Fifth graders spend a part of the year studying the United States. They will study our country's geography and culture. They will look at our history to help them understand our society today. They will look at our form of government, how we interact with other countries, the cultural differences within our country and how all of this affects life in our country. Fifth graders compare the United States with other countries in our hemisphere.
Fifth graders learn that they live in the Western Hemisphere.
They compare our form of government and economics with other governments and economics in Canada and Latin America. The students look at how our society in the United States differs from life in these countries. They will also study the different symbols, events, religions and people of the Western Hemisphere. Fifth graders learn to read world maps and atlases. Fifth graders will spend much of this year becoming familiar with and locating countries and places on maps and in atlases.