Folder 02: Early PA History

Core Concepts

- Before European arrival, Native American tribes like the Haudenosaunee and Lenape thrived in Western Pennsylvania by adapting to the rivers and climate. - The

Quick Check

1. What is the correct order of letters (A–H) for vocabulary words 1–8?

2. The Haudenosaunee and Lenape both lived in the woodlands of the northeastern part of North America. Families in these groups sometimes shared a large wooden bui

3. When two groups join together and agree to help each other, they form a/an ___.

This supplementary directory is designed to enrich the 8-unit Scottdale local history curriculum for fourth-grade classrooms in the Southmoreland School Distric

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## Table of Contents

1. Which two groups of European pioneers were among the early settlers to arrive in the Scottdale area?

2. True or False: Before it became a bustling railroad town named Scottdale, the rural farming settlement in this area was known as Fountain Mills.

3. Why was the early settlement of Fountain Mills named after "mills"?

## Table of Contents

1. [Curriculum Introduction](#curriculum-introduction)

2. [Course Structure & Pacing](#course-structure--pacing)

1. What crops did the Monongahela (muh-NON-guh-HEE-luh) people grow together as early farmers in southwestern Pennsylvania?

2. Why did the Monongahela people build a palisade (PAL-uh-sayd) around their villages?

3. What shape were the houses and villages built by the Monongahela Culture?

Welcome to your local history project! Instead of a traditional test, you get to choose how you want to show off what you have learned about Westmoreland and Fa

Our activities align with Pennsylvania History Standard **8.2.4.C**, which helps us understand how things in our communities change or stay the same over time.

### Project Guidelines

Core Concepts

- Southwestern Pennsylvania's earliest people, the Monongahela (muh-NON-guh-HEE-luh) culture, farmed the land and lived in circular villages protected by wooden

Quick Check

This planning guide is designed for 4th-grade educators to seamlessly integrate fundamental economic concepts into the pre-established 40-day local history curr

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### 1. Unit 1: The Monongahela Culture (Days 1–10)

This curriculum framework is aligned with Pennsylvania Academic Standard for History 8.2.4 (Micro-History of Pennsylvania: Focus on Westmoreland and Fayette Cou

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## 1. Introduction & Foundational Week: "What is Social Studies? Detective Training Guide"