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Our 50 States Curriculum Package
SKU
069049
ISBN
9781609991531
Grade 1-4
Charlotte Mason
Christian/Religious
Medium Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Optional
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.
Our Price
$75.00 
Description
This set includes the Our 50 States Textbook, Atlas Workbook, Lesson Review, and Answer Key and Literature Guide for the Our 50 States course.
Publisher's Description of Our 50 States Curriculum Package
Our 50 States is a one-year American geography and literature course designed for students in first, second, third, or fourth grade. It combines the flexibility and richness of a unit study with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach. In addition to narrative lessons about people and places from around the U.S., students learn through songs and hands-on activities.
The Our 50 States Curriculum Package includes the four books listed below, enough for one child to complete the curriculum. If you are using the curriculum with more than one child, you can purchase additional Atlas Workbooks or Lesson Review books separately.
Our 50 States
- This book has the lessons to read plus all of the instructions and assignments. It also includes the songs and instructions for the family activities.
Our 50 States Atlas Workbook
- This consumable book has geography activities related to the lessons
Our 50 States Lesson Review
- This consumable book has review questions about each lesson
Our 50 States Answer Key and Literature Guide
- This book contains answers for the Lesson Review questions and tests. It also includes a guide for the literature titles incorporated in Our 50 States
In addition to the books, you will get access to stream or download the audio recordings of all the songs.
Category Description for Our 50 States (Gr. 1-4)
Learn from East to West in this one-year geography course organized by 7 US geographical regions (including territories). Students will learn about culture, geography, songs, history and other distinctives. The hefty Our 50 States text highlights each state over two lessons. Did you know Indiana is famous for popcorn—or why Guam and Puerto Rico are US territories? You'll spend about an hour daily with the 104 lessons (4-5 lessons per week). As students come across green highlighted location words, they're encouraged to locate these on the text's included basic map. Students will complete creative writing assignments (52 total) in their own notebook. It is inquiry-based learning with literature focus, and adaptable for multi-age learning. Has family fun projects that get everyone involved, and can customize to your family with versatile options. Hands-on, easy-to-follow activities use common house-hold items while each unit's family activities require additional supplies and might include recipes (popcorn balls or pineapple pops), art projects, and more. These studies are enhanced with 7 engaging books that are each connected with a geographical region: Rabbit Hill, The Cabin Faced West, Soft Rain, The Story of George Washington Carver, The Trumpet of the Swan and The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver, and the 7th, Philip of Texas is a Notgrass reprint of a lovely 1913 book.
In addition, students can complete map activities in the 110-page Atlas Workbook (which reinforces a key geographic term and other chapter content with coloring and simple activities). The 45-page Lesson Review includes 103 5-question reviews and nine, 8-question tests over regions. These Review answers and reading book synopses (with potential questionable elements noted) are in the Answer Key and Literature Guide (19 pgs). You'll find audio song files, additional reading options, activities, supply lists and more at notgrass.com/50links.
Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 1-4 |
| Brand: | Notgrass Company |
| ISBN: | 9781609991531 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.75 |
| Height in Inches: | 1.875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 5.9 |
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Reviews
11 Ratings
1-10 of 11 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 12, 2024
5 Stars
Notgrass is the only history curriculum we use in our homeschool. We loved Our 50 States for my 5th grade student. He actually looks forward to doing this every day. The textbooks are high quality and beautifully done. Highly recommend!
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 12, 2024
Highly Recommend!
My family is a HUGE fan on Notgrass. Our 50 States was easy to follow and nothing over top crazy. Perfect speed for my struggling learner.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 17, 2023
Wonderful curriculum!
We are loving Our 50 states curriculum! It is full of beautiful pictures, and interesting points about each state. I have a 10th grader and 1st grader that I am using this curriculum for together. My 10th grader needed a refresher and my 1st grader is learning about our country's geography for the 1st time. They are both enjoying our lessons! I thought about just using atlases and piecing together a plan with various resources, but I am so thankful I did not! I had thought about using this curriculum foe the last few years. I am soon glad I finally did this year!
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 25, 2023
First time using Notgrass. We are really enjoying this fun curriculum!
Rated 3 out of 5
Jul 28, 2023
Equal Pages but Not Equal Coverage
I have been slowly working through Our 50 States over the past 2 years with my 10 and 8 year olds and was thinking of starting it again in a year or two with my younger kids. As we are getting close to the end (the western states) I am noticing that there are many gaps in the details of the diverse geography of this country. For one, there is NOTHING about Southern California! This is shameful. California is a large diverse state and there is so much more to it than San Francisco and the Central Valley. Each state is given exactly the same amount of space (8 pages) regardless of how big, diverse or populated. I have been noticing this about other large states, but California is the most egregious. I have been doing a work around by getting state books from the library that have more thorough information. I have decided to switch to the Memoria Press geography program when I start with my younger kids. We have been slowly adding in more and more MP as we have continued to homeschool. I highly recommend Memoria Press for most subjects so I am hopeful their geography program will be just as good.
Rated 5 out of 5
May 9, 2022
Child approved
We have only flipped through this curriculum, but all three of my children are very excited and are loving the student atlas that they get to complete. It looks very fun and engaging while sprinkling in key points in a natural way that children should know about our country.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 6, 2022
A great way to get your child interested in geography!
The interesting facts and activities all tie in with geography for each state and really draw in my 4th grader. He loved sharing the odd facts and doing the activity book.
Rated 5 out of 5
Dec 29, 2021
Great books!
Great book and very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 23, 2021
Love this state study curriculum!
My two elementary kids and I both love the "Our 50 States" curriculum from Notgrass. I have the younger one use the activity book, and she loves coloring the different landforms and finding the objects on the map as I read about them from the book. My older child (a son) prefers to answer the questions in the workbook. It's a perfect complement to the "State Songs of the 50 U.S. States" online course from Music in Our Homeschool.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 22, 2021
Good for sibling group of elementary kids
We used this with a 4th, 3rd, and 2nd grader. The 7th grader loves history and would often come sit at the table with us to listen if her other work was finished. The text is beautiful, easy to read aloud to the kids and interesting to all of us. We didn't do all of the extra activities, but they were good ideas with things around the house. We took lots of youtube "fieldtrips" with the included video links...our fav was watching how tabasco sauce is made. We learned something unique about each state and had lots of conversation about places we never knew about before but now want to visit. We often tried to purchase a food item if a state we studied was famous for it...everyone's favorite was tasting maple cream for the first time (thx, amazon) after studying about how it is made in Vermont. We did not do the Literature part, but I think it would have been a good set of read-alouds if we hadn't already had a list to work through. For multiple kids, we used one text book for me to read to them and I ordered an Atlas workbook for each kid, they had fun coloring and drawing as I read. We chose not to do any additional tests or written questions, as this was enough. We usually spent about an hour twice a week, but it would easily take longer if you did all the extra activities and lit guide. It was one of the most fun parts of our school year.
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Why did you choose this?
I looked at the review and it seemed like a good start to teach my son about the 50 states.
So excited to dive in to this and the elementary history curricula! So many pictures and fun facts!
This looks like a wonderful history curriculum, we are excited to use it.
My student needs to learn U.S. geography.