CURRICULUM Language Arts Math Social Studies Science Art/Music PE/Health SCHOOL INFORMATION Calendar Current Events Cornerstone at Pedregal School   Click on a topic below to view projects and information about the social studies units we have studied. Our textbook is called From Sea to Shining Sea by Houghton Mifflin. UNIT ONE - LISTEN TO THE LAND Mighty Waters and more (oceans, rivers and lakes) Sand and Salt Running Rivers Rustling Leaves and Grasses (forests and prairies) Wonderful Woodlands A Sea of Grass and more Majestic Peaks and Deserts (mountains and deserts) Touching the Clouds and more A Dry Place and more UNIT TWO - THE LAND AND THE FIRST AMERICANS By the Shining Sea (The Kwakiutl) Between Sea and Forest Of Art and Wood and more Kwakiutl Woodcarving Over Waves of Grass (The Cheyenne) Following the Buffalo The Medicine Dance and myths More on Native Americans In Red Rock Country (The Navajo) and more A Desert Homeland Sand Painting and more The First Americans Website UNIT THREE - SETTLING THE LAND Settling the Northeast (The Pilgrims) Life in Plymouth Life in the Eastern Forest Beyond the Appalachians (The Pioneers) The Wilderness Road and more Passages to the West and Lewis and Clark An Early Prarie Town and more Life in a Mining Town UNIT FOUR - THE LAND TODAY The Land of Plenty (agriculture and industry) Farming in the San Joaquin Valley and more Steel in Pittsburgh Moving by Rail Taking Care of Our Land (ecology) Saving Our Land and more Protecting Our Resources and the History of the Conservation Movement Recycling to Save Our Resources Our Holidays and Symbols Celebrating Our Land and Arbor Day National Symbols, the National Anthem, and the Eagle