FOURTH GRADE HISTORY Fourth graders at the Tennessee History Festival Hello... and welcome to Fourth Grade! Here are the chapters of your Tennessee history saga this year: Part One -- Two Worlds Part Two -- Explorers Part Three -- Settlers Part Four -- New Nation and Statehood Part Five -- The Wild West Part Six -- Big Names Part Seven -- Steamboats and the Trail of Tears Part Eight -- The Iron Horse Arrives There are also separate sections on elementary geography and civics that are perfect for this grade. ALSO: Don't forget that students in Eighth Grade cover the same time period as students in Fourth Grade. So if you want to learn even MORE about Tennessee history from this era, click here to read ahead! The Fourth Grade Text was written by Bill Carey in close consultation with the following people: Terry Sams (Teacher, Jefferson County Schools); Brenda Ables (Social Studies Coordinator for the Department of Education); Amy Byrum (parent, Mt. Juliet); Dr. Pamela Bobo (assistant professor of history, Tennessee State University); Dr. Derek Frisby (assistant professor of history, Middle Tennessee State University); and Perre Magness (historian and author of several Memphis local history books).