Bayou Bridges - A K-8 Social Studies Curriculum

 
Bayou Bridges is a K-8 Louisiana Social Studies Curriculum for whole-class instruction created in partnership with the non-profit Core Knowledge Foundation®.  Bayou Bridges is designed to align with the student expectations of the
2022 K-8 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies and was created using criteria similar to the quality indicators of the instructional materials review rubric.

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BAYOU BRIDGES IMPLEMENTATION Resources

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KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

Grade 1 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

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Unit 1 Exploring Our World Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 Understanding the Past Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 Understanding Wants And Needs Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 Being Part Of A Community Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 1 A Place Called Louisiana Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 Louisiana History and Culture Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 Living and Working in Louisiana Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 Being a Citizen of Louisiana and the United States Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 5 How Our State Government Works Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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GRADE 2 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

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Unit 1 North America Geography and Environment Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 The Beginnings of America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 Making the United States of America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 Choices and Costs Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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GRADE 3 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

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Unit 1 The Founding of the United States of America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 Papers and Places Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 A Growing Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 A Changing Nation Activity Pages and Assessment Download
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Unit 5 A Nation of Industry and Change Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 6 Toward a More Perfect Union Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 7 An Ever-Advancing Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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GRADE 4 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

GRADE 5 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

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Unit 1 Prehistory and Agricultural Revolution Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 The Ancient Near East Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 Early Civilizations India, China and Greece Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 The Growth of Empires Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 5 Early Civilizations in North America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 6 The Maya Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 1 The Medieval World Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 West African Kingdoms Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 Civilizations in North America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 The Inca and Aztec Empires Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 5 Renaissance and Reformation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 6 Age of Contact Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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GRADE 6 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

GRADE 7 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

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Unit 1 The Exploration and Settlement of North America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 Colonial America Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 Colonial Louisiana Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 The Road to Independence Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 5 Founding a New Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 6 The Government of the New Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 1 Governing the New Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 The Developing and Expanding Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 A New Spirit of Change Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 5 A Nation at War Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 6 Reconstructing the Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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GRADE 8 TEACHER AND STUDENT MATERIALS

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Unit 1 A Nation in Conflict Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 2 The Changing Nation Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 3 The Changing World Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 4 Prosperity and Decline Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 5 The World at War Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 6 The Postwar Era Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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Unit 7 The Modern Era Activity Pages and Assessments Download
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