Here are 5 of my favorite books for teaching history/social sciences in 4th grade (specifically in California). The curriculum is rich and full of amazing things to teach: from pre-Columbian times, early explorers, Spanish missions, rancho period, the gold rush, westward expansion….you name it. But finding the right resources can sometimes be a hassle. This […]
Studying the California Regions – The Central Valley
Seville, CA This is my last post on the CA Regions Series. I have shared with you the work my students did for the desert, mountains, coast and now I am sharing our last unit on the series – the CA Central Valley. We wanted to make something special for this region as it was […]
Studying the California Regions – The Coast
The Coastal Region Continuing with my posts on the California Regions, this time I am sharing the work we did for the coastal region. 1. We started with 2 guiding questions: What are the features of the ocean? What are the oceans of the world? 2. Then showed a video and song about the continents […]
Studying the California Regions – Mountains
On my previous post, I shared how my teammates and I introduced the CA Regions and how students looked closely at the desert in particular. You can find more about it here. After we studied the different deserts in CA, we moved to studying the mountainous region and paid close attention at how the different […]
Studying the California Regions – Deserts
Now that we are wrapping our California Regions unit, I feel that I can give you a good overview of what we did, how we did it and how it went. I personally LOVE teaching and exploring the regions with my students – our state is huge and there is so much to learn. Before […]
