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Learning American History Through Literature
- Economical literature-based history program!
- Perfect for multi-level learning
- Easy to customize, packed with ideas
- Use for 1 or 2 years
Explore American history through the eyes of characters who lived it! This literature-based program is easy to use and flexible for a wide variety of ages. Not to mention, extremely economical! Teach history on a shoestring budget by using a library card alongside this book. The timeline is divided up into 7 units. Choose the literature books and activities that best fit the ages of your children. Read aloud, discuss the story, then explore and experience the time period with multi-sensory activities and research. In the Colonial Period, you might make a quill pen, homemade dip candles, or a corn-husk doll. You can learn the 13 colonies to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy, play marbles or jack straws, bake Johnny Cakes or Succotash, and so much more!
There is no set schedule, but spending 5 weeks on each unit will allow you to finish in one school year. Or spread content across two years by doing history 2-3 times per week. Use it as a stand-alone or as a supplement alongside any American History curriculum. 190 pgs. sc.
Grades 1-8 participate in reading books, doing activities, playing games, researching, and creating timelines which make learning American history fun and memorable. Learning American History Through Literature can be used for: multi-level teaching; a one or two year course of study; and a stand-alone curriculum or as a resource for any other curriculum.
Learning American History Through Literature covers seven periods of American history: Colonial; Revolutionary War; Westward Expansion; Civil War; Industrial Age; World War Years; and Postwar Years.Each unit includes in-depth book lists, discussion questions, hands-on-activities, games, recipes, and more that will help make history come alive for students in K-8th grades.
If you are looking for an American history program that is literature based and easy to use with multiple grades working together, this one's for you! In Learning American History Through Literature, American history is divided and covered in seven units. It can be used through one or two school years, depending on the ages of your students and how in-depth you choose to go. The seven units are Colonial, Revolutionary War Period, Westward Expansion, Civil War Period, Industrial Age, World War Years, and Postwar Years, cumulatively covering the years 1607-1968. In each unit, there are several book lists of read aloud titles and student reading. There are also vocabulary word lists, and activities to make and do. These include projects such as dipping candles, sewing a simple quilt or cooking. The activities are intended to help uncover hidden parts of the story and help students get a feel of what it was like living during that era.
Inside each unit, materials are organized by using and briefly defining the literary terms repeatedly. The main terms are prologue, setting, plot, dialogue, and epilogue. They introduce the unit, give the book lists for read aloud to learn the setting, talk about teaching plot, and dialogue about the era. Also listed here are numerous short book and chapter book choices for the student to read for content. The epilogue section of the units includes a list of people pertinent to the era and suggests choosing one, read their biography, and for the older student to research and conclude the unit with a presentation. Presentation instruction and timeline suggestions are in the appendix. Each unit also contains discussion questions for dialogue and review. This curriculum is written in a relaxed Charlotte Mason style and there are no quizzes or tests. The appendix contains vocabulary practice activities, reproducibles like puzzles, activity patterns, recipes and much more. Optional project instructions are also found in the appendix. The material is offered in print form or eBook. -Judy
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Common Sense Press |
Grades: | K-8 |
ISBN: | 9781929683673 |
Length in Inches: | 11 |
Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.25 |