Table of Contents
Age 8-10 - Concept 1: Interdependence
Unit 1: Dirt and Plants [S]
- Lesson 1: Soil (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Plants (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: Seeds (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Photosynthesis
- Lesson 5: Trees (2 Days)
- Lesson 6: Compost and Decomposers
- Lesson 7: Plants, Animals, and People
- Final Project: A New Species of Plant
Unit 1: Little House in the Big Woods [LA]
- Lesson 1: Introducing the Story
- Lesson 2: Little House in the Big Woods
- Lesson 3: Winter Days and Winter Nights
- Lesson 4: The Long Rifle
- Lesson 5: Christmas
- Lesson 6: Sundays and Two Big Bears
- Lesson 7: The Sugar Snow
- Lesson 8: Dance at Grandpa's
- Lesson 9: Going to Town
- Lesson 10: Summertime and Harvest
- Lesson 11: Finishing the Book
- Final Project: Pioneer Family Night (2 Days)
Unit 2: Native Americans [SS]
- Lesson 1: The Very First Americans (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Southwest Native Americans (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: Northeast Native Americans (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: The Plains Native Americans (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Southeast Native Americans (2 Days)
- Lesson 6: Native American Culture (2 Days)
- Lesson 7: Nature and the Native Americans
- Final Project: Native American Exhibit (3 Days)
Unit 2: The Sign of the Beaver [LA]
- Lesson 1: Background Information
- Lesson 2: Alone
- Lesson 3: A Stranger
- Lesson 4: A Treaty
- Lesson 5: A Story
- Lesson 6: The Beaver
- Lesson 7: Real Life Learning
- Lesson 8: The Bear
- Lesson 9: Attean's Past
- Lesson 10: Manitou
- Lesson 11: A Choice
- Lesson 12: Persuasive Writing
- Lesson 13: The Return
- Final Project: The Sign of the Beaver Movie (2 Days)
Unit 3: Ecosystems and Ecology [S]
- Lesson 1: Ecosystems (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Symbiotic Relationships
- Lesson 3: Natural Resources (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Environmental Changes (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Caring for the Earth
- Final Project: Design Your Own Ecosystem (2 Days)
Unit 3: Native American Animal Stories [LA]
- Lesson 1: Myths, Legends, and Folktales
- Lesson 2: People and Animal Stories (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: The Natural World (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Survival Stories
- Lesson 5: Legends from Other Cultures (2 Days)
- Final Project: My Own Myth (2 Days)