Module 22: The Americas- Social Studies 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Explorers and Trade blindfold
household items
2 Pocahontas: An American Heroine None
3 For Further Study: Native American Relationships None

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Explorers and Trade
  1. Compare products for sale and trade in different areas.
  2. Describe items that were traded by explorers during their travels to far-off places.
2 Pocahontas: An American Heroine
  1. Describe Pocahontas's life, personality, and contributions to history.
  2. Explain how to communicate with others by using only gestures.
3 For Further Study: Native American Relationships
  1. Describe the relationship between Native American tribes and the immigrants that came to America.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
explorers
trade
goods
Pocahontas
heroine
contributions
gestures
Native Americans
relationship
immigrant
settlers

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Explorers and Trade 6 Explorers: Story Retell Assignment
2 Pocahontas: An American Heroine 5 Pocahontas: An American Heroine Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing