We begin with an interdisciplinary unit on dinosaurs. This unit includes writing, reading, mathematics, science, music and art. A trip to the Ann Arbor Exhibit Museum helps children discover dinosaur skeletons, fossils and history. We explore communities, past and present, how communities bring people together, communities and geography, climate and resources in a community and government in a community. At the end of the year, the flight program teaches map-reading skills.
Students learn to use longitude, latitude and map symbols.
Leadership skills are sharpened as students work creatively as a team to make decisions. The fourth grade social studies program is focused on states and regions of the United States. The curriculum leads our students through the geography, culture, and the history and economics of regions throughout or country. We use a hands-on approach when studying maps and globes. The class meets two times per week for 50-minute periods.