Washington, Our Home (4th grade)

• Correlation—Common Core Standards
• Correlation—State Standards
• Course Pacing Guide
• ELL/Modified Chapter Guide
  Abstract:

  Washington, Our Home ELL/Modified Chapter Guide supplements the Student Guide with simplified lessons for struggling learners, and can be used for fast tracking lessons when time is short. ELL/Modified lesson plans, word cards, activities, assessments, and answers are included.

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• Resource Links
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  Chapter 1: What is History

  America's Story

  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

  History Matters

  historymatters.gmu.edu/

  Library of Congress

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/updatedList.html

  National Archives

  www.archives.gov/

  National History Day

  https://www.nhd.org//

  Primary Source Learning

  www.primarysourcelearning.org/

  We Were There, Too!

  http://readkiddoread.com/books/we-were-there-too-young-people-in-u-s-history

  Chapter 2: Geography is the Stage

  Blows Its Top

  www.scholastic.com/Magicschoolbus/games/volcano/index.htm

  Cascade Eruptions During the Past 4000 Years

  vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascades/EruptiveHistory/cascades_eruptions_4000yrs.html

  Foundation for Energy Education

  www.fwee.org/

  HistoryLink.org

  historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=204

  Marine Life Center

  www.marinelifecenter.org/

  Mt. St. Helens Twenty-Five Years Later

  www.tdn.com/helens/noFlash/mainpage.php?p=1116271347&w=L

  Puget Sound

  https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound>

  Chapter 3: Native People

  British Columbia Folklore Society

  http://folklore.bc.ca/local-legends/

  The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

  https://www.burkemuseum.org/

  The Coastal and Plateau Indians

  shttps://lwe.edmonds.wednet.edu/library/4th_grade_native_americans_coastal_and_plateau

  Dig on Site

  http://cricketmedia.com/blog

  Excavating Ozette 1967-1981

  http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/KIROZE.html

  First People

  www.firstpeople.us/

  Kidz World

  www.kidzworld.com/

  Native Americans

  www.nativeamericans.com

  Chapter 4: Explorers and Fur Traders

  Discovering Lewis and Clark

  www.lewis-clark.org/

  National Geographic

  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/lewis-and-clark/

  National Park Service

  www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/the-lewis-and-clark-journey-of-discovery.htm

  Oregon State Archives

  sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/highlights/Pages/john-mcloughlin.aspx

  Chapter 5: Early Immigration and Settlement

  Along the Trails West

  www.over-land.com/diaries.html

  Bureau of Land Management

  www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/files/TBKS_opt.pdf

  Denny Party on the Oregon Trail

  www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5647" target=

  Historic Oregon City

  https://www.orcity.org/planning/historic-sites

  Jack's Math

  http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/index_cont.htm

  Oregon Trail Jeopardy

  https://jeopardylabs.com/play/organ-trail-jeopardy

  PBS

  http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/index_cont.htm

  Washington State Historical Society

  columbia.washingtonhistory.org/kids/index.html

  Chapter 6: Territories and Treaties

  Animated Engines

  www.animatedengines.com/

  Multiple Meaning Words PowerPoints

  https://www.freeclubweb.com/powerpoints/languagearts/multiplemeaning.html

  Native Americans in the Gold Rush

  www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/sfeature/natives.html

  Nez Perce Summer, 1877

  https://www.nps.gov/nepe/index.htm

  NCES Kids' Zone

  nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/Classic/

  Nordstrom

  shop.nordstrom.com/?origin=tab-logo

  Pete's PowerPoint Station

  www.pppst.com/

  San Juan Island

  www.nps.gov/sajh/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm

  San Juan National Historic Park

  https://www.nps.gov/saju/index.htm>

  The Treaty Trail

  stories.washingtonhistory.org/treatytrail/activities/index.htm

  U.S. Census Bureau

  www.census.gov/

  Wikimedia Commons

  commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

  Chapter 7: Our Government

  The Charters of Freedom

  www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/

  EconEdLink

  www.econedlink.org

  Flag Picture Gallery

  www.ushistory.org/Betsy/flagpics.html

  Governor's Office of Indian Affairs

  https://goia.wa.gov/resources/tribal-maps

  HistoryLink.org

  www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5332

  How Does Government Affect Me?

  pbskids.org/democracy/govandme/

  Presidential Timeline

  https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline/

  The United States Department of Agriculture

  www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

  Washington State Capitol

  www.ga.wa.gov/Visitor/index.html

  Washington State Constitution

  www.secstate.wa.gov/history/constitution.aspx

  Washington State Legislative Building

  www.secstate.wa.gov/history/LegBuilding/

  Washington State Legislature

  http://leg.wa.gov/>

  White House Kids

  https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/kids/html/home.html

  Chapter 8: Working in Washington

  Apples4theTeacher.com

  www.apples4theteacher.com/

  Bureau of Labor Statistics

  www.bls.gov/

  Department of the Treasury for Kids

  https://www.treasurydirect.gov/kids/kids.htm

  EconEdLink

  www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=EM745&page=teacher

  PBS Cool Careers in Science

  https://utah.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/city07-ex/

  Washington Apples

  https://bestapples.com/

• Student Edition—Audio Files Now Available
  Abstract:

  Washington, Our Home is a 4th grade history textbook. The outline for this book is based on Washington's NEW Essential Academic Learning Requirements for social studies and teaches civics, history, geography, and economics. The student edition places the state's historical events in the larger context of our nation's history.

  

  Access Audio Files by clicking the Resources icon on the left hand menu in the viewer.

• Student Guide
  Abstract:

  Washington, Our Home Student Guide accompanies the student edition and is aligned with Washington's NEW Essential Academic Learning Requirements for social studies. The Student Guide provides activators that kick-start every lesson by allowing students to access prior knowledge and make predictions. Graphic organizers and social studies skill pages are included.

• Teacher Edition
  Abstract:

  Washington, Our Home Wraparound Teacher Edition accompanies the student edition and is labeled with Washington's NEW Essential Academic Learning Requirements covered in every chapter. The Teacher Edition also provides lesson planning tips, integrated curriculum charts, modified lesson plans, and is organized in a logical Prepare/Teach/Reflect format.

• Teacher Guide
  Abstract:

  Washington, Our Home Teacher Guide supplements the Wraparound Teacher's Edition and is aligned with Washington's NEW Essential Academic Learning Requirements for social studies. The Teacher Guide provides student chapter worksheets, four assessment options, answers and rubrics, and blackline maps and graphic organizers.

• Test Bank—Interactive!
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