3. Activities My timeline: -collect pictures from childhood, arrange in chronological order,attach to poster board organized like a timeline. List dates on the timeline, use references to add important historical dates to your timeline. With a partner students can find out about events that happened during American Indian Heritage month. They can plan events for the class to celebrate.

4. More Activities Identify important individuals and events in state history. Explain their significant roles by making a character web about them. Ex: Tecumseh and Neil Armstrong. Take an online tour of the Ohio Village and discuss what you find. Compare ways of mail delivery throughout history.

5. Websites www.ohiokids.org www.kged.org/heritagemonths/america nindian/www.kged.org/heritagemonths/america nindian/ http://usacitylink.com//usa/default.html http://www.ohiokids.org/hsafari.html http://www.americanwest.com/pages/f wpnfron.htmhttp://www.americanwest.com/pages/f wpnfron.htm

7. Activities Use resource books to collect information to write a report about a famous Ohioan. Students can browse the web in pairs and find two ways volunteers have helped change a society for the better. They can share their findings with the class. Use a map to retrace the national trail in Ohio. Study Native American sites in Ohio.

8. More Activities Identify various cultural groups that have settled in Ohio, discuss their customs and ways of life.In a group of three students, make a booklet showing these specific customs and ways of living. BE CREATIVE!!

9. Websites www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/communit y.htmlwww.georgetown.edu/crossroads/communit y.html www.door.net/spgs/ http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/miamisb g.http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/miamisb g http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/oh2.ht mlhttp://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/oh2.ht ml http://www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/hindia n/index.cfmhttp://www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/hindia n/index.cfm

11. Activities Make your own map. Using and Ohio map, locate the capitol, the Ohio Rv., identify the city where you live, major highways, cities, and state parks. Using the map you have made, create your own map legend to correspond with your map. Groups of students can create puppet shows to reflect various world cultures. Bunraku puppetry is used in Japan, water puppetry is used in Vietnam, and shadow puppetry is used in Indonesia

12. More Activities Have a pen-pal from a different country. Write and send letters monthly. Make a care package including various items from your culture and background to send to your pen- pal.

13. Websites www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/maps.ht ml.www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/maps.ht ml http://welcome.to/state_maps http://www.avis.com/maps- and_directions/road_maps.oh.htmlhttp://www.avis.com/maps- and_directions/road_maps.oh.html http://librarythinkquest.org/10157/ http://www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/inde x.htmlhttp://www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/inde x.html

15. Activities Production Line- students experiment ways of producing some product, Ex. Making a sandwich Conduct a minieconomy which students are responsible for fake money, budgets, trading, and running businesses. Read Making Cents, every kids guide to Money by Elizabeth Wilkinson.

16. More Activities Trace the resources needs to make a pair of jeans. For example: cotton seeds, farm workers, weaving, machines, etc. Compare what products are used for cleaning today, compared to earlier Ohio communities.

17. Websites http://tajunior.thinkquest.org/3901 www.tax.gov/kids/ http://www.levistrauss.com/ http://www.ohiokids.org/games/ctynames.ht mlhttp://www.ohiokids.org/games/ctynames.ht ml http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index. htmlhttp://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index. html

19. Activities Field Trip- Visit the State Courts or Capitol. Have county officials come into the room and speak about their jobs. Discuss the basic function for each branch of local, state, and federal governments. Have students hold a mock election. Compare and Contrast voting now to the early 1900’s.

20. Websites http://www.whitehouse.gov/wh/kids/html/h ome.htmlhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/wh/kids/html/h ome.html www.foutcom.con/folio/intro.html http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ http://www.statehouse.state.oh.us/ http://www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/inde x.htmlhttp://www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/inde x.html

22. Activities Have the class choose a current event issue. Split the class into two teams and have them debate the issue. Create a class citizenship tree. Post a large cut-out tree with activities students do to be good citizens. Identify and discuss the personal characteristics that are conducive to group decision making, cooperative activity, and personal involvement in the community.

23. More Activities Play and online game of Ohio counties. Make a class elective and their roles.

24. Websites http://www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/gov ernment.htmlhttp://www.kidvista.com/SocialStudies/gov ernment.html http://www.50states.com http://www.ned.org/ http://www.ohiokids.org/games/counties.ht mlhttp://www.ohiokids.org/games/counties.ht ml http://www.logs.org/reference.html

25. Conclusion The previous activities and website resources are suggested for developing lessons for a fourth grade class. It is important to incorporate each of the six Social Studies strands into the curriculum. This allows students to become knowledgeable about the many different aspects of our world and it’s history.