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Subject Area: Social Studies Grade Level: Fifth Grade
New York State Content Standards New York State Skills Standards New York State Performance Indicators
Assessments (formal/informal
including state assessments)
Standard 1: History of the United States and New York: Students will use a variety
of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes,
developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
Standard 1: History of the United
States and New York (Key Idea 1):
Students will understand that the history
of New York State and the United States
requires an analysis of the development
of American culture, its diversity and
multicultural context, and the ways
people are unified by many values,
practices, and traditions.
Standard 1: History of the United
States and New York (Key Idea 2):
Students will understand important
ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs,
and traditions from New York State and
United States history illustrate the
connections and interactions of people
and events across time and from a
variety of perspectives.
• explore the meaning of American culture by • Scott Foresman assessments
identifying the key ideas, beliefs, and patterns of • Scott Foresman activities
behavior, and traditions that help define it and • Teacher-created assessments
unite all Americans
• Teacher-created activities and
• interpret the ideas, values, and beliefs assessments
contained in the Declaration of Independence • 5th Grade State Social Studies Exam
and the New York State Constitution and (November)
United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and • Homework
other important historical documents. • Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
• Teacher-created projects with
accompanying rubric
• describe the reasons for periodizing history in
different ways
• investigate key turning points in New York
State and United States history and explain why
these events or developments are significant
• understand the relationship between the
relative importance of United States domestic
and foreign policies over time
• analyze the role played by the United States in
international politics, past and present.
• Scott Foresman assessments
• Scott Foresman activities
• Teacher-created assessments
• Teacher-created activities and
assessments
• 5th Grade State Social Studies Exam
(November)
• Homework
• Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
• Teacher-created projects with
accompanying rubric
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