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New York State Geography Unit - NYS SS Framework 4.1
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New York State Geography from the Social Studies Framework 4.1. This eight lesson unit (68 pages!!) covers all aspects of the NYS SS Framework the Geography of New York State unit (4.1). Student will explore, analyze and create maps as they learn their way around New York State. Everything you need to start the year off in 4th grade social studies! Students will be engaged as they work with real maps to learn about New York State!

Planning your complete year?
This Geography unit is included in the New York State Grade 4 Full-Year Mega Bundle. Get all 24 resources for Framework sections 4.1–4.7 and save $41.08.

This product includes:

  • Eight full lesson plans.

  • All needed maps with links to original sources.

  • Student organizers/note catchers.

  • Student work pages.

  • Student maps to complete.

  • Fundamental skills review.

  • Tickets to Leave.

  • Matching and sorting cards

  • Review pages & activities.

  • Unit assessment.

  • Keys for everything!

Topics covered in this unit:

  • Links to the source of provided maps to allow display, or for students to explore in more detail.

  • Long address - from Planet to street and back.

  • Quick continent review.

  • Different maps to find all parts of long address (i.e. U.S. map to locate NYS on).

  • Political map of New York - student identify major cities, the capital, bordering states and country.

  • Landform review.

  • Students will create a landform map of NYS.

  • Landforms, climate & vegetation investigation using a physical, temperature and farmland map of NYS.

  • Work on directionality (i.e. Albany is east of Rochester).

  • Using a grid.

  • Review of latitude and longitude.

  • Students will use latitude and longitude to locate NYS cities.

Note: Power Point Landforms slide show that is mentioned in this unit is listed as a Freebie. Link to it here.

An entire year of New York State Grade 4 Social Studies

Please check them out!

4.1 Geography of New York State

4.2 Haudenosaunee/Iroquois

4.3a Explorers to New York

4.3b New Netherlands to New York

4.3c French and Indian War

4.3d American Revolutionary War Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.4 Government Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.5 In Search of Freedom and A Call for Change Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.6 Westward Movement and Industrialization Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.7 Immigration and Migration in New York State

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Teacher reviews

“The lessons were engaging, informative, and very resourceful.”
Lisa R.
“This has been a wonderful resource in our classroom to learn about NYS geography.”
Courtney W.
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