Contains narratives and activities, including crosswords, mapping, and comprehension questions, that teach students in fourth through eighth grade about "The Star-Spangled Banner.".
American history : easy-to-assemble 3-D maps that students make and manipulate to learn key facts and concepts--in a kinesthetic way!
Silver, Donald M.
Twenty-six reproducible interactive three-dimensional maps on American history for grades four through eight designed to develop students' understanding of historical events and facts.
The author describes his experiences and processes designing curriculum for the elementary classroom, based on his thirteen years at a Waldorf school in Massachusetts where the same teacher follows a group of children from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Uses American history to help students explore open-ended math projects, emphasizing problem solving, critical thinking, and working solutions in small groups.
Selections from essays and other historical documents relating to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and its significance for the new American nation.
A brief history of Mexico, covering the ancient civilizations of the Olmec, the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, the impact of Catholic missionaries, and the wars for independence fought with other countries and within Mexico's own borders.
Looks at the framing of the United States Constitution and its amendments through such primary source documents as speeches, records of the Constitutional Convention and similar meetings, and the documents themselves.
primary resource guide and reproducible activities across the curriculum : grades 4-6
Petri, Gail
2003
Introduces the American Memory collection of archival and primary source materials pertinent to American culture and history; compiled by the National Digital Library Program.
elementary level activities using Africa is not a country
Starbird, Caroline
2004
Contains a series of lessons designed to provide young students with a look at contemporary Africa and give them an appreciation of the diversity of nations and cultures found on the continent. Lessons are based on readings from: Africa is not a country / Margy Burns Knight and Mark Melnicove. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2000.
