SJSD Social Studies Elementary K-6 Cultural Literacy Social Studies

Unit and Lesson Plans

Kindergarten

K0301 Investigate Changes in the Seasons.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Identify the Seasons using Navajo, Ute and Spanish words.

2. Recognize Weather Related Vocabulary in Navajo, Ute and Spanish.

3. Identify Seasonal Animal Behavior

1^ST Grade

1-0303 Demonstrate How Symbols and Models are used to Represent Features of

the Environment.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Identify Map and Globe Symbols: Cardinal Directions; Compass Rose; Mountains;

Rivers; Lakes; Towns; Roads.

2. Name the Vocabulary Words in Navajo, Ute and Spanish for the Cardinal Directions.

3. Locate the local community, surrounding communities and major geographic features

of the SE Utah and Four-Corners region on a map.

2^nd Grade

2-0302 Observe and Describe Weather.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Name Weather Phenomenon in Navajo, Ute and Spanish.

2. Measure, Record, Graph and Report Changes in Local Weather utilizing

Navajo, Ute and Spanish words for Weather Conditions.

3. Describe how Weather affects people and Animals, and Know about Navajo and Ute

Stories Told During Hibernation Season.

3^rd Grade

6030-0402 Identify the Factors that Determine Economic Development.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Identify Natural Resources within SE Utah and the Four-Corners-Regional

Environment, that provide for Community Development.

2. Investigate Occupations Related to the Natural Resources and Community

Development in SE Utah and the Four-Corners-Region.

3. Identify Producers and Consumers in SE Utah and Four-Corners Communities.

4. Identify the Relationship between Producers and Consumers and Supply and Demand.

4^th Grade

6040-0601 Identify Geographic Characteristics of Utah and other States in the

Western Region of the United States.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Reading a Map, Find and List Physical Features that Utah Shares with Arizona, New

Mexico and Colorado.

2. Reading a Map, Find and List Scenic Attractions in SE Utah and the Four-Corners-

Region.

3. Determine the Mileage from the Local Community to Various Scenic Attractions in

the Four-Corners-Region, using a Map.

5^th Grade

6050-0203 Analyze the Expansion of the United States from 1846 and the

Mexican War to 1900.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Identify and Trace the Trails that Led to Western Expansion--Oregon, Spanish,

California, Mormon.

2. Name the American Indian People by Tribe who Lived in the Lands which the Oregon

Trail Traversed. Investigate and Describe Some Impacts of Western Expansion upon

the American Indians.

3. Name the American Indian People by Tribe who Lived in the Lands which the

SpanishTrail Traversed. Investigate and Describe Some Impacts of Western

Expansion upon the American Indians.

4. Name the American Indian People by Tribe who Lived in the Lands which the

California Trail Traversed. Investigate and Describe Some Impacts of Western

Expansion upon the American Indians.

5. Name the American Indian People by Tribe who Lived in the Lands which the

Mormon Trail Traversed. Investigate and Describe Some Impacts of Western

Expansion upon the American Indians.

6^th Grade

6060-01 Students Identify the Sequence of Events that Led to the Establishment of

Ancient Civilizations.

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

LESSONS

1. Investigate and Determine the Origins of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan in Present-Day Utah and the

Four-Corners-Region.

2. Study the Four Periods of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan Culture-Period 1.

3. Study the Four Periods of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan Culture-Period 2.

4. Study the Four Periods of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan Culture-Period 3.

5. Study the Four Periods of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan Culture-Period 4.