5th
Grade Social Studies
Content
Pathfinder
Jan Covey
Jackson Local Schools
Kent Main Campus
Grade 4-5
The lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization
in
Listed are print, non-print, and electronic resources for
libraries and/or classroom learning centers which can be used for colonial
period research, lesson plans, and student projects.
Dewey Numbers
370.976; 391; 392.3; 394.1; 394.264; 920; 920.9; 970.004;
973; 973.2; 974.02; 974.2; 974.4; 974.5; 974.6; 974.7; 974.8; 974.9; 975.02;
975.102; 975.5; 975.6; 975.7; 975.8
Subject Headings
Architecture, Domestic-United States-History-17th
century; Children-United States-History-17th century;
Children-United States-History-18th century; Costume-United
States-History; United States-History-17th century;
Massachusetts-History-New Plymouth, 1620-1691; Massachusetts-Social life and
customs-to 1775; Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony); Pilgrims (New Plymouth
Colony)-Social life and customs; United States-History-Colonial Period, ca.
1600-1775; United States-History-Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775-Biography;
United States-History-Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775-Sources; United
States-History-Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775-Wit and humor; United
States-Social life and customs-to 1775
[Each of the thirteen colonies has subject headings similar
to
BOOKS (NON-FICTION)
Avakian, Monique. A
Historical Album of
A history of
Barrett,
Paints a picture of life of children in the American
colonies: daily chores, routines, and
play; distinct religious and social attitudes that dictated how children were
raised and what they were taught in
DuPrau, Jeanne. The
American Colonies. KidHaven, 2002. (973.2; Intermediate)
Discusses the daily life of the colonists who settled along
the east coast of what is now the
Cocke, William. A Historical
Album of
A history of
Day, Nancy. Your Travel Guide to Colonial
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to
experience life in the American colonies, describing clothing, accommodations,
foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more. Passport to History.
Dosier, Susan. Colonial Cooking. Blue Earth, 2000. (394.1; Primary-Intermediate)
Discusses the everyday life, family roles, cooking
methods, most important foods, and celebrations of the colonial period in
American history. Includes recipes and sidebars. Exploring History Through
Simple Recipes.
Draper, Allison Stark.
What
people wore in Colonial America. PowerKids,
2001. (391; Primary-Senior High)
Describes what people wore in colonial America, discussing
Puritan, Quaker, and military styles.
Clothing, Costumes, and Uniforms Throughout American History.
Egger-Bovet, Howard,
USKids
History. Book of the American
Colonies. Little, Brown,
1996. (973.2; Intermediate-Senior High)
Discusses the reasons Europeans settled in America, the growth
of the original colonies, and the reaction to the newcomers of the people
already living in the “New World.” Brown
Paper School.
Erickson, Paul. Daily Life in the Pilgrim
Colony 1636. Clarion,
2001. (974.4; Intermediate-Senior High)
With authentic details and full-color photographs, this book includes information about the Pilgrims’ religion, their daily lives, and their relationship with the Indians.
Fradin, Dennis B. The Connecticut Colony, The Delaware Colony, The Georgia Colony, The Maryland Colony, The Massachusetts Colony, The New Hampshire Colony, The New Jersey Colony, The New York Colony, North Carolina Colony, The Pennsylvania Colony, Rhode Island Colony, South Carolina Colony, The Virginia Colony.
Chidrens Press, 1990 (Intermediate-Senior
High)
These books survey the history of each of the thirteen
colonies from early days up through the American Revolution. Include biographical sketches of prominent
individuals.
Glubok, Shirley. Home and Child Life in
Colonial Days. Macmillan, 1969. (392.3; Intermediate-Adult)
Abridged from Home Life in Colonial Days, 1899.
Grace, Catherine O’Neill.
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. National Geographic, 2001. (394.264; Intermediate-Adult)
In the fall of 1621, English colonists and the Wampamoag
Indians feasted together for three days and this event started the holiday of
Thanksgiving.
Howarth, Sarah. Colonial Places. Millbrook, 1994. (973; Intermediate-Senior High)
A description of thirteen places around which life in
America revolved and how they fit into society.
People and Places.
Kalman, Bobbie. Colonial Home. Crabtree, 2001. (973.2; Intermediate-Senior High)
This book describes the homes, customs, and habits of
seventeenth and eighteenth century North American settlers. Historic Communities.
Kalman, Bobbie. Colonial Life. Crabtree, 1992. (973.2; Intermediate-Senior High)
Color photographs and text describe everyday life in the
American colonies. Historic Communities.
Kalman, Bobbie. A Colonial Town: Williamsburg.
Crabtree, 1995. (975.5;
Intermediate-Senior High)
This book looks at the lifestyles and customs of people who
live in a colonial town, Williamsburg, Virginia. Historic Communities.
Kamma, Anne. If You Were at…The First Thanksgiving. Scholastic, 2001. (394.264; Primary-Intermediate)
Presents color-illustrated answers to nearly fifty
questions about the first Thanksgiving, from “Why did the Pilgrims come to
America?” to “Who had to clean the dishes?”
Kent, Deborah. In Colonial New England. Benchmark, 2000. (974.02; Intermediate-Senior High)
Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in
New England including their homes, schools, religion, work and community. How We Lived.
Kent, Deborah. In the Middle Colonies. Benchmark, 2000. (974.02; Intermediate-Senior High)
Discusses the history, social life, and customs of the
various immigrant groups who settled in the middle colonies during the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
How We Lived.
Kent, Deborah. In the Southern Colonies. Benchmark, 2000. (975.02; Intermediate-Senior High)
Describes various aspects of the contrasting life styles of
the rich and the poor early settlers in the southern colonies including homes,
food, work, religion, education. How We
Lived.
Kent, Zachary. Williamsburg. Childrens Press, 1992. (975.5; Primary-Intermediate)
A history of Virginia’s colonial capital from its earliest
days through its restoration into a major tourist attraction. Cornerstones of Freedom.
Knowlton, MaryLee. The Settling of Jamestown. Gareth Stevens, 2002. (975.5; Intermediate-Senior High)
Presents a description of the struggles of the English
settlers in the colony of Jamestown, from 1607 to 1698, and their relationship
with the neighboring Algonquian Indians.
Events That Shaped America.
Loeper, John J. Going to School in 1776. Atheneum, 1973. (370.976; Intermediate-Adult)
Describes the life of school children in 1776-their dress,
teachers, books, lessons, discipline, and pastimes.
McGovern, Ann. …If You Lived in Colonial Times. Scholastic, 1992. (973.2; Primary-Intermediate)
Question and answer format provides information about life
in colonial times including clothing, education, and punishment for crimes.
McGovern, Ann. …If You Sailed on the
Mayflower in 1620. Scholastic,
1991. (973.2; Primary-Intermediate)
Questions and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim’s first year in the New World.
Masoff, Joy. Colonial Times, 1600-1700. Scholastic, 2000. (973.2; Intermediate-Senior High)
Re-creates early American settlements by describing in
words and pictures various aspects of the colonists’ lives, including work,
food, clothing, shelter, religion and relationships with Native Americans. Chronicle of America.
Neal, Harry Edward. The Virginia Colony. Hawthorn, 1969. (975.5; Intermediate-Senior High)
A survey of the early history of Virginia from the settling
of Lost Colony to the signing of the Constitution.
Raven, Margot Theis.
M Is For
Mayflower: A Massachusetts Alphabet. Sleeping Bear Press, 2002. (974.4; Primary-Intermediate)
Presents information about the state of Massachusetts in an
alphabetical arrangement.
Riehecky, Janet. The Plymouth Colony. World Almanac, 2002. (974.4; Intermediate-Senior High)
Describes the establishment of the English colony at
Plymouth, Massachusetts, from its planning phase to the 1620 transatlantic
journey of settlers, as well as the experiences of those settlers in the new
land. Landmark Events in American
History.
Sakurai, Gail. The Thirteen Colonies. Children’s Press, 2000. (973.2; Primary-Intermediate)
Describes the history of the thirteen original English
colonies in America, including their early exploration, settlement, and
regional differences. Cornerstones of
Freedom.
Sewall, Marcia. The Pilgrims of Plimoth. Atheneum, 1986. (974.4; Primary-Intermediate)
Chronicles in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life
of the early Pilgrims in the Plimoth Colony.
Steins, Richard. Colonial America. Raintree, 2000. (973.2; Intermediate-Senior High)
Describes the daily life and important events in the
American colonies during the time of British rule. The Making of America.
Stevens, S.K. The Pennsylvania Colony. Crowell, 1970. (974.8; Intermediate-Senior High.
Traces the history of the Pennsylvania colony from the
area’s occupation by prehistoric Indians to the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence in 1776 in Philadelphia.
Forge of Freedom.
Thomas, Mark. Clothes in Colonial America. Children’s Press, 2002. (391; Primary-Intermediate)
Simple text and photographs depict the clothes worn by
people in Colonial America. Colonial
America.
Tunis, Edwin. Colonial Living. Crowell, 1957. (973.2; Intermediate-Adult)
Describes the industries, schools, society, culture, and
growth of the coastal settlements during the colonial period.
Wade, Linda R. Life in Colonial America. ABDO, 2001.
(973.2; Intermediate)
Provides information about various aspects of life in the
American colonies, examining differences between the New England, middle, and
southern colonies, and discussing schools, chores, food, peddlers, and
community.
Waters, Kate. Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast. Scholastic, 2001. (394.264; Primary-Intermediate)
Imagines the perspectives of a fourteen-year-old Wampanoag
boy and a six-year-old English boy on the day of the 1621 harvest feast that
came to be known as Thanksgiving.
Waters, Kate. On the Mayflower: Voyage of the Ship’s
Apprentice & a Passenger Girl. Scholastic,
1996. (974.4; Primary-Intermediate)
A twelve-year-old apprentice and an eight-year-old
passenger experience the first voyage of the Mayflower.
Waters, Kate. Tapenum’s Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in
Pilgrom Times. Scholastic,
1996. (974.4; Primary-Intermediate)
Webb, Robert N. The Colony of Rhode Island. Franklin Watts, 1972. (974.5; Intermediate-Senior High)
Traces the history of the smallest of the thirteen colonies
from its founding in 1636 to statehood in 1790. A First Book.
Wills, Charles A. A Historical Album of
Pennsylvania. Millbrook, 1996. (974.8; Intermediate-Senior High)
A history of Pennsylvania, from its early exploration and
settlement to the state today.
Historical Albums.
Wood, James Playsted.
Colonial
Massachusetts. Nelson, 1969. (974.4; Intermediate-Senior High)
Traces the history of colonial Massachusetts as it
developed from the “Holy Commonwealth” founded in 1620 to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in 1780. Colonial
Histories.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Saari, Peggy. Colonial America: Biographies. U.X.L., 2000.
(920; Intermediate-Adult)
Profiles sixty men and women from the American colonial
era, including explorers, founders of colonies, religious leaders, landowners,
artists, and more.
Waldman, Carl. Biographical Dictionary of
American Indian History to 1900, Rev. Ed. Facts
On File, 2001. (970.004;
Intermediate-Adult)
In more than 1000 A-to-Z entries, this book summarizes the
lives of a wide range of Indians and non-Indians central to Native American
history and also features expanded subject indexes, and a new general index.
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
America: Ready-to-Use Interdisciplinary Lessons &
Activities for Grades 5-12. Prentice
Hall, 1997. (Professional)
A unique aid that provides a complete program of
interdisciplinary social studies activities organized for easy use. Included are 8 carefully planned teaching
units with over 300 pages of reproducible lesson materials that will help you
immerse your students into every aspect of each culture—from its geography,
economics, language, music, art and more.
Volume 1 covers (1) The Thirteen Colonies: New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies,
(2) An Expanding Nation: The Midwest,
Great Plains, and The Mississippi Valley, and (3) The Beckoning West: Southwest, Northwest, and West.
Ohio Office of Curriculum and Instruction. Academic Content Standards: K – 12 Social Studies. Center for
Curriculum and Assessment, 2003.
(372.83; Professional)
Clear standards delineate what students should know and be
able to do in social studies.
The
Mailbox: Intermediate. The Education
Center. (Professional)
The idea magazine for teachers.
School
Library Media Activities Monthly:
LMS Associates, Oct2001. Social
Studies: Colonial Americans (Grades 4-7)
While studying Colonial America, students will select a
geographic area and pick two children who might have been living in that area
at the same time. When the information
has been collected, the students decide how to complete a poster that shows two
different children at the time.
Teacher’s
Helper: Grades 4-5. The Education
Center. (Professional)
WEB SITES (FOR STUDENTS and TEACHERS)
African-American History
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/hotlinks.html
Colonial Kids
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/clothing.htm
Colonial Clothing
http://www.history.org/life/clothing/home.html
A Colonial Family and Community
http://www.hfmgv.org/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html
Colonial Williamsburg’s Historical Almanack
http://www.history.org/almanack.htm
Jamestown Settlement and York Town Victory Center
Virtual Jamestown
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown
Liberty! The
American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Long Island: Our
Story
National Geographic Society
Old Sturbridge Village
Plimoth Plantation
Pilgrim Hall Museum
United States History:
Colonial Period
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm
INFOHIO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
INFOhio Electronic Resources for Grades K-6
American
National Biography
Brittanica
Online
EBSCOhost—Middle
Search
SIRS
Discoverer
SELECTED ARTICLES FROM INFOHIO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Clarkson, Dora Hart.
“Breeches, Buckles, and Buttons.”
Cobblestone; Sep95, Vol. 16 Issue 7, p24, 2p, 1c
Presents the probate inventory of Jonathan Wells Jr. to
show what it was like living in colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts. INSET:
Decoding colonial money.
Jackson, Marjorie.
“George Washington’s Kitchen.”
Cricket; Feb94, p27, 3p
Reed, Elaine Wrisley.
“ACTIVITIES: HISTORY AS
TIME.” Reprinted from HELPING YOUR CHILD
LEARN HISTORY (U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement) May93, p28,
15p
Schutte, Angela. “A
Historic Thanksgiving.” KIDSNEWSROOM;
Nov 22-28, 2002, n.p.
White, David. “The
Pilgrims: Voyage to Freedom.” SOCIAL STUDIES FOR KIDS; Aug 13, 2003, n.p.
David, Lester.
“Thanks, Squanto.” BOY’S LIFE;
Nov95, p24, 3p
MEDIA RESOURCES
The
Diversity of Colonial Communities 1700-1750:
Family Life and Livelihood in the American Colonies,
VHS. Rainbow Educational Video,
1998. (Color, 25 minutes; Intermediate,
Middle School/Jr. High)
Explores the growth of the American colonies by
investigating the institutions of law, representative government, religion,
commerce, slavery and public education during the period prior to the
Revolutionary War. Living history
segments reveal the hardships of colonial life, including the struggle between
early settlers and Native Americans as the westward expansion increased hostile
encounters. Legendary personalities
Benjamin Franklin and Daniel Boone are covered with the important contributions
of women and children. Life in Colonial
America.
Growth
of the English Colonies 1620-1700: From
Massachusetts Bay to the Carolinas, VHS. Rainbow
Educational Video, 1998. (Color, 25
minutes; Intermediate, Middle School/Jr, High)
Examines English motives for colonization and explains why
family and community life differed in various English colonies. Living history segments compare life in a
Puritan settlement with life in the Tidewater region. Geography and economy of the Middle Colonies
of New York and Pennsylvania are discussed, along with the roles of Anne
Hutchinson, Margaret Brent, Roger Williams and William Penn. Life in Colonial America.
Living
at the Plymouth Colony, VHS.
AGC/United Learning. 2000.
(Color, 18 minutes; Intermediate, Middle School/Jr, High)
This program explores many aspects of life at the Plymouth
Colony in Massachusetts. By viewing this
program, students will find out who the Pilgrims were and what brought them to
America. Students will come away knowing
what the colony’s houses and other buildings were like inside and out. They will also learn all the things the
colonists needed to do to get enough to eat.
They will also get a glimpse of some of the many activities that filled
the colonists’ days at New Plymouth nearly 400 years ago.
Music
of the American Colonies, Music CD.
Enslow, 2000. (Primary-Adult)
This CD and the accompanying booklet help recreate the spirit
of music in the American colonies.
Consisting of 22 songs, tunes, and primary-source readings, the recording
is perfect for young listeners who are studying the period. All tunes are performed in a folk style that
is pleasing for young people and focus on the diverse cultures found in the
colonies, including English, Scottish, French, Dutch, and Spanish. Two interesting primary-source readings
relate the African-American and Native-American experiences in colonial
America. The music is performed on
instruments found in the American colonies, from the violin and wooden flute to
the hammered dulcimer and glass armonica (invented by Benjamin Franklin in
1761).