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This curriculum framework is designed for educators in Southwestern Pennsylvania, specifically targeting Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. It is aligned with t

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## Unit 1: The First Peoples and the Monongahela Culture

This curriculum document provides four comprehensive units focused on the local history of Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. It is tailored for 4th-grade stude

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## Unit 1: The First Peoples and 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

This curriculum guide provides a comprehensive, 40-day pacing guide for fourth-grade social studies teachers in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Focusing directly on

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## Unit 1: The First Peoples and the Monongahela Culture (Days 1–10)

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"

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?

## Introduction & Project Overview

This guide is designed for fourth-grade social studies teachers in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. It aligns with Pennsylvania Academic Standard for History

A Live Wax Museum is an interactive project where students research a historical figure, write a short speech, and dress up. Visitors press a paper "start butto

Welcome to the Southwestern Pennsylvania History Wax Museum Extra Characters Pack. This guide provides eight fantastic new figures from Westmoreland and Fayette

### 1. General Arthur St. Clair (SAINT klair) - Revolutionary War & Early Government

* **Biography:** General Arthur St. Clair was a brave general during the Revolutionary War and became a major political leader in Westmoreland County. He was so