S‘SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT CONNECTION TEMPLATE II Grade ___

Story Town Theme Title__Go With The Flow___ Theme #__3__

Social Studies Theme Connection_Standard I Objective 1 and Objective 2

Essential Question(s)
  • How did the changing technology of ship building impact trade, exploration and families?
  • Why were/are ships so important to the U.S. economy historically and currently?
  • How long did it take ships to sail and how did that affect families?

Story Town: Main Selection and Leveled Books / Story Town: Other Resources
  • Sailing Home: A Story of Childhood at Sea
  • Rescue: Grace Darling’s Story
  • Sailing Boy: William Fish William’s Story
  • Taking the Wheel: Story of Mary Patten
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  • eBook Student Edition – Voyage Into the Past
  • Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

Outside Books: / Outside Resources:
  • Moving People, Things and Ideas by Renzo Rossi
  • Blow Ye Winds Westerly-The Seaports and Sailing Ships of Old New England by Elizabeth Gemming
  • Sail: Can You Command a Sea Voyage (Step Into History) by Julia Bruce
  • How They Lived on a Sailing Ship of War by Ian Morrison
  • The First Men Round the World by Andrew Langley
  • Oars, Sails and Steam: A Picture Book of Ships by Edwin Tunis
  • Black Hands, White Sails by Patricia C. McKissack
  • The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

Core Program Vocabulary (Tier II) / Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
inflammable conducted
dignified shatter
rowdy broached
seldom / Europe
Colony
North America
South America / Exploration
Free Market System
Industrial revolution
Economy
Comprehension Focus Strategy / Comprehension Focus Skill
  • Monitor Comprehension: Self-Correct
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  • Compare and Contrast

Connecting Social Studies Standard(s) / Objective(s)
  • Standard I: Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed history.
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  • Objective 1b. – Explain how advances in technology lead to an increase in exploration.
  • Objective 2a. – Describe the cultural and economic impacts that occurred as a result of trade between North America and other markets.

Intended Learning Outcomes
  • Students will understand how improved technology allowed ships to travel greater distances safely.
  • Students will be able to identify ways that ships are and were important to the U.S. economy.
  • Students will understand how improved technology allowed ships to travel greater distances in much less time.

Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts