4th Grade-1st six weeks
Social Studies
“Texas Our Texas” – Official state song http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Texas/Song.html Words and small clip
Larger versions of words https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/statesong.html Pledge to the Texas Flag
Words and history
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/flagpledge.html
Great Government Website for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
3 Branches of Government
Flip Chart (see attachment)
Safari Montage:
History of the Presidency (22 min)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The White House (87 min)
School House Rock – Three Ring Circus
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=155917
Leaders of Government and How to Contact
Great website with lots of information on Texas government http://www.govengine.com/stategov/texas.html
Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Speaker of the House:
Office of the Governor - http://www.governor.state.tx.us/\
All other Texas Legislature - http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
Texas Legislature:
Who represents me (Texas Senate)?
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/Members.htm#FYI
Who represents me (Texas House of Representatives)?
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/find-your-representative/
Local Mayor, County Judge, and Police Chief:
Mayor - http://www.mansfield-tx.gov/departments/council/
County Judge: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/eJP07/site/default.asp
Police Chief: http://www.mansfield-tx.gov/ps/police/departments/administration.php
U.S. Senators:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Local U.S. Representatives:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/
Find your representative and write a letter:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Texans who have been President:
Dwight Eisenhower
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhower
Lyndon Baines Johnson
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/lyndonbjohnson
George H.W. Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgehwbush
George W. Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewbush
Leadership Qualities
10 Leadership qualities by Ronald Reagan http://www.professorkds.net/RonaldReagan.htm
Citizenship
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/index.html
Adina de Zavala
http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/zavala/zavala.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fzafg
Clara Driscoll
http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/driscoll/clara.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdr04
Important Roles of Citizens
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/responsibilities.html
Sam Houston
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/d_h/houston.htm
Barbara Jordan
http://www.biography.com/people/barbara-jordan-9357991
Lorenzo de Zavala
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fza05
Ann Richards
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fri62
Sam Rayburn
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fra49
Henry B. Gonzalez
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgo76
James A. Baker III
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/james-addison-baker-iii/
Wallace Jefferson
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/court/justice_wjefferson.asp
Voting Process
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/
Great Lesson Plans on Election Process:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/elections-htm/
Safari Montage – American Citizenship (K-4)
Important Historical Documents
Declaration of Independence
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html
Safari Montage – Declaration of Independence ( 5- 12 – 23 min)
U.S. Constitution
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/constitution/index.html
Bill of Rights
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/billofrightsdef.htm
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html
Science
Exploring Matter and Energy
http://gk-12.osu.edu/Lessons/4th%20Grade/SolidLiquidGas%20matter%204.pdf
http://www.harcourtschool.com/search/search.html
http://www.wcsnet.org/esl/Matter.pdf
http://www.superteacherideas.com/science7-matter.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/matter/whatmat.htm
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/k-6connection/Mass,w,d.htm
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/Phasesofmatter.shtml
http://mysciencelessons.blogspot.com/2009/07/mass-volume-density-foldable.html
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078600472/164155/00053405.html
Region XI EBooks
States of Matter – 530.4 BRE
Ice to Steam-Changing States of Matter – 530.4 JOH
Atoms and Molecules – 539.7 ALO
What is a Gas? – 530.4 BOO
Matter – 530 WAL
What is a Liquid – 530.4 BOO
Safari Montage
Real World Science: Matter: Solids, Liquids and Gases
All About Solids, Liquids & Gases
Changes in States of Matter
States of Matter
All About Properties of Matter
Properties of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures