SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT CONNECTION TEMPLATE II Grade _5__
Story Town Theme Title Making a Difference
Theme #_5___
Social Studies Theme Connection Standard V, Objective 3b
Essential Question(s)
 How can I make the world around me a better place?
 What do I want the future to look like?
 What issues are important to me?
Story Town: Main Selection and Leveled
Books
 Interrupted Journey: Saving
Endangered Sea Turtles
 Marvelous Marine Mammals
 The Gentle Lions of the Sea
 Whales of the World
 Turtles of the Sea
Outside Books:
 Ruby Bridges Goes To School: My True
Story by Ruby Bridges
 Kids With Courage-True Stories About
Young People Making A Difference by
Barbara A. Lewis
 We Were There Too! Young People in
U. S. History by Phillip M. Hoose
 Everyday Heroes: Inspiring Stories of
Ordinary People Who Made a
Difference by Joe Wheeler
 The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of
How Muslims Rescued Jews During
the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle
 Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E.
Williams
Story Town: Other Resources
Core Program Vocabulary (Tier II)
Basking
Damage
Sleek
Analyzing
Vital
Detect
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
Human rights Additional Vocabulary:
Democracy
*Responsibility
Superpower
*Social Justice
Rule of Law
*Environment
*Civic Duty
*Vote
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Summarize
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Author’s Purpose and Perspective

Kids in Action (Magazine Article) pgs.
556-557
Outside Resources:

Connecting Social Studies Standard(s)
 Standard V – Students will address the
causes, consequences and implications
of the emergence of the United States
as a world power.
Objective(s)
 Objective 3b – Identify a current issue
facing the world and propose a role the
United States could play in being part
of a solution.
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Students will understand their values and beliefs can have a wide ranging impact.
 Students will understand that their actions can make a positive difference in the
environment, their communities and the world.
 Students will understand that they have a voice in how their government addresses the
rights of others, the environment and the global future.
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts
www.thevolunteerfamily.org
www.volunteermatch.org
www.compassionatekids.com
www.yvca.org