5th Grade - Historic Patriots

This Week:

IN THE NEST - Colonies Begin to Roost [1587-1752]
With the defeat of the SPANISH ARMADA the BRITISH EMPIRE begins to rise to power. This sets up a period of English expansion into the New World - in particular - 13 colonies on the eastern seaboard of the Atlantic.

We will review and get ready for the test on WEDNESDAY!

this WEDNESDAY!!!

BE READY to name the First 11 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last). Here's a sheet we will pass out in class this week.

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U.S. History Reading [permission from the author and publisher to reproduce the readings is on file]
For next Monday - Ch 38, 1

QUESTIONS # 9 - Colonies

In case you wish to read ahead another week:

• READING - Next Chapter
• QUESTIONS - Next Assignment

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NO CURRENTS due this week.

This week study for your test...

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For this Thursday's weekly National Geography Bee you will continue learning all 50 STATES - this week we will finish and present to the class your Pacific Coast Expedition Mission Report...

Here's Wakko's 50 States/Capitols lyrics, if you need another copy.
AND if you want to watch it again - here's a copy of the .mp4 file.

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REMEMBER...

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