Fifth Grade, Fourth Nine Weeks
Attachment (Weeks 34-38)
It’s a Small World After All
“For it isn’t enough to talk about peace.
One must believe in it.
And it isn’t enough to believe in it.
One must work at it.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
On a giant world map, work with the rest of the class to add symbols
and captions to show what we have learned about the history of America and
how it connects with the rest of the world.
I.
Use overhead projector and a transparency of a world map to create a
giant world map. This map should be an outline of the continents, as
well as the countries on each continent.
II. Label the continents and the oceans.
III. Go back through Social Studies Unit 7: The Twentieth Century. Think
about the things you learned as you read about the 1900’s. Label the
countries we interacted with (including any symbols, pictures, and
captions that will help others to learn about this era.)
IV. On the map, also show which countries were involved in the conflicts of
the twentieth century. Use symbols to show victories and losses in
the major wars.
V.
Use captions to show how Europe changed after each of the two world
wars.
VI.
Now, focus on the Western Hemisphere. Read and discuss chapter 17.
This chapter focuses upon cultures, a growing population, increasing
technology, a changing economy, and the government. Use
illustrations, on and around the map of the United States, to show the
challenges our country has faced. Also show accomplishments you
learn about. If they occurred in a particular location in the U.S., place
the picture in that location. (Don’t forget the caption!)
VII. Show the basic political symbols in the area of our nation’s capital.
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VIII. When you learn about our interactions with other countries, use
pictures or symbols to show who did what. (Trade, etc…)
IX. Chapter 18 focuses upon the others in our hemisphere. On your map,
show what you learn about Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean,
South America, and Canada.
X.
As a class, think of a title for your map that gives the main idea of
your map.
DISPLAY YOUR WORK PROUDLY!!!!
Challenge:
 Use as many of the vocabulary terms (from the textbook) as you can
when you create your captions.
 When you tell about an accomplishment made, or a challenge faced by
this country, tell who was involved and where it happened.
 Use a combination of student artwork, pictures from the Internet,
and pictures copied from reference books and magazines. (If you use
printed or copied pictures, be sure to give the source credit for the
work.)
 Use the lesson review questions to help you with ideas about what to
include on your map.
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