HIS 0500: 5th Grade History and Geography
06/01/2026 to 05/30/2027 • Modified 04/13/2026Course Description
This history course relates to the history of the United States from pre-Colonial times until 1865. Students will use historical and geographical analysis skills to explore the early history of the United States and understand the ideas and events that strengthened the Union. Students will continue to learn fundamental concepts in civics, economics, and geography as they study United States history chronologically and learn about change and continuity in our history. They will also study documents and speeches that laid the foundation for American ideals and institutions, and examine people’s everyday life at different times in the country’s history through the use of primary and secondary sources.
Next Start Date*
Next Monday
Prerequisite
4th Grade History & Geography
Schedule
Module 1: Geography of North America
- Week 1: Geography
- Week 2: Geographic Regions
- Week 3: Bodies of Water
- Week 4: Fifty States
Module 2: Early Cultures of North America
- Week 5: Indigenous People of North America
- Week 6: Early European Exploration
- Week 7: Interactions Between Indigenous Peoples & Europeans
- Week 8: Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Week 9: Quarter One Review
Module 3: Colonial America
- Week 10: The Thirteen Colonies
- Week 11: Colonial Life
- Week 12: Change Begins
- Week 13: Dissent
Module 4: A New Nation
- Week 14: Revolution Begins
- Week 15: Fight for Independence
- Week 16: Developing the Constitution
- Week 17: A New Government
- Week 18: Quarter Two Review
Module 5: A Growing Nation
- Week 19: Expansion
- Week 20: More Land!
- Week 21: Westward Expansion
- Week 22: Inventions
Module 6: Tensions Within the US
- Week 23: Reform
- Week 24: North & South
- Week 25: Political Changes
- Week 26: Secession!
- Week 27: Quarter Three Review
Module 7: Civil War 1861-1863
- Week 28: Civil War Begins
- Week 29: July 1861-1862
- Week 30: June 1862- January 1, 1863
- Week 31: Joining the Fight
Module 8: Civil War 1863-1865
- Week 32: War Continues
- Week 33: Total War
- Week 34: Surrender
- Week 35: Civil War Project
- Week 36: Quarter Four Review
