Mrs. Sanford's EXTRAORDINARY 5th Grade Class

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America’s involvement in World War II

America’s involvement in World War II.

a. Describe German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia.

b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.

c. Discuss President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

d. Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.

e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African Americans or Blacks; include “Rosie the Riveter” and the Tuskegee Airmen.

f. Explain the role of Eleanor Roosevelt and the U.S. in the formation of the United Nations.

 

Rationing during WWII:

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/history/general-history/world-war-two/#!/register

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/world-war-ii/

http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/

All-About-World-War-II-PPT

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rationing+WWII&&view=detail&mid=F5B28E0C0B465EBFE31DF5B28E0C0B465EBFE31D&FORM=VRDGAR

“Rosie the Riveter”:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rosie+the+riveter+video&qpvt=rosie+the+riveter+video&view=detail&mid=7206219F3F166BB96C647206219F3F166BB96C64&FORM=VRDGAR

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rosie+the+riveter+song&view=detail&mid=0A4EA049D553280AC5D90A4EA049D553280AC5D9&FORM=VIRE

Tuskegee Airmen:

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/tuskegee-airmen

5th Grade Math

  • Order of Operations and Whole Numbers (Math Unit 1)
  • Decimals (Unit 2)
  • Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals (Unit 3)
  • Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (Unit 4)
  • 2D Figures (Unit 5)
  • Volume and Measurement (Unit 6)
  • Geometry and the Coordinate Plane (Unit 7)
  • Review, Mastery and Extend (Unit 8)
  • Miscellaneous Math Links

5th Grade Science

  • Cells and Microorganisms (Unit 4)
  • Classification of Organisms (Unit 2)
  • Constructive and Destructive Forces (Unit 1)
  • Electricity and Magnetism (Unit 6)
  • Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors (Unit 3)
  • Miscellaneous Science Links
  • Physical and Chemical Changes (Unit 5)

5th Grade Social Studies

  • America’s involvement in World War II
  • Changes in America at the Turn of the Century
  • Important developments in America from 1975 to 2001
  • Miscellaneous Social Studies Links
  • The Consequences of the Cold War
  • The Great Depression and New Deal
  • The importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950- 1975
  • U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America

5th Grade Reading

  • Reading - Unit 1
  • Reading - Unit 2
  • Reading - Unit 3
  • Reading- Unit 4
  • Reading- Signposts
  • Miscellaneous Reading Links