Instructional Calendar for:		US History to 1877		5^th Grade
1st Quarter (44)		2nd Quarter (47)		3rd Quarter (48)		4th Quarter (43)
SEPTEMBER 3-7		NOVEMBER 5-9 NOVEMBER 12-16		JANUARY 28 – FEB 1		APRIL 14-18
(Sept 3 Labor Day)		(Nov 5 Teacher Workday) (Nov 6 Conference Day) USI.4 Exploration 4c) West African Empires CMS Test		USI.7 New Nation 7a) Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation 7b) Basic principles & the Constitution 1/28 (Teacher wk day)		(April 14 Teacher In-service / Workday) USI.9 Civil War 9c) Using a map, identify the states that seceded from the Union 9d) Roles of key individuals
SEPTEMBER 10-14		NOVEMBER 12-16		FEBRUARY 4-8		APRIL 21-25
USI.2 Geography 2a) Seven continents 2b) 8 Geographic Regions		(Nov 12 – Veterans Day) USI.5 Colonization 5a) Religious & Economic factors that led to colonization		USI.7 New Nation 7c) Two political parties		USI.9 Civil War 9d) Roles of key individuals 9e) Major battles
SEPTEMBER 17-21		NOVEMBER 19-23		FEBRUARY 11-15		APRIL 28- MAY 2
USI.2 Geography 2b) 8 Geographic Regions 2c) Water features of N. America		USI.5 Colonization 5b) Compare/Contrast life in New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies (Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving break)		USI.7 New Nation 7d) Accomplishments of the first five presidents CMS Test		USI.9 Civil War 9e) Major battles 9f) Effects of the war from the perspectives of Union and Confederates
SEPTEMBER 24-28		NOVEMBER 26-30		FEBRUARY 18-22		MAY 5-9
USI.2 Geography 2c) Water features of N. America CMS Test		USI.5 Colonization 5b) Compare/Contrast life in New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies 5c) Colonial life		(Feb 18 President’s Day Holiday) USI.8 Westward Expansion 8a) Territorial Expansion		USI.10 Reconstruction 10a) 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th Amendments 10b) Reconstruction policies CMS Test
OCTOBER 1-5		DECEMBER 3-7		FEB 25-29		MAY 12-16
USI.3 First Americans 3a) Where early cultures settled		USI.5 Colonization 5c) Colonial life 5d) Political & Economic relationship between the colonies and England CMS Test		USI.8 Westward Expansion 8a) Territorial Expansion 8b) Geographic & Economic factors that influenced Westward movement		SOL Review
OCTOBER 8-12		DECEMBER 10-14		MARCH 3-7		MAY 19-23
USI.3 First Americans 3b) How they used their environment-food, clothing and shelter CMS Test		USI.6 American Revolution 6a) Issues that led to the American Revolution		USI.8 Westward Expansion 8c) Impact of inventions		SOL Review
OCTOBER 15-19		DECEMBER 17-21		MARCH 10-14		MAY 26-30
USI.4 Exploration 4a) motivations, obstacles, and accomplishments of exploration		USI.6 American Revolution 6b) Political ideas shaped the revolutionary movement and led to the Declaration of Independence (Dec 24-Jan 1 Winter Break)		USI.8 Westward Expansion 8d) Abolitionist and Suffrage movements CMS Test (Mar 17-21 Spring Break)		(May 26 Memorial Day Holiday) SOL Review
OCTOBER 22-26		DEC 31-JAN 4		MARCH 24-28		JUNE 2-6
USI.4 Exploration 4a) motivations, obstacles, and accomplishments of exploration 4b) Cultural interaction between Europeans & Native Americans		(Jan 1 New Year’s Day Observed) USI.6 American Revolution 6b) Political ideas shaped the revolutionary movement and led to the Declaration of Independence		USI.9 Civil War 9a) Cultural, Economic, and Constitutional issues that divided the nation
OCT 29 – NOV 2		JANUARY 7-11		MAR 31- APR 4		JUNE 9-13
USI.4 Exploration 4c) West African empires (End of grading period – Nov 2)		USI.6 American Revolution 6c) Key events and key individuals in the American Revolution		USI.9 Civil War 9b) States rights and slavery		(Last day of school – June 13)
NOVEMBER 5-9		JANUARY 14-18		APR 7-11
		USI.6 American Revolution 6d) Reasons the colonies were able to defeat the British CMS Test		USI.9 Civil War 9c) Using a map, identify the states that seceded from the Union (End of grading period – Apr 11)
NOVEMBER 5-9		JANUARY 21-25
		(Jan 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed) (Jan 22 –Parent/Teacher Conf. Day ½ day) USI.7 New Nation 7a) Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (End of grading period – Jan 25)