SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT 2: PEOPLE IN COMMUNITES
CHAPTER 3: People Move From Place to Place
3-1: Moving to a New Community
3-1: Moving to a New Community
PLACES:
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
VOCABULARY:
Opportunity- A chance for something better to happen. |
3-2: Learning New Customs
PLACES:
Boston, Massachusetts Haiti |
VOCABULARY:
Immigrant- A person who moves into a country and lives there. Custom- A way of doing things. Ethnic Group- A group of people who have the same culture. |
CITIZEN HERO: Jane Addams |
3-3: Where Did They Come From?
PLACES:
New York City, New York |
VOCABULARY:
Ancestor- Relatives who lived long ago. Symbol- An object that represents something else. |
3-4: A New Life in America
PLACES:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania BIOGRAPHY: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Writer |
VOCABULARY:
Citizen- An official member of a community. In the US, they help make decisions that affect the community by voting. Migration- Moving from one part of a country to live in another part. Great Migration- The movement of African Americans from the south to the the North in the early 1900s. |
CHAPTER 4: CELEBRATIONS
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4-1: Celebrating Cultures
PLACES: San Francisco, California |
HOLIDAYS: Christmas Ramadan Hanukkah Hanukkkah PBS Kwanzaa Cinco de Mayo St. Patrick's Day Asian New Year |
HELPFUL WEBSITES: Holiday Traditions Around the World Christmas Around the World Saying Merry Christmas or Seasons Greetings Around the World Games Around the World Celebrate: Holiday Review Game MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS: Understanding Hemispheres Sphere- An object that is shaped like a ball. Equator- A line drawn around the middle of a globe. Hemi- half Hemisphere- One half of the earth. Northern Hemisphere- The half of Earth north of the equator. Southern Hemisphere- The half of Earth south of the equator. |
VOCABULARY: Holiday- A special day for remembering an importand person or event. Tradition- A special way that a group does something. They are repeated year after year as a part of celebrations. DK: Dancing to Celebrate Culture Chinese New Year: Dragon Dance Irish Dancing Orissi dance in eastern India Kikuyu dances in Kenya (east Africa) |
4-2: Celebrating a Communities Past
PLACES: New Orleans, Louisiana |
BIOGRAPHY:
David "Davy" Crocket (1786-1836) Frontiersman |
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4-3: Celebrations Across Our Nation
PLACES: Washington, D.C. Plymouth, Massachusetts |
VOCABULARY: Civil Rights Movement- A drive for equal treatment of all citizens. Memorial Day- A national holiday celebrated on the last Monday in May. Veterans Day- A holiday that honors all who have served in the US armed forces cdelebrated on November 11th. Thanksgiving Day- An American holiday that many families and communities celebrate to give thanks for the good things that happened during the year. (Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving) (Plimouth Plantation) N'cwala- An African Thanksgiving |