5th Grade Social Studies and History Lesson Plans

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  • What Really Happened?

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    What Really Happened?

    In this activity, students will have to check facts and references in a historical fiction story for accuracy.

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    Writing
    American History/U.S. History
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  • What Would the Greek Gods Say?

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    What Would the Greek Gods Say?

    Present a lesson that will help improve students' computer skills while teaching them Greek mythology. Students research…

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    Mythology
    Ancient History
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Celebrating Presidents' Day

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    Celebrating Presidents' Day

    Celebrate President's Day with this printable computer activity. Students choose a U.S. President to write about, and…

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    U.S. Presidents
    Language Arts and Writing
    American History/U.S. History
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  • Europe on the Internet

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    Europe on the Internet

    Develop your students' Internet browsing skills with this printable computer activity. Students research a city or…

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    Social Studies and History
    Europe
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  • Egyptian Hieroglyphs on the Internet

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    Egyptian Hieroglyphs on the Internet

    In this computer lesson, students use the Internet to research hieroglyphs. Then they use a word processing program to…

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    Ancient Egypt
    Ancient History
    Social Studies and History
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  • Visit the White House via the Internet

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    Visit the White House via the Internet

    Students use the Internet to complete a scavenger hunt of the White House in this classroom computer activity. In…

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    Social Studies and History
    U.S. Government
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  • Introducing Inventions Mini-Lesson – PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Introducing Inventions Mini-Lesson – PowerPoint Slideshow

    Use these PowerPoint slides to introduce the topic of inventions. Save this file to your computer and open it in…

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    Inventions
    Social Studies and History
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  • 20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce 20th-century explorers and give students a general overview of some of the major expeditions that have…

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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  • Life in Ancient Greece Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Life in Ancient Greece Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a general overview of how the roles of men and women were different during ancient Greek times with these…

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient History
    Ancient Greece
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  • Scribes of Ancient Egypt Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Scribes of Ancient Egypt Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    After ancient Egypt is introduced, use these PowerPoint slides to show students that scribes played an important role in…

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    Ancient Egypt
    Ancient History
    Social Studies and History
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  • Knights of the Middle Ages Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Knights of the Middle Ages Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce students to knights of the Middle Ages with these PowerPoint slides. Students will learn about some of the…

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    Social Studies and History
    European History
    Middle Ages
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  • Life in Medieval Times Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Life in Medieval Times Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a big picture overview of some of the different roles people held in medieval society with these…

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    Social Studies and History
    European History
    Middle Ages
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  • Beginnings of Ancient China Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Beginnings of Ancient China Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a general introduction to the beginning of the world's oldest continuous civilization-ancient China-with…

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient History
    China
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  • MAPS

    Jigsaw Puzzle Game

    Assembling a United States jigsaw puzzle will test the students' knowledge of geography.

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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    Finding Postal Codes for States

    Students label a map of the United States with the postal codes.

    Subjects
    Geography
    Social Studies and History
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    Political Events and Summer Olympic Games

    Students create a timeline of political events and their effects on the Summer Olympic Games.

    Subjects
    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Olympic Games
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  • MAPS

    Regions by Rail

    Students explore an online resource and learn the names and locations of states by planning a virtual train trip.

    Subjects
    Social Studies and History
    Explorers' Voyages and Travel
    American History/U.S. History
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    American Flag Bulletin Board

    Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.

    Subjects
    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Flags
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  • CLASSROOM TOOLS

    Country of Origin Comparison

    Students will compare data on immigrants and be able to draw some conclusions.

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    Social Studies and History
    Community and Ways of Life
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    The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)

    The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will give students a chance to…

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonization
    American History/U.S. History
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    The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)

    Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial for students to understand…

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    Social Studies and History
    Native-American History (American Indians)
    Colonial America
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    Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)

    Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim children in this lesson.

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonization
    American History/U.S. History
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    Holiday Paper Chains

    In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays, such as Christmas,…

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    Social Studies and History
    Olympic Games
    Mathematics
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    The Presidential Election Process

    With this lesson plan, students learn that presidential elections are decided by the electoral college and not popular…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. Elections
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