Colonial America Thematic Unit. This unit was designed for fourth and fifth graders.
Resources selected are for elementary age children.
For availability of resources information, visit your school or public library. The study of colonial America will be an integral part of the new social studies curriculum recently adopted by the State of Virginia. The fourth grade involves only Virginia history 1607-present, expanding in the fifth grade to include United States History to 1877. The colonial fair will be the end result of learning and using the following information skills to locate appropriate resources pertinent to colonial times in America. 4.3 Locate information using maps, tables, and graphs.