5th Grade Social Studies and History Lesson Plans

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Community and Ways of Life

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What Are the Modern Olympic Games?

Introduce students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games.

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Social Studies and History

Ancient Civilizations

Ancient Egypt

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Family Tree PowerPoint Presentation

Connect social studies and technology with a family tree PowerPoint presentation. In this lesson, students study their…

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Families

Community and Ways of Life

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Family Tree Organization Chart with PowerPoint

Students learn the basics of an organization chart in this printable PowerPoint activity on family trees.

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Social Studies and History

Families

Graphs and Charts

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Labor Day Newspaper

Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the various people and…

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Jobs, Careers, and Occupations

Community and Ways of Life

Social Studies and History

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Fantasy Vacation

Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure describing this location.

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Social Studies and History

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

Geography

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Ancient Egypt: The Age of the Pharaohs Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

Introduce the defining characteristics of ancient Egypt, including pharaohs and pyramids, with these PowerPoint…

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Social Studies and History

Ancient History

Ancient Egypt

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Modern Olympic Beginnings Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

Give students a general introduction to the beginnings of the modern Olympic Games with these PowerPoint slides. Visit…

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Social Studies and History

Ancient Greece

Olympic Games

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Inventions Plus

Students use an online resource to view and learn about inventions, both accidental ones and ones created to solve a…

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Inventions

Social Studies and History

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Life on the Prairie

Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…

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Vocabulary

American History/U.S. History

Language Arts and Writing

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Researching Our National Parks

In this printable computer lesson and activity on National Parks, students develop their Internet research skills. Then…

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Language Arts and Writing

Geography

Social Studies and History

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Explorers of North America Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

Introduce famous explorers of North America and their travels with these PowerPoint slides.Visit our DK Instant Expert…

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Social Studies and History

Explorers

North America

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The Medieval Castle Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

Give students a big picture overview of medieval castles with these PowerPoint slides. Students will learn the purpose…

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Social Studies and History

Middle Ages

Historic Buildings and Sites

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Life in Suburbia

Students use websites from communities across the United States to study and compare suburbs.

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Social Studies and History

World History

Historic Buildings and Sites

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Introduction to the Panpipe

Use a lesson that introduces the history of Peruvian and Bolivian panpipes and presents instructions for creating and…

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Social Studies and History

Historic Wars and Military Action

World War I (1914-1918)

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How Far Is It?

Hand out a printable computer activity that reinforces students' basic map skills, as they use the Internet to find the…

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Social Studies and History

Geography

Map

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A Family Tree Vocabulary

Use this vocabulary list with the lesson Train to Somewhere.

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Vocabulary

Families

Language Arts and Writing

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A Family Tree Checklist

Use this checklist for assessment with the lesson Train to Somewhere.

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Families

Community and Ways of Life

Social Studies and History

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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…

Subjects:

Inventions

Social Studies and History

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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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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

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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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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