Notgrass Our 50 States Homeschool Sets

Our 50 States Curriculum Package

By Charlene Notgrass, Publisher: Notgrass History

ISBN-13: 9781609991531

Our 50 States is a one-year American geography and literature course designed for students in grades 1 to 4.

Features of Our 50 States Course

• Combines the flexibility and richness of a unit study with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach.
• Features simple lessons with easy-to-follow instructions.
• Has full-color photographs and illustrations
• Engaging supplemental activities.
• Narrative lessons about people and places from around the U.S.
• Learn through songs and hands-on activities.

The Our 50 States Curriculum Package gives you all of the lessons and assignments you need to complete the course and includes one of each:

• Our 50 States
  This book has the lessons to read plus all of the instructions and assignments. It also includes the songs and instructions for the family activities.
  View Lesson Sample.
• Atlas Workbook
  This consumable book has geography activities related to the lessons. We recommend that each student have their own Atlas Workbook.
  View Atlas Workbook Sample.
• Lesson Review
  This consumable book has review questions about each lesson and a test about each region. Parents may choose to have younger students answer the questions orally. Older children can write their answers in the book.
  View Lesson Review Sample.
• Answer Key and Literature Guide
  This book contains answers for the Lesson Review questions and tests. It also includes a guide for the literature titles incorporated in Our 50 States. In the literature guide,the authors have written a synopsis of each book, why it is important, and includes notes to parents.
• Online access to stream or download the songs.

Literature Portion:

Read seven additional works of literature along with the lessons in Our 50 States. Each book is set in a different region of the country.

NOTE: The literature books are not included in this curriculum package. You need to purchase them in the Bundle, separately, or borrow from your local library.

• Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (New England)
• The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz (Mid-Atlantic)
• Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen (South)
• The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva Moore (Midwest)
• The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White (Rocky Mountains)
• Philip of Texas by James Otis (Southwest)
• The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver by Thornton Burgess (Pacific)

Grades 1-4