Uncle Sam and You Bundle 9781609991678

Notgrass Uncle Sam and You Bundle

By Ray Notgrass, Publisher: Notgrass Company

ISBN-13: 9781609991678

A separate teacher’s manual is not needed in Uncle Sam and You Parts 1 and 2 because the easy-to-follow daily instructions for how to use the course are included in the texts.

Features of Uncle Sam and You

• It is a one-year civics course.
• It is designed for students to be able to work independently or you can work together.
• Can be used in homeschools, co-ops, and private schools.
• The texts include both modern and historical photographs and illustrations with full-color.
• Lessons typically take 45-90 minutes. Activities are varied and include the following.
  • Thinking Biblically assignments
  • Creative writing assignments
  • Vocabulary assignments
  • Short research assignments to look something up or ask a family member
  • Assignments to draw a picture or take a photograph
  • Reading assignments from The Citizen’s Handbook or a literature title
  • Assignments in the Student Workbook or Lesson Review
  • One special family activity is assigned each week that corresponds to the holiday lesson you choose. These activities include craft and art projects, themed meals, and other multi-age activities.

From the Notgrass Company, the Uncle Sam and You Bundle includes one of each item.

• Uncle Sam and You Part 1 Text 9781609990466 Has fifteen units with 75 lessons about the American system of government and focuses on elections, the presidency, and Congress.
  • It is suggested for use in the first semester.
  • Celebrating America’s Patriotic holidays is an important part of civics.
  • Fifteen of the 75 lessons in Part 1 are about those holidays.
  • View Sample Pages of Uncle Sam and You Part 1
  • Hardcover color and black and white illustrations. 523 pages
• Uncle Sam and You Part 2 Text 9781609990473 Has fifteen units with 75 lessons about the American system of government and focuses on elections, the presidency, and Congress.
  • It is suggested for use in the first semester.
  • Celebrating America’s Patriotic holidays is an important part of civics.
  • Fifteen of the 75 lessons in Part 1 are about those holidays.
  • View Sample Pages of Uncle Sam and You Part 1
  • Hardcover color and black and white illustrations. 523 pages
• The Citizen’s Handbook 9781609990480 A collection of primary sources related to American government, politics, and civics.
  • Has letters, memoirs, speeches, articles, songs, and poems.
  • It also includes Virtue Stories about how Americans served and sacrificed for the benefit of others.
  • View Sample Pages from the Citizen’s Handbook.
  • Hardcover. Color and black and white illustrations. 183 pages.
• Uncle Sam and You Answer Key 9781609990503 Includes answers to the end-of-lesson assignments, Student Workbook, and Lesson Review.
  • View Answer Key Sample.
  • Saddle-stitched. 44 pages.
• Student Workbook by John Notgrass, ISBN-13: 9781609990534 Reviews and reinforces information from the daily lessons with crosswords, find-a-words, matching, drawing, and other handwork activities.
  • View Sample Pages from the Student Workbook.
  • Plastic coil binding. Consumable.
  • 150 pages
  • Grades 5 and 6, suitable for older students with this learning style.
• Lesson Review by Ray Notgrass, ISBN-13: 9781609990497 Has daily lesson review questions, literature review questions, and weekly quizzes. It is designed to help measure a student’s comprehension of the material.
  • View Sample Pages from the Lesson Review.
  • Plastic coil binding. Consumable. 94 pages.
  • Grades 7 and 8, suitable for younger children with this learning style.
• Literature Package
  • Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman It is a Newbery Medal Book and tells the story of Abraham Lincoln with photographs and prints of his day. It is used in Units 5-6.
  • A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young Used in Units 10-11
  • Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (Used in Units 12-14)
  • Basher Five-Two by Scott O’Grady It is the true survival tale of an American Air Force Pilot who was shot down over Bosnia during a peacekeeping mission. It is used in Units 16-17.
  • Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry The beloved story of the phantom horse on Assateague Island and the children who capture her, Misty of Chincoteague is used in Units 18-19.
  • The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    From the publisher: “The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally, a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.” It is used in Units 22-24 of Uncle Sam and You.
  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman In this Newbery Honor Book, you will read about the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight and the men behind it. It is used in Units 25-26.
  • Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler In the mountains of Maine in 1939, a 12-year-old boy describes his nine-day struggle to survive after being separated from his companions in Lost on a Mountain in Maine. It is used in Units 29-30.

Grades 5-8

List $220.92

Price $201.00