Jaime Hibbs

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Social Studies Strands
4th Grade
Jaime Hibbs
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American Heritage
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Activities

• Student Timeline- students will make a timeline
  of their lives. They will collect pictures, and
  arrange them in a chronological order.
• Students will research American Indian Heritage
  month. They pick a specific topic to present to
  the class.

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Activities Cont..

• Compare ways of communication throughout history.
• Research a historic individual and present to the
  class what significance they had in history.
• Dress up as an important historical figure.

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Websites

• www.ohiokids.org
• http//www.si.edu/cgi-bin/nav.cgi
• http//www.americanwest.com/pages/frwpnfron.htm
• http//ohiokids.org/hsafari.html
• http//usacitylink.com//usa/default.html

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People In Societies
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Activities

• Use a map to retrace the national trail in Ohio.
• Look up Native American sites in Ohio.
• Collect information to write a report about a
  famous Ohioan,

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Activities Cont..

• Students will search the web, look in magazines,
  etc.. to find a story about how volunteers have
  helped change society and will discuss briefly
  with the class what they found.
• Identify various cultural groups in the school.
  Then research one of them to present to the class
  in a creative manner.

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Websites

• http//www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/hindian/index.
  cfm
• http//www.ohiohistory.org/places/miamisbg.
• www.door.net/spgs/
• www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/
  
• http//www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/oh2.html

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World Interactions
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Activities

• Groups of students will create their own plays
  portraying various world cultures.
• Students will write to a pen pal from a different
  country.
• Make a display including various items from their
  culture and background to display for the class.

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Activities Cont.

• Make a map of Ohio, students will locate the
  capital, major cities, rivers, also locate where
  they live.
• Students will create a legend that corresponds
  with their map.

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Websites

• http//www.avis.com/maps-and_ direstions/road_maps
  .oh.html
• http//librarythinkquest.org/10157/
• http//www.state.oh.ug/index.htm
• http//welcome.to/state_maps
• http//www.kidvista.com/SocailStudies/index.html

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Decision Making And Recources
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Activities

• Students will do a research project on how to
  manage money.
• Students will work together as a mini-economy.
  They will be responsible for fake money, budgets,
  trading, and running businesses.
• Compare household appliances and cleaning
  supplies today to earlier Ohio communities.

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Activities Cont..

• Students will experiment ways of producing a
  particular product through and assembly line.
• Students will chose a product and trace the
  resources needed to make that product.

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Websites

• www.tax.gov/kids/
• http//earlyamerica.com
• http//levistrauss.com
• http//tajunior.thinkquest.org/3901
• http//www.ohiokids.org/games/ctynames.html

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Democratic Process
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Activities

• Find out the current government projects in Ohio.
• Discuss the functions for each branch of local,
  state, and federal governments.
• Have students hold a mock election.
• Have guest speakers who hold government positions
  come and speak to the class about their jobs.

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Activities Cont..

• Field trip - visit a local court house or witness
  a court case.

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Websites

• www.foutcom.con/folio/intro.html
• http//www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/index.html
• http//www.legislature.state.oh.us
• http//www.statehouse.state.oh.us/
• www.state.oh.us/LtGov/

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Citizen Rights and Responsibilities
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Activities

• Citizenship Board - students will decorate the
  board with activities that they have done to be
  good citizens.
• Make a class elective and their roles.
• Students have to complete a community project.
  They will get to decide what they want to do as a
  class.

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Activities Cont..

• The class will discuss current event issues that
  are meaningful to them.
• Will work in groups on a project that they feel
  will benefit their communities. They will have
  to demonstrate good group skills. (cooperating,
  involvement, and decision making)

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Websites

• http//www.ohiokids.org/games/counties.html
• http//www.50states.com
• http//www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/government.h
  tml
• http//www.logs.org/reference.html
• http//www.ned.org

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Conclusion
These activities and related websites are
suggested for developing lessons for a fourth
grade class. All of the stands are needed for
a complete Social Studies program. Weaving them
together will enable students to develop the
ability to make informed and reasoned decisions
for their communities as well as for their
personal lives.