Social Studies

Skills:

• Reads fiction, biographies, and autobiographies in order to explore the similarities and differences of places now, far away and long ago.
• Uses strategies for reading notification.
• Identifies important pieces of information from reading.
• Obtains data from a variety of sources.
• Questions whether certain perspectives are being omitted from sources.
• Builds ideas and inferences well supported with evidence.
• Presents clear narratives and explanations in both oral and written form.
• Uses street maps for location of places and travel.

Boston/Concepts:

• Describes some of the treasures of Boston and two to three of its neighborhoods.
• Explains major events that have or are changing Boston–landfill, industry, immigration.
• Describes how Bostonians historically and currently work together to preserve their community.

Russia/Concepts:

• Describes Russia’s geographic features: location, size, major landforms, topography and climate.
• Uses folktales and literature to learn about people, land and culture of Russia.