• Welcome to the Web Experience for Mr. V's 5th Grade Social Studies Class!

     

    Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! This year in Social Studies there will be a rich and interesting look into the history of the early United States and financial literacy at the end of the year. Here is a brief overview of the topics we will be discussing:

    Marking Period 1: Economics & Financial Literacy/BIzTown

    Intro to and understanding Economics

    Different types of Economies

    Our National Economy

    Intro and understanding Money, Budgets and Credit

    Biztown Trip

     

    Marking Period 2: America, Africa and Europe before 1500

    Earliest Americans

    Native Americans Cultures

    West African Kingdoms

    Europe Before 1500

     

    Marking Period 3: New Empires

    Exploration of the New World

    Europeans reach America

    The Spanish Empire

    European powers race for Empires

    Slavery

    Marking Period 4:  The English Colonies

    Souther Colonies

    New England Colonies

    Middle Colonies

    Life in the Colonies