CONTENT CONNECTION WORKSHEET Grade 4
Theme Title
GETTING THE JOB DONE
Theme #2
Lesson #10
Content Connection Social Studies
Essential Questions
 What types of resources would have more information about sea turtles?
 What are some of the different forms of local government?
Resources
Main Selection and Leveled Books
 Emerald’s Eggs
 Star Power (Below-Level)
 Weather Station (On-Level)
 Feathered Friends (Advanced)
 Junior Ranger (ELL)
 Mira Sees the Light (Comprehension)
 Local Governments (Social Studies
textbook chapter)
Core Program Vocabulary (Tier II)
 comprehend
 pliable
 solitary
 scan
 vulnerable
 exuberant
 mature
 lumbers
 encircle
 nurture
Other Resources
 Classroom Library
Coaching Mrs. Parker
To Go
Nim’s Island
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
 allegiance
 citizen
 civic organizations
 government
 representative
 responsibilities
 rights
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Recognize the features of textbooks
 Use comprehension strategies
effectively
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Understand that fiction stories are
organized around a plot
 Identify how conflicts are resolved in a
story
Connecting Social Studies Standard
 Standard III: Students will understand
the roles of civic life, politics, and
government in the lives of Utah citizens
Objective
 2. c. Compare the roles and
responsibilities of state, county, and
local government
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Students will know how to find information in a Social Studies text
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts