Fifth Grade Social Studies Curriculum

GRADE 5 SOCIAL STUDIES DESCRIPTION

The fifth-grade year focuses on the geography of the continent of North America. Students learn how people came to the continent and about the land and resources that they found. Citizenship skills build as students learn about U.S. history and the democratic government of the United States. Students continue to develop their research skills by obtaining information from multiple sources. (back).


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