2015 | |

|Semester 1 |

|Time |Content |

|Week 1 |Welcome to School; Getting to know each other, the rules, policies, and procedures |

|Weeks |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

|2 and 3 |-Map and Globe Skills: Read a Map pages A2 and A3 |

|Week 4 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |Chapter 1 The World's Geography |

| |-Lesson 2 Map and Globe Skills: Latitude and Longitude pages 32 and 33 |

|Week 5 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Introduction |

| |-Why History Matters pages 1-3 |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |-Introduction pages 11-17 |

| |-Introduce Project |

|Week 6 |No School - Eid Al Adha |

|Week 7 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Introduction |

| |-Why Geography Matters pages 6 and 7 |

| |-Why Culture and Society Matter page 8 |

| |-Why Civics and Government Matter page 9 |

| |-Why Economics Matters page 10 |

|Week 8 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |Chapter 1 The World's Geography |

| |-Lesson 4 Population and Settlement pages 40 - 45 |

| |-Lesson 4 Map and Globe Skills: Read a Thematic Map pages 46 and 47 |

|Week 9 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |Chapter 2 Early People |

| |-Lesson 1 Hunters and Gathers pages 52 - 57 |

|Week 10 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |Chapter 2 Early People |

| |-Lesson 2 Early Herders and Farmers pages 60 - 65 |

| |-Lesson 2 Chart and Graph Skills: Read Parallel Time Lines pages 66 and 67 |

|Week 11 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |-Lesson 2 Chart and Graph Skills: Read Parallel Time Lines pages 66 and 67 |

|Week 12 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |Chapter 2 Early People |

| |-Lesson 3 Early Settlements and Cities pages 68 - 73 |

|Week 13 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 1 The World and Early People |

| |Chapter 2 Early People |

| |-Lesson 3 Reading Skills: Identify Cause and Effect pages 74 and 75 |

| |Chapter 2 Early People Review |

|Week 14 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 2 Early Centers of Civilization |

| |-Introduction Story Seeker of Knowledge pages 83-89 |

| |Chapter 3 The Tigris and Euphrates Valley |

| |-Lesson 1 Civilization in Sumer pages 92 - 97 |

|Week 15 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 2 Early Centers of Civilization |

| |Chapter 3 The Tigris and Euphrates Valley |

| |-Lesson 2 Conquests and Empire Building pages 98-103 |

|Week 16 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 2 Early Centers of Civilization |

| |Chapter 3 The Tigris and Euphrates Valley |

| |-Lesson 3 Later Empires pages 106-111 |

|Weeks |No School - Winter Break |

|17-19 | |

|Week 20 |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

| |Unit 2 Early Centers of Civilization |

| |Chapter 3 The Tigris and Euphrates Valley |

| |-Lesson 3 Later Empires pages 106-111 |

| |-Chapter Review pages 112 and 113 |

|Weeks |Semester Review |

|21 and 22 | |

|Weeks |Semester Exams |

|23 and 24 | |

|Semester 2 |

|Weeks |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

|25 - 31 |Unit 2 Early Centers of Civilization |

| |Chapter 4 The Nile Valley |

| |-Lesson 1 The Gift of the Nile pages 116-121 |

| |-Lesson 2 The Dynasties of Ancient Egypt pages 122-128 |

| |-Everything Egypt (a book about ancient Egypt) |

| |-ancient Egyptian readers (The Pharaohs and Land and People) |

|Weeks |Spring Break - No School |

|32 and 33 | |

|Weeks |Harcourt Social Studies: World History |

|33-40 |Unit 2 Early Centers of Civilization |

| |Chapter 4 The Nile Valley |

| |-Lesson 3 Nubia and Kush pages 132-137 |

| |-Everything Egypt (a book about ancient Egypt) |

| |-ancient Egyptian readers (Mummies and Tombs, and Gods and Temples) |

|Weeks |Semester Review |

|40 and 41 | |

|Weeks |Semester Exams |

|41 and 42 | |

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