Free eBooks U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From The Colonial Period To World War II Available To Downloads

                
              
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U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From The Colonial Period To World War II Available To Downloads
Allow students to step back in time to experience the thoughts, feelings, dilemmas, and actions of people from history. For each history topic, Miller suggests two titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts.
Series: Through Children's Literature
Paperback: 229 pages
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (March 15, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1563084406
ISBN-13: 978-1563084409
Product Dimensions:  8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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This unit study/theme unit approach to history is really neatand well worth the price.. their site summary of the book is reallynot doing this book any justice.. The program uses wonderful readers like light in the forest, courage of sarah noble, sign of the beaver, I sailed with columbus, phoebe the spy, and so forth (59 different books in all).. there are 9 main chapters/units, with each including 6 or more of the 59 books to read that come with an introduction/author section/acitivities/discusision questions/vocabulary lists..each unit has a 1] Bibliography section that includes loads of other extra books to read with a brief description, 2] theme resources section that inlcudes loads of resources like videos/magazines/thematic units/films/computer/etc, and 3] end of unit celebration section that may include recipes for that time period/research projects susgestions/extra activities to do/etc..there is a lot of stuff in this 228 page book and it covers from the Colonial Period to World War II.. this unit studies book is geared towards grades 4-8 and can easily be used with all grade levels by simply making the questions easier for the little ones and reading the books with them.. this is like using TRISMS or sonlight but easier to use and a lotttttt cheaper...I doubt anyone that loves unit studies or a literature approach to history will feel they wasted their money at all..
As a home schooler, it is sometimes difficult to decide which direction to take our study of history. This book has been a great way to tie in Literature and give our kids a better understanding of the time period we're studying. The books that are highlighted are interesting for both child and parent (teacher!). I'd recommend this to everyone looking to liven up their history studies. There are sections labeled for small group reading. We simply used these for our daughter's solo reading time, then read the read-a-loud as a class selections together. I like how they've introduced our kids to classic stories, such as A Light in the Forest.
If you find yourself interested in using Sonlight or other expensive social studies curriculum for homeschooling, this will definitely save you a lot of time and money! You can get all the books from your public library for free. This book has essay questions about each book, as well as comprehensive questions to go with each chapter of the books. So nice to have everything all together in one book. If you need something flexible and literature based for US History -- Get this!
The book is divided into 9 chapters, each covering a period of American history. Each chapter contains several books for your student to read, and includes review questions, project ideas, vocab lists, and more. The books are appropriate for 4-7 grades. I highly recommend this book; it is making it easy to teach my child US History in an organized and interesting manner.
I just love this approch to teaching history. The books used are great and really make history come alive.
This book is great for getting kids interested in history by using literature. It is very easy to implement with all the questions and activities lined up. I like that there are so many choices for each time period so kids can choose from a few options and be more invested in what they are reading. This is a great supplement to a history curriculum.
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