Resources for the Comprehensive Curriculum

Grade 4

Social Studies

Unit 2: Location of the Regions

Activity 6: Human Populations and Customs (GLEs: 12, 13)

CC:  A sample of the listening guide is as follows:

Culture of the Southeast Region

Questions                                                             Information from Presentation

Use MS Word to create the listening guide.

Word Template - "Listening Guide"

Web Sites:

Facts About the United States

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/

American Recipes and History by Region

http://whatscookingamerica.net/AmericanRegionalFoods/RegionalAmericanIndex.htm

U.S. Regional Cooking (scroll down the page)

http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Pre-Sma/Regional-Diet-American.html

Geography and Regional Characteristics: From Sea to Shining Sea

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch2.htm

Holidays in the US

http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/Holidays/celebrate/other.html