Study American History, Geography, and Literature
Combine the simplicity of the textbook-based approach with the flexibility of the unit study in this course for students in grades 5 to 8. Keep your children in different grades on the same page with a multi-level curriculum that makes it easier on the parent. This United States history course has a conservative Christian perspective.
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Three sets are available: Complete Bundle with the Literature Package, Kit with Student Workbook and Lesson Review, and Curriculum Package Only.
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Grades 5-8
America the Beautiful
9781609991395
Grades 5-8
America the Beautiful Kit With Student Workbook and Lesson Review
List $167.00
Price $151.00
America the Beautiful Kit with Student Workbook and Lesson Review, Second Edition
By Charlene Notgrass, Publisher: Notgrass History
Item #9781609991395Set
The America the Beautiful Kit with Student Workbook and Lesson Review includes one of each item:
- America the Beautiful Curriculum Package 9781609991395 includes:
- America the Beautiful Part 1: America from 1000 to 1877 Download Part 1 Sample Pages Opens in a new window at the publisher’s website.
- America the Beautiful Part 2: America from the late 1800s to the present Download Part 2 Sample Pages
- We the People consists of resource documents from American history used in this course. See We the People Sample Pages
- Maps of America the Beautiful A collection of 30 maps drawn especially to accompany this curriculum. Your child will often refer to a map while reading a lesson in America the Beautiful and do activities on the map at the end of the lesson. Download Sample Maps
- Timeline of America the Beautiful
This is an illustrated timeline of American history from AD 1000 to the present designed specifically to include facts learned in the lessons. Some facts are already printed on the timeline. After each lesson, your child will add an event mentioned in the lesson to the timeline. See Sample Timeline Pages - America the Beautiful Answer Key Includes Answers for the Timeline, Student Workbook, Lesson Review and vocabulary assignments from the main text. See Sample.
- Student Workbook ISBN-13: 9781609991432 Has one daily handwork sheet for each lesson, literature review questions, and weekly unit tests. Gr. 5-6
- Lesson Review ISBN-13: 9781609991401 Has five short review questions for each lesson, literature review questions, and weekly unit tests. Gr. 7-8
NOTE: The Literature Package is not included with the kit.
Borrow the books from your local library or purchase separately.
To give your child a richer perspective on the various time periods studied, ten extra works of literature are assigned. The student is usually assigned 1-2 chapters per day. The first five books go with Part 1, and the next five books go with Part 2.
- Growing Up Dakota by Charles Eastman Units 2-5
- Amos Fortune Free Man by Elizabeth Yates Units 6-7
- Brady by Jean Fritz Units 9-10
- Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen Units 12-13
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Units 14-15
- Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Units 16-18
- All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor Units 19-20
- Blue Willow by Doris Gates Units 21-22
- Homer Price by Robert McCloskey Unit 23
- Katy’s Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass Units 29-30
This one-year course covers American History, Geography, and Literature for ages 10-14.
List $167.00
Price $151.00
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