Overall

Geography

History

culture

 

4 and 5 year old Kindergarten

 

 

 

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1st grade

Theme: The New World(1000 to 1682)

Theme:  Our community

Theme:  Basic map skills

Directions, map symbols, transportation, oceans and continents

Theme:  America!

Columbus, pilgrims, establishing colonies,

American symbols and landmarks, flag

and pledge

 

Theme:  God, community and family

God's laws and man's laws, religion, families and family trees, the community of Galesburg

2nd grade

Theme:  Making America (1607 to 1776)

 

Theme:  Types of Maps

Map making, picture graphs, historical maps, country and city maps

Theme:  Colonies

Vikings, Columbus, Jamestown, colonial life, Independence and Constitutional Convention

 

 

Theme:  Types of Communities

Farm, town, city, shops and place in community,

3rd grade

Theme:  The Spirit of Growing America (1776 to 1876)

Theme:  Uses for Maps

Physical forms, climates, time zones, regions, states and grids

Theme:  The New Frontier

Constitution and Bill of Rights, frontier, new states, Civil War, railroads and the Wild West

Theme:  Folklore, songs and celebrations

Tales, legends, fables, songs and celebrations of America

 

 

 

OVERALL

 

GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY

CULTURE

4th grade

Theme: Doors of Opportunity in the 19th Century (1769 to 1903)

 

Theme:  Advanced Map Skills

Hemispheres, longitude and latitude, International Date Line, climates and currents

Theme:  50 States

Exploration, immigration, states and capitals, Industrial Revolution, communication and transportation advances, early wars

 

Theme: Illinois history

Theme:   immigration and evangelism

Languages, citizenship, adjustments and missionary work

 

Theme:  Government

How our government works at all levels, branches

 

5th grade

Theme:  Struggles of a New Century (1903to 2000)

Theme:  Middle East countries

Continue advanced map skills, time zones and cultures, learn Middle East countries and capitals

Theme:  Great Wars and beyond

WW I and WW II, inventions and advances, the depression, Korean and Vietnam wars, people and events of the 1990's

 

Theme:  States and Capitals

Theme:  Cultures of the World

Customs, economy, traditions, languages and religions of world

6th grade

Theme:  To Know the Past - Ancient Landmarks (3000 BC to AD 1500)

Theme:  Then and Now

Changes in culture, topography, climate and resources

Theme:  The Great Empires

Rulers, wars, events and archeological findings

Theme:  Ancient customs

Traditions, languages, music, food and dress

 

Geography

History and Government

Economics

Religion and Culture

7th grade

World history

(1000 to present)

Theme:  review of world and map skills

Theme:  Comparative study of cultures and governments throughout history

Theme:  Comparative economics

Theme:  comparison of world religions to Christianity

Theme:  arts, sciences and ways of the past

8th grade

US history

Theme:  Geographic development of the US

States and capitals

Theme:  Comprehensive study of the history and government of the nation

Theme:  inventions of and industries

Theme:  Influence of Christianity

Theme:  Melting Pot