Social Studies
Louisiana Department of Education Scope & Sequence
Louisiana Department of Education Scope & Sequence
To be productive members of society, students must be critical consumers of information they read, hear, and observe and communicate effectively about their ideas. They need to gain knowledge from a wide array of sources and examine and evaluate that information to develop and express an informed opinion, using information gained from the sources and their background knowledge. Students must also make connections between what they learn about the past and the present to understand how and why events happen and people act in certain ways.
To accomplish this, students must: 1. Use sources regularly to learn content. 2. Make connections among people, events, and ideas across time and place. 3. Express informed opinions using evidence from sources and outside knowledge.
In grade 5, students explore what it means to be civilized as they learn about the indigenous peoples of the Americas, European exploration, settlement of the present-day United States, colonial advancements, and the French and Indian War (aligned to grade 5 GLEs).
To accomplish this, students must: 1. Use sources regularly to learn content. 2. Make connections among people, events, and ideas across time and place. 3. Express informed opinions using evidence from sources and outside knowledge.
In grade 5, students explore what it means to be civilized as they learn about the indigenous peoples of the Americas, European exploration, settlement of the present-day United States, colonial advancements, and the French and Indian War (aligned to grade 5 GLEs).
Unit One
Unit One
Indigenous Cultures of the Americas
Unit Two
Unit Two
European Exploration
Unit Three
Unit Three
Settlement of the Present-Day United States
Unit Four
Unit Four
Colonial Advancements
Unit Five
Unit Five
The French and Indian War