DLI 5th Grade Guide

Wonders Content Integration Unit 1

Wonders TE T46: Students will write about how President Roosevelt’s experience in nature infuenced him to protect nature. Social Studies Standard: 5.5.5: Connect the causes and lasting effects of at least two social movements (in this case environmental movement) and their leaders in the 20th Century.

Unit4

Wonders TE T26: Students research and present on an individual who had an impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

Social Studies Standards: 5.5.5.: Connect the causes and lasting effects of at least two social movements and their leaders in the 20th Century; 5.5.6: Research and summarize the accomplishments and contributions of a minority community in the US today.

Unit 5

Wonders TE T106: Students research and present on the Great Depression using primary and secondary sources.

Social Studies Standard: 5.5.2: Craft an evidence-based argument for why a particular event should be considered the most signifcant moment in US history from 1900-now. Wonders TE T26 Students research US entry into World War II using primary and secondary sources, cause and effect, and desired outcomes of US entry into the war. Social Studies Standard: 5.5.1: Compare the motivations for and desired outcomes of US entry into two or more of the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Unit 6

Wonders Content Integration Impact of World War I on the United States Social Movements of the 20th Century