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Created byStudents will be on the edge of their seats as they learn about the Oregon Trail in the fun, time traveling, historical fiction chapter book Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail! This fun resource based on the novel features over 130 pages of educational fun, including vocabulary worksheets, b
2nd - 5th Novel Studies, Writing, U.S. History
$9.00
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Created byStudents will be on the edge of their seats as they learn about the truth and the myths surrounding the Titanic in this engaging and informative resource based on the History Smashers series. This multi-sensory resource features over 150 pages of educational fun, including vocabulary worksheets, boo
4th - 7th Novel Studies, Writing, U.S. History
$9.50
Created byExplore the American Revolution through historical artwork in this engaging primary source lesson for Grades 4–6. Students analyze four Revolutionary War artworks, investigate point of view and bias, and develop historical thinking skills through an interactive gallery walk. Includes informational texts, full-page artwork, digital source links, graphic organizers, student worksheets, and an exit ticket. Integrates visual analysis, critical thinking, and ELA skills.
4th - 6th Art History, Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
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Created byInvestigate the Erie Canal and its impact on New York State in this Grade 4 Social Studies unit aligned with NYS Framework 4.6b. Students analyze geography to propose a canal route, compare it with the actual route, and explore how the canal transformed transportation, trade, and population growth. Activities include historical map analysis, primary sources, data tables, population charts, and inquiry-based learning. Includes lesson plans, student activities, assessment, and answer keys.
4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$7.00
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Created byExplore the three levels of government in this Grade 4 Social Studies lesson aligned with NYS Framework 4.4a. Students investigate the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments, including lawmaking, public services, and civic responsibilities. Through informational texts, graphic organizers, Venn diagrams, and a hands-on sorting activity, students compare how governments serve communities. Includes a 1–2 day lesson, exit ticket assessment, and answer keys.
3rd - 5th Social Studies, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$5.00
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Created byTeach a full year of Grade 4 New York State Social Studies with this 1,075-page mega bundle aligned with NYS Framework 4.1–4.7. All 24 resources cover NYS geography, Indigenous peoples, colonial and Revolutionary history, government, reform movements, industrialization, immigration, and more. Includes sequenced lessons, primary sources, informational texts, ELA-integrated activities, student pages, and assessments with answer keys. Save $41.08 compared with buying separately.
4th Grade U.S. History, Other (Social Studies)
New York State Geography Unit - NYS SS Framework 4.1
Iroquois/Haudenosaunee | Native Groups & the Environment | NYS SS Framework 4.2
Explorers to New York: Verrazzano, Champlain & Hudson | NYS SS Framework 4.3a
New Netherland to New York Colonial Era | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.3b
French & Indian War (Seven Years War) in New York - NYS SS Framework 4.3c
American Revolutionary War in New York Complete Unit | NYS SS Framework 4.3d
The American Revolution in New York Review & Assessment | NYS SS Framework 4.3d
The American Revolution Student Packet - NYS SS Framework 4.3d
Three Levels of Government | New York State Social Studies Framework 4.4a
Federal Government: Three Branches, The President, Congress and Courts | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.4a
New York State Government, NYS Seal and How a Bill Becomes a Law | SS Framework 4.4b
The Government of New York State: Local Government | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.4c
Government of New York State: Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities | NYS 4.4d&e
Slavery in New York State | In Search of Freedom and a Call for Change | NYS SS Framework 4.5a
Women’s Rights in New York | In Search of Freedom and a Call for Change | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.5b
New York in the Civil War| In Search of Freedom and a Call for Change |NYS Social Studies 4.5c
Westward Movement in NYS after the Revolutionary War | NYS SS Framework 4.6a
Erie Canal Primary Source Investigation | Westward Movement in New York State |New York State SS Framework 4.6b
Transportation Stages, Steamboats & Railroads | Westward Movement in New York State 4.6c
Communication | Westward Movement in New York State | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.6c
NYS Industrialization: Farming, Mining, Lumbering, and Finance | Westward Movement in NYS | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.6d
Industrialization: New York State Entrepreneurs & Inventors | New York State Social Studies Framework 4.6e
New York State Industrialization and Manufacturing| NYS Social Studies Framework 4.6f&g
Immigration, Migration and the Harlem Renaissance | New York State Social Studies Framework 4.7
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Created byExplore why New York was strategically important during the American Revolution in this Grades 4–6 Social Studies and ELA lesson. Students investigate how the state's rivers, mountains, and central location shaped British and Patriot military plans through informational texts, map analysis, close reading, and evidence-based writing. Includes geography maps, labeling and analysis activities, an exit ticket, and answer keys. Designed for 1–2 days of instruction.
4th - 6th Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
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Created byExplore the Declaration of Independence in this engaging two-day American Revolution lesson for upper elementary students. Students investigate the document's purpose, analyze its five sections, and build understanding through informational texts, primary source analysis, and a creative activity rewriting the Declaration in modern text-message language. Includes teaching notes, student activities, writing templates, virtual field trip links, enrichment options, exit ticket, and answer keys.
4th - 6th Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
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Created byExplore westward movement in New York State after the American Revolution in this Grade 4 Social Studies lesson aligned with NYS Framework 4.6a. Students investigate why settlers moved west, how Indigenous lands changed through treaties and reservations, and how geography and early roads influenced settlement. Through historical maps, primary and secondary sources, informational texts, and guided activities, students build geographic reasoning and historical thinking skills.
4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$5.00
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Created byExplore the causes of the American Revolution with this engaging multi-day Social Studies lesson for upper elementary students. Students investigate British taxation, the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and colonial resistance through informational texts, primary source analysis, and an interactive taxation simulation. Includes lesson plans, student note catchers, comprehension activities, historical documents, exit tickets, and answer keys. Integrates ELA and historical thinking skills.
4th - 7th Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byExplore the Battles of Lexington and Concord in this engaging American Revolution lesson for upper elementary students. Through informational texts, close reading, and four primary source accounts, students investigate Paul Revere's Ride, compare historical perspectives, and debate who fired the first shot. Includes a collaborative jigsaw investigation, text-tagging activities, evidence charts, reading responses, exit tickets, and answer keys to support ELA and historical thinking skills.
4th - 6th Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byExplore the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) in this four-lesson Social Studies mini-unit. Students investigate British, French, and Native American alliances, military strategy, geography, and the war's lasting consequences through informational texts, historical maps, political cartoons, and cause-and-effect analysis. Includes lesson plans, student note catchers, map activities, political cartoon analysis and creation, exit tickets, summative assessment, and answer keys.
4th - 7th Social Studies, Native Americans, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byExplore the Battles of Saratoga (1777) and their significance as the turning point of the American Revolution in this Grades 4–6 Social Studies lesson. Students investigate Burgoyne's three-pronged attack, military strategy, and French support through informational texts, mapping, primary source artwork, and cause-and-effect activities. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, vocabulary activities, exit ticket assessment, video extensions, and answer keys.
4th - 6th Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byExplore the end of the American Revolution and the Treaty of Paris in this Grades 4–6 Social Studies lesson. Students investigate how the war ended, changing borders, and the treaty's effects on Indigenous and enslaved peoples through informational texts, close reading, historical map comparisons, and discussion. Includes a lesson plan, student activities, compare-and-contrast chart, two historical maps, and exit ticket assessment. Integrates ELA and historical thinking skills.
4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byExplore how transportation transformed New York State in this Grade 4 Social Studies mini-unit aligned with NYS Framework 4.6c. Students investigate stagecoaches, steamboats, and railroads, examining how faster travel connected communities and changed daily life. Activities include historical image analysis, gallery walks, informational texts, map comparisons, primary source investigations, and cause-and-effect writing. Includes an assessment, extension project, and answer keys.
4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$5.50
Created by🇺🇸 Explore Patriot, Loyalist, and Neutral perspectives during the American Revolution in this engaging multi-day Social Studies lesson for Grades 4–6. Students investigate why colonists chose different sides through a classroom simulation, informational texts, primary source poems and songs, historical fiction, and evidence-based discussions. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, source analysis activities, vocabulary support, exit ticket assessment, and answer keys.
4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byInvestigate the Boston Massacre in this engaging American Revolution lesson for Grades 4–6. Students explore colonial resistance, analyze Paul Revere's engraving and historical newspapers, compare perspectives, and examine how propaganda influenced public opinion. Includes informational texts, primary source analysis, a collaborative jigsaw investigation, graphic organizers, vocabulary support, discussion prompts, evidence-based writing assessment, and answer keys.
4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6
$5.00
Created byExplore the federal government in this Grade 4 Social Studies unit aligned with NYS Framework 4.4a. Across four lessons, students investigate the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, including the roles of the President, Congress, and Supreme Court. Activities include informational texts, graphic organizers, interactive sorting tasks, and civic discussions. Includes lesson plans, student activities, exit tickets, study guide, summative assessment, and answer keys.
4th - 5th Social Studies, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$5.00
Created byTeach New York State government with this complete Grade 4 Social Studies bundle aligned with NYS Framework 4.4. Students explore local, state, and national government, the three branches, elected officials, citizens' rights and responsibilities, and how laws are made. Includes informational texts, infographics, sorting activities, graphic organizers, exit tickets, and answer keys. A full unit summative assessment with key and student packet covers are included FREE.
4th Grade Government, U.S. History
Three Levels of Government | New York State Social Studies Framework 4.4a
Federal Government: Three Branches, The President, Congress and Courts | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.4a
New York State Government, NYS Seal and How a Bill Becomes a Law | SS Framework 4.4b
The Government of New York State: Local Government | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.4c
Government of New York State: Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities | NYS 4.4d&e
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Created byExplore the Age of Exploration and the journeys of Verrazzano, Champlain, and Hudson in this Grade 4 NYS Social Studies unit aligned with Framework 4.3a. Students investigate reasons for European exploration, analyze primary sources, map exploration routes, and compare explorers. Includes informational texts, engaging activities, assessments, and answer keys for easy classroom use.
4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$8.00
Created byExplore the French and Indian War in New York State with this Grade 4 Social Studies mini-unit aligned with NYS Framework 4.3c. Across four engaging lessons, students investigate major battles, strategic waterways and forts, Native American alliances, and the causes and consequences of the war. Activities include historical map analysis, informational texts, political cartoons, and critical thinking exercises. Includes lesson plans, student activities, exit tickets, assessment, and answer keys.
4th Grade U.S. History
Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework
$5.00
Created by🇺🇸 Explore the causes of the American Revolution in this engaging four-day Grade 4 Social Studies lesson aligned with NYS Framework 4.3d. Students investigate British taxation, colonial resistance, and the events leading to revolution through primary source analysis, close reading, discussion, and an interactive taxation simulation. Includes lesson plans, student organizers, guided notes, activities, and answer keys. Part of the 12-lesson Revolutionary War in New York series.
4th Grade Informational Text, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies)
$5.00
Created byInvestigate the Battles of Lexington and Concord in this engaging Grade 4 Social Studies resource aligned with NYS Framework 4.3d. Across two lessons, students explore Paul Revere's Ride, analyze conflicting eyewitness accounts to determine who fired the first shot, and compare historical accounts with Longfellow's famous poem. Includes informational texts, primary source jigsaw investigation, graphic organizers, ELA activities, exit tickets, and answer keys.
4th Grade U.S. History
$5.00
Created byThe Importance of New York in the American Revolutionary War, New York Social Studies Framework 4.3d. This comprehensive Grade 4 Social Studies and ELA lesson examines why New York’s geographic location and physical features made it strategically vital during the American Revolution. Aligned to NYS
4th Grade U.S. History, Other (Social Studies)
$5.00