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This Unit 2: Early American Civilizations unit plan also includes:
- CKLA Unit 2: Early American Civilizations (.html)
- Entire Unit (.zip)
- Introduction to Fifth Grade CKLA (.pdf)
- Beginning of Year Assessment (.pdf)
- Yearlong Teacher Resources (.pdf)
- Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement (.pdf)
- Fluency Supplement (.pdf)
- Activity Book: Early American Civilizations (.pdf)
- Student Reader: Early American Civilizations (.pdf)
- Alignment Chart: Early American Civilizations (.pdf)
- Digital Components: Early American Civilizations (.pdf)
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Fifth graders explore early American civilizations in a four-week ELA unit. Every lesson offers an opportunity to read and discuss a selected passage followed by word work that covers vocabulary, grammar, and morphology. Learners write paragraphs comparing and contrasting the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations before completing a final codex project.
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Concepts
early american history, civilizations, ancient civilizations, reading, reading aloud, read-alouds, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to reading, informational texts, Vocabulary, morphology, Grammar, prefixes, subjects, predicates, note-taking skills, linking verbs, compare and contrast, action verbs, spelling, mayan culture, the aztecs, the incan empire, the incas, the mayans
Instructional Ideas
- Assign take-home materials or plan extra time for pupils to complete their work during the school day
- Display finished products from the unit at Back-to-School Night or save them for an open house
- In your classroom, update the unit's focus wall as well as a social studies wall to connect the work being done in the two subjects
Classroom Considerations
- The second unit in a series of nine by Core Knowledge
- Requires enough prep time to make copies and collect materials—check the "At a Glance" section for lists
Pros
- Provides an interdisciplinary approach to learning
- Offers background information and details to make conducting the unit easier
- Includes a color-coded table of contents and a pacing calendar
Cons
- None
Common Core
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RF.5.3.a
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