5th Grade - OUSD Social Studies Curriculum on Newsela
OUSD 5th graders use Newsela to access our custom Social Studies curriculum that focuses on U.S. History. This online curriculum is aligned to California Common Core state standards, and consists of individual articles that are adjusted to each student's reading level. Students and teachers can access Newsela through Clever. To provide feedback on the Social Studies curriculum on Newsela, click here.
Fall
Indigenous Lands
Chapter 1
The Land and People Pre-Contact
Chapter 2
Age of Exploration
Chapter 3
Cooperation and Conflict in North America
Winter
Colonial America
Chapter 4
Settling the Colonies
Chapter 5
The Road to War
Chapter 6
The American Revolution
Spring
The U.S. Forms and Expands
Chapter 7
Development and Significance of U.S. Constitution
Chapter 8
Life in the Young Republic
Chapter 9
The New Nation’s Westward Expansion
