Social Studies is another subject that kindles the heart while intriguing the mind. An interest in the world around us and how it came to be that way is intrinsic in all of us; nurturing and informing that interest is increasingly important as every corner of the world becomes more culturally diverse and more geographically connected.
Fourth grade students will learn about the early development of democratic institutions, including the ideas and events that led to the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, the American Revolution, and the formation of a national government under the Constitution. Students will continue their studies with the development and growth of the United States through Manifest Destiny and the division of our country. Finally, students will explore the causes and effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students will utilize primary source documents, geographic tools, analysis, and critical thinking within this concentrated study of early U.S. history.
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To help students appreciate the geographic scope of all the history we will be studying, we will be striving for automaticity with U.S. state names, locations, and capitals.
Ashley Academy has a history of success in the National Geographic Bee -
competition begins around December.
competition begins around December.