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
 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
Outside Books:
 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
Story Town: Other Resources
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 eBook Student Edition – Voyage Into the Past
Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer
Outside Resources:
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Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Monitor Comprehension: Self-Correct
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
Europe
Colony
North America
South America
Exploration
Free Market System
Industrial revolution
Economy
Comprehension Focus Skill
 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.
 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.
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