5th Grade Social Studies

Last week the 5th graders finished up their mini unit on Maps and Graphs. We have know started on the American Revolution. We have discussed what led to the Revolution, (Taxes, Armed British troops in the colonies, The Boston Massacre, and yesterday way were introduced to the Paul Revere's Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. For the next few days we will be watching a video from PBS on streaming video called "Liberty's Kids". It follows the adventures of the three "kids" as they encounter the events around the American Revolution.