Literature Circle Unit: Westward Expansion
LeAnne Carroll, Allison Hedgecock,and Kate Quigley
Fifth Grade Unit

    This unit is an integration of the fifth grade standard course of study for language arts and social studies. It is designed to accomodate all students on their instructional reading levels. A part of this unit shows teachers how to instruct special needs learners while still using this unit plan.  Students engage in many activities that focus on westward expansion. In this unit you will find launch activities to start your unit, social studies lessons, a guide to the three reading levels using literature circles, and closure ideas that could be modified to fit different teachers needs.
 
 
 
Launch Activities
Modeled Book and Special Needs Modifications
Social Studies Connections
Closure
Related North Carolina Standard Course of Study Goals and Objectives
Bibliography
References


On Grade level Readers (5)
 
 


Level 4 Readers
 


Level 3 Readers