4th Grade Library Resources

4th Grade Library Resources

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Unit I: The Three Worlds: Native Americans, Europeans and African Americans Meet in New York State

Internet Resources

Welker, Glen. American Indian Resource Directory. 13 July 2004. The purpose of Resource Directory is to provide general administrative Tribal contacts, unique cultural information and links to additional locations that provide information about American Indian tribes and their resources. Two legends at this site are:
- www.indians.org/welker/iroqnati.htm “Origin of the Iroquois Nations”
- www.indians.org/welker/girlwhos.htm “Godasiyo the Woman Chief”
Stone E Productions. 11 November 2004. "Chipmunk and Bear Legend."
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/lore56.html
A collection of Native American legends.
"Sky Woman, Mohawk Creation Story. 10 July 2011. Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center.
http://www.pequotmuseum.org/ExhibitGalleries/ArrivalofthePeople/SkyWoman.htm
Tells the Native American legend of Sky Woman.
Native American Lore Index Page. StoneE Productions. 13 July 2004.
www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html Links to stories of Native American lore.
Iroquois Nation. 13 July 2004. www.crystalinks.com/iroquois.html A wealth of factual information, artifacts, pictures and legends.
A Mohawk Iroquois Village: An Exhibit at the New York State Museum. 13 July 2004.
www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/ The site includes an area on an Iroquois Village, The Three Sisters, Iroquois Longhouse, Building a Longhouse Model, a Mohawk Iroquois Village circa 1600, some Iroquois artifacts, and eyewitness accounts.
Elementary Test Prep Center. Oswego School District. 13 July 2004.
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss4.cfm The school district has posted lessons, practice, interactive games, Constructed Response Questions, teacher resources, and literature connections devised by its teaching staff.
Hall of Explorers. Virtualology. 13 July 2004.
www.virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/hallofexplorers/ Contains pictures and a biography of most world explorers.
A Mohawk Iroquois Village. New York State Museum. 3 October 2010.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/constructiontwo.html This is a lengthy article about longhouses: how they are built, their structure, and purpose.
American Indians in the Natural World. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 13 July 2004.http://www.carnegiemnh.org/online/indians/index.html
Go to section on the east. It has five areas with text and illustrations: “Sovereign People,” “The Three Sisters,” “In the Forest,” “Surviving Creatively,” and “Walking the Steel.” The reading level is quite high. Good background information for teachers.
Enchanted Learning. 11 November 2004.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newyork/
This site contains symbols and facts about New York state and a map quiz.
Philipsburg Manor http://www.hudsonvalley.org/content/view/56/119/ Actutal field trip and on-line exhibition of Slavery in the North.
“Slavery in New York.” New-York Historical Society. http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/education.htm (virtual field trip)
African Burial Ground National avery in the nor in Manhattan. National Park Service.http://www.nps.gov/afbg/forteachers/index.htm

Video

Discovery Education Streaming Video. Discovery Communications. 13 July 2004.
“Native American Cultural Issues: The Fur Trade and Land Ownership,” “Contrasting European and Native American Culture and Belief,” “The Middle Colonies: The Colony of New Netherland founded in 1624 – The English “Conquer New Netherland,” “Exploring the World: Christopher Columbus and the New World,” “The New World Explored.”
Lesson 2: Native Americans in the Woodland Region
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com New York Up-Close: Native Americans. “People of the Longhouse: The Iroquois,” “The Iroquois Confederacy,” and “Iroquois Social Structure and the Longhouse.” June 1, 2009. The Iroquois lived in what is now New York for centuries before the arrival of Europeans. These Native Americans lived in large, low dwellings which housed the members of a clan, or group of related extended families. The Iroquois Confederacy consisted of six Native American nations. The members of the Confederacy thought of themselves as a clan, and thought of their territory as one large longhouse.
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com Animated Hero Classics: William Bradford: "The First Thanksgiving,” "Meeting the Algonquin Indians” June 1, 2009 Bradford is delighted when Samoset invites the colonists to meet Chief Massasoit. Samoset promises to return with Squanto, who speaks better English.
Lesson 4: Early European Explorers The French Explorers: The Beginnings of French Exploration and Settlement in North America
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com “The beginnings of exploration in North America,” “John Cabot’s search for a Northwest Passage to Asia”, “The first voyage of Giovanni Da Verrazano”, “The Exploration of Jacques Cartier”, and “The First French Colonists in North America.” June 1, 2009 To escape religious persecution in France, French Huguenots attempted to start a Protestant colony in Florida. The Catholic Spanish settlement at St. Augustine, attacked the French and destroyed the French settlement.
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com The French Explorers: Samuel de Champlain “The Father of New France.” View all segments. June 1, 2009. This program begins with a look at Champlain’s early life, his first three expeditions to Canada. These include the formation of alliances with Native Americans to help develop the fur trade, the foundation of the colony of Acadia and the foundation of the colony of New France. The program ends with a look at the expansion and creation of non-French colonies and territories in North America from 1607-1635.
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com The Explorers: Christopher Columbus: Voyager to a New World. All 13 segments Appropriate. June 1, 2009. Investigate the experiences that prepared Christopher Columbus for his voyages in search of a trade route to Asia. Although he never reached Asia, he did help establish the first permanent Spanish colony in the New World.
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com Exploring the World: Christopher Columbus and the New World. All 7 Segments Appropriate June 1, 2009. This program examines the life of one of history's most important and controversial figures - Christopher Columbus. Through beautiful photography, students visit important historical sites in Spain, and share in the fear and excitement of Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Columbus's historical role as the found of Spain's first colony in the New World and as the discoverer of the first reliable sea routes across the Atlantic are also presented.
Lesson 5: The Dutch Settle in New Netherland
Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com New York Up-Close: Colonial and Revolutionary New York: All 9 segments appropriate. June 1, 2009. From Henry Hudson's quest for the Northwest Passage to the founding of New Netherland to the first New York State Constitution, take a look at events in colonial and revolutionary New York.

Unit 2: The Impact of the Colonial and Revolutionary War Periods on New York and the New Nations

Internet Resources:

American Colonial Life in the late 1700s: Distant Cousins. EDSITEMent and National Endowment for the Humanities. 16 July 2004.
edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=411
Lesson plans on Colonial life.
Brainpop.com 14 July 2004. www.brainpop.com
This site can be used to show students various short movies which are accompanied by short quizzes. This site requires a subscription. To subscribe contact Brainpop at www.brainpop.com, 212-689-9923 ext. 11, or by e-mail at info@brainpop.com.
Causes of the American Revolution contains a movie, 10 question quiz, timeline, activities, how to, and a comic strip.
www.brainpop.com/specials/americanrevolutioncauses/index.weml
French and Indian War. Enchanted Learning.com 16 July 2004.www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/colonial/fiwar/cloze/
Has a Cloze Activity: a word bank with sentences to complete.
Declaration of Independence. The National Archives Experience. 16 July 2004.
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/declaration_transcript.html
The actual document with the list of signers.
Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence.
EDSITEMent and The National Endowment for the Humanities. 16 July 2004.edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=282
Eight lessons that help students see the development of the Declaration as both a historical process and a writing process through role play, creative writing, an introduction to documents, and a review of historical events.
Liberty! The American Revolution. PBS. 16 July 2004.
www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Click on Chronicle of the Revolution and then click on Timeline of the Revolution for a child-friendly timeline and history.
The Preamble to US Constitution: How Do You Make a More Perfect Union?
EDSITEMent and The National Endowment for the Humanities. 16 July 2004.
edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=233
The Digital Classroom has worksheets for analyzing documents, pictures, cartoons, etc. There are five lessons and extension activities.
The Shot Heard Around the World, No Kings, Fireworks, etc. Schoolhouse Rock. 16 July 2004.
http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Shot.html
This site, which is fee based, has songs about the Revolution.
Ludington, Sybil. Pocantico Hills School District. 10 July 2011.
http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/ludington.htm
A short biography.
The Mayflower Compact. Fordham University. 16 July 2004. http://www.ushistory.org/documents/mayflower.htmThe actual document.

Video

Lesson 1
New York Up-Close: Colonial and Revolutionary New York. “Peter Stuyvesant’s Contribution of New Netherland.” Discovery Education Streaming www.discoveryeducation.com June 1, 2009.
Lesson 2
New York Up-Close: Colonial and Revolutionary New York. All segments. June 1, 2009. Discovery Education Streaming www.discoveryeducation.com Trade Between the Dutch and Native Americans From Henry Hudson's quest for the Northwest Passage to the founding of New Netherland to the first New York State Constitution, take a look at events in colonial and revolutionary New York.
Lesson 5:
American Geography Close-Ups: Middle Atlantic States: Volume 02. Segments: “New York: The Northernmost Middle Atlantic State,” and “Location and Colonial History: New York City’s Significant Areas and Landmarks,” Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com June 1, 2009. Originally the Dutch colony of New Netherland, New York was seized and renamed by the English in 1664. Today, New York City's borough of Manhattan is the busiest financial district in the United States.
Lesson 9:
“Burgoyne’s Surrender at Saratoga (5.00). Discovery Education Streaming. www.discoveryeducation.com June 1, 2009. General John Burgoyne’s army suffered casualties at the Battle of Saratoga, and was forced to do what he said he never would: surrender.

Unit 3: National and Local Government

Media (Including Streaming Video)

Time For Kids Time, Inc. 1-800-777-8600. $3.95 per student per year.
“I’m Just a Bill.” America Rock. School House Rock Video. New $12.99 or used $3.13 also available on U-Tube.
America at Its Best: What it Means to be an American Citizen. Discovery Education Streaming.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/052A8D09-4A42-4630-9828-2C962F2A88C9 “This program teaches what a citizen is and how we become citizens of the United States. The importance of the privilege to vote is addressed, as well as the privilege to obtain an education. This program teaches about being a good citizen through examples of youth in action.”
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution. Discovery Education Streaming.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/E74A0862-A64E-4B06-B78D-EC0537A8AFFC . “This title from the Jean Fritz Collection of historic books for young people is illustrated by Tomie dePaola. Jean Fritz introduces elementary and middle school students to the delegates at the 1787 summer convention in Philadelphia.”
TLC Elementary Schools: We The People: A History. “The Constitution” (4:04) and “The Bill of Rights” (4:20) Discovery Education Streaming. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/4A75540A-5539-43C7-AA96-461B3ED02E1D April 19, 2014. The Articles of Confederation gave the states more power than the federal government, a notion changed by the Constitution, which outlined the three branches of government. (District subscription required)
TLC Elementary Schools: Understanding Government. “What is Government?” (5:42) Discovery Education Streaming. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/4A75540A-5539-43C7-AA96-461B3ED02E1D Examine the structure and values of American government by exploring the rules in our daily lives and the reasons for them, as well as the rules and reasons behind our government. (District subscription required)
Understanding the Constitution: The Judicial Branch. “The Constitution Convention” (7:46) Discovery Education Streaming. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/CA8F4C8E-5467-4F6A-9DC2-1914BF998E41 In 1787, during the constitutional convention, James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan, which separated power among three different branches of the federal government. The three branches the convention established were the executive, judicial, and legislative. (District subscription required)
Three Branches of Government Emergence of the Presidency, The Executive Branch, and the Federal Government. (9:23), “Electing the President” (2:39), “Article Two: Powers of the President” (4:46), “Powers of the President and Checks and Balances” (1:53), and “The Presidential Veto” (1:02). Discovery Education Streaming. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/8A1B2875-6EF2-4C00-8701-84853872FBD0 When the American colonies declared their independence in 1776, they formed a new government under the Articles of Confederation, but this government was ineffective. In the Virginia Plan, James Madison proposed a strong, central three-branch government. The Constitutional Convention debated the nature of the Executive Branch and compromised on their issues. On September 17, 1787 the United States Constitution was ratified. Soon after George Washington became president. (District subscription required)
Understanding the Constitution: The Legislative Branch “Virtual Video Tour: Congress and the U.S. Capital Building” (0:42), “United States Congress” (3:04), “Checks and Balances” (2:44), “United States House of Representatives” (0:48), and “United States Senate” (0:28). Discovery Education Streaming.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/C9E58AA2-7787-4F91-A276-2F59A469014E This series takes a close look at the United States Constitution and how it works. Created by the Founding Fathers after much debate, our bicameral Congress, the legislative branch of our government, was a real compromise. In this program students will find out why two houses were created to ensure equal representation for all citizens. In addition, segments address the functions of today's Congress, including how laws are made, the qualifications for serving in congress, political parties, checks and balances, and responsibilities of citizens. (District subscription required)
Checks and Balances Emergence of the Presidency, The Executive Branch, and the Federal Government. “Powers of the President and Checks and Balances” (1:53). Discovery Education Streaming.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/8A1B2875-6EF2-4C00-8701-84853872FBD0 (District subscription required)
This is Our Government. “State Government” (3:49). Discovery Education Streaming.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/C6994EFB-FEA6-4258-B3FC-9523360CCC62 The government of each state is able to focus on the needs of people in the common environment, climate, and economic environment they share. (District subscription required)
Local Government This is Our Government. “Local Community Government” (2:37). Discovery Education Streaming. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/A0ED40D2-FBAD-4DA0-BB4D-9B282808B74A (District subscription required)
The Bill of Rights TLC Elementary Schools: We The People: A History. “The Bill of Rights” (4:20. Discovery Education Streaming. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/4A75540A-5539-43C7-AA96-461B3ED02E1D (District subscription required)

Unit 4: Change comes to New York State

Internet Resources

“Harvest of History.” Farmer’s Museum. http://www.harvestofhistory.org/ The history of New York State agriculture is the story of our collective past. Harvest of History makes this story come alive. Explore the Village to find out where your food comes from, how and where it grows, and compare life in 1845 with our modern world.
“Timeline African American New York and African Free School.” New York Historical Society.https://www.nyhistory.org/web/africanfreeschool/timeline/index.html Key events in history.
“Teaching with Primary Sources.” Tenement House Museum.http://www.tenement.org/files/primary_source/Primary%20Sources%20Lesson%20Plan%20-%20Upper%20Elementary.pdf Students use primary source documents to piece together the story of Victoria Confino, an immigrant who lived in 97 Orchard Street almost one hundred years ago. They Use their findings to write a biography of her life. Through this investigation, students learn how primary source documents can help us understand people, places, and events from the past.

Video Clips

"America's Heritage: The Erie Canal." YouTube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_f7S4BojGI This video, made in 1957, is a good overview of the Erie Canal's importance to New York State.
“Inventions and Industry.” Discovery Education Streaming. 4:11.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/E94BB072-A0CE-45D8-9AB7-F526630D9431
“The 19th-century industrialization of America resulted from new industries and inventions, such as railroads, steel manufacturing, petroleum, electricity, the telephone, and automobiles, and its workforce was swelled by increasing immigration. Important figures of the time included John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie.”
“Edison and the Age of Electricity.” Discovery Education Streaming. 6:51.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/AA99C1C2-7393-4BD0-BAA2-20B89D034CF7
“Thomas Alva Edison is credited with ushering in the age of electricity, as well as numerous inventions that benefited mankind.
“The Role of Famous New Yorkers on the Underground Railroad.” Discovery Education Streaming. 2:09.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=abolitionists+new+york+state
“New York was a center of abolitionist activity and had more anti-slavery organizations than any other state. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were both former slaves who escaped and became prominent abolitionists in New York. Douglass and Tubman were instrumental in helping slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.” (District Subscription required.)
“The Pursuit of Happiness: Immigration.” Discovery Education Streaming. 4:19.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/0D93325F-6A88-4F84-BF82-B21531322546 “Americans promised immigrants a land of opportunity, freedom of religion, and the possibility of finding work.” (Subscription required)
Immigration: Island of Hope, Island of Fear. Video. 11 minutes. Available through youtube.com and Netflix.com. “The story of European immigrants coming to America and going through Ellis Island in New York.”
Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today. Scholastic. 22 July 22, 2004.teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration Immigrant stories by people with various backgrounds. Immigration . .
The Changing Face of America. Library of Congress. 22 July 2004.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/immigration_set1.html
“Workers' Rights: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.” Discovery Education Streaming. 5:38.http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=triangle+shirtwaist+fire “On the upper floors of the Ash building in New York City, young girls and women employed by the Triangle Shirtwaist Company worked in hazardous and dirty conditions. On March 25, 1911, a fire started in one of these sweatshops, and workers on the ninth floor were unable to escape due to a lack of exits and a faulty fire escape. Over fifty workers jumped to their deaths, and 146 employees died in the tragedy.” (District subscription needed)
The Harlem Renaissance. History.com. 3 minutes. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration/videos/the-harlem-renaissance Free.