As we approach the beginning of the school year, I'm sure many of you are thinking about changes you will make in your classroom and many of you will be entering the classroom for the first time. Congratulations!!!!!!! When I entered the classroom, oh sooooooooo many years ago, I was handed an American history textbook that was 15 years old (the textbook had great hope that Ronald Reagan would be a great president 😜). To accompany that terrible textbook, I was given a teacher version. The only difference between the teacher version and the student version was that it had answers to the three questions at the end of every section. I was okay though. My ed program had prepared me for a world where textbooks were not the end all and be all. Unfortunately, though, for my students I solved this problem by creating overhead transparencies for every topic. My notes were fun, included clipart, and I can tell a story like a sailor so my kids really enjoyed this but..... uh. I lectured the content to them for 180 days. We discussed, annotated, created illustrated notes... but I lectured the content to them for 180 days. I'm sorry kiddos... I tried but I failed. Fast forward many, many years and I still didn't teach with a textbook. We had them in the class, we used them every now and then as a reference, I use textbooks for sub plans, and for many years we used them to build pyramids in Egypt and to hold up our aqueducts in Rome! So how do I teach my content without textbooks without lecturing my content for 180 days? 1. Walk the Room/Gallery Walk Organizing the most important content into concise notes is not a bad things, but now I like to let the kids explore the content and take notes on their on. I will organize each topic onto a slide that is easy to read and colorful (or I print them out onto colored paper) I tape them up around the classroom and students travel with a partner and either complete a note taking activity (I use a ton of foldables) or answer some overarching questions. With my struggling learners I give them a copy of the slides with content missing so they can fill in the pertinent information but keep up with the pace of the other students. Since the students are walking around and absorbing the content at their own pace, I walk around and clarify misconceptions, ask questions, and challenge my students to make connections. Usually when we reassemble to a whole group, I might ask one or two questions that get to the essential question of the lesson. The kids love this because they are up, moving, and socializing with friends. They also like that they get to access me more readily! My students taking notes on the 5 Themes of Geography. Some of my favorite Walk the Room activities is one I do on the Bill of Rights and another one for the Persian War. Click on each to see more:) 2. Primary Sources I loooooooove to teach with primary sources but was always so intimidated by them because the reading level was often way to high for my students and to really teach them you need to unpack the vocabulary, find its place in context, etc. One of the things I learned early was that my students didn't need to read an entire document. I started to get them to analyze just a couple of sentences or a paragraph and that allowed me to teach how we analyze primary sources. Also, I learned not to shy away from using photos, paintings, and political cartoons in our studies. These can be even more powerful than the written word. Some great resources have come along to really help teachers get students to engage with primary sources on the appropriate age level. My favorite is Read Like A Historian from Stanford University. Read Like a Historian has primary sources for American and World History. The primary sources are well organized and come with questions that guide students through reading, understanding and analyzing the text. Two other great resources is DocsTeach from the National Archives.... and the Famous Speech section on Newsela. These are great because you can change the reading level of the famous speech! 3. Cartoons and Graphic Novels I loooved teaching with cartoons and graphic novels and my students adored it! One of my favorite artists is Bentley Boyd. He creates cartoons based on a ton of history topics, but mostly American History. You can buy books of his work, by topic on Amazon and he offers previews and lesson ideas on his website. I also love the books through the company called Graphic Library. Here are some on Amazon. Epic! Books also has some available. Here is a collection I organized for you! 4. The Internet with Accommodation Tools These days we can find all the information we need online but sometimes it is hard for students. Here is a list of tools that will help you and your students access online content. My two favorites are Print Friendly and SMMRY. In the table, choose "Reading" under "Area of Concern". 5. Outside Readers There are many great informational text readers that can be added to curriculum. I love using Newsela. They have a U.S. History and World History content area that is to die for! Readworks is also a great place to go for history content based upon reading level. My absolute favorite, which will not come as a surprise, is Epic! Books. Their informational text section is phenomenal and can easily be used to drive content in your classroom! I hope that this has been helpful! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out in the comments below and if you would like to add to the conversation please tell us how you are getting rid of textbooks in you classroom. Also, you may want to go to my TPT store and check out some activities that come with the reading or notes so you're entire lesson is all together in one resource! Click her to check some of those out!
As we approach the beginning of the school year, I'm sure many of you are thinking about changes you will make in your classroom and many of you will be entering the classroom for the first time. Congratulations!!!!!!! When I entered the classroom, oh sooooooooo many years ago, I was handed an American history textbook that was 15 years old (the textbook had great hope that Ronald Reagan would be a great president 😜). To accompany that terrible textbook, I was given a teacher version. The only difference between the teacher version and the student version was that it had answers to the three questions at the end of every section. I was okay though. My ed program had prepared me for a world where textbooks were not the end all and be all. Unfortunately, though, for my students I solved this problem by creating overhead transparencies for every topic. My notes were fun, included clipart, and I can tell a story like a sailor so my kids really enjoyed this but..... uh. I lectured the content to them for 180 days. We discussed, annotated, created illustrated notes... but I lectured the content to them for 180 days. I'm sorry kiddos... I tried but I failed. Fast forward many, many years and I still didn't teach with a textbook. We had them in the class, we used them every now and then as a reference, I use textbooks for sub plans, and for many years we used them to build pyramids in Egypt and to hold up our aqueducts in Rome! So how do I teach my content without textbooks without lecturing my content for 180 days? 1. Walk the Room/Gallery Walk Organizing the most important content into concise notes is not a bad things, but now I like to let the kids explore the content and take notes on their on. I will organize each topic onto a slide that is easy to read and colorful (or I print them out onto colored paper) I tape them up around the classroom and students travel with a partner and either complete a note taking activity (I use a ton of foldables) or answer some overarching questions. With my struggling learners I give them a copy of the slides with content missing so they can fill in the pertinent information but keep up with the pace of the other students. Since the students are walking around and absorbing the content at their own pace, I walk around and clarify misconceptions, ask questions, and challenge my students to make connections. Usually when we reassemble to a whole group, I might ask one or two questions that get to the essential question of the lesson. The kids love this because they are up, moving, and socializing with friends. They also like that they get to access me more readily! My students taking notes on the 5 Themes of Geography. Some of my favorite Walk the Room activities is one I do on the Bill of Rights and another one for the Persian War. Click on each to see more:) 2. Primary Sources I loooooooove to teach with primary sources but was always so intimidated by them because the reading level was often way to high for my students and to really teach them you need to unpack the vocabulary, find its place in context, etc. One of the things I learned early was that my students didn't need to read an entire document. I started to get them to analyze just a couple of sentences or a paragraph and that allowed me to teach how we analyze primary sources. Also, I learned not to shy away from using photos, paintings, and political cartoons in our studies. These can be even more powerful than the written word. Some great resources have come along to really help teachers get students to engage with primary sources on the appropriate age level. My favorite is Read Like A Historian from Stanford University. Read Like a Historian has primary sources for American and World History. The primary sources are well organized and come with questions that guide students through reading, understanding and analyzing the text. Two other great resources is DocsTeach from the National Archives.... and the Famous Speech section on Newsela. These are great because you can change the reading level of the famous speech! 3. Cartoons and Graphic Novels I loooved teaching with cartoons and graphic novels and my students adored it! One of my favorite artists is Bentley Boyd. He creates cartoons based on a ton of history topics, but mostly American History. You can buy books of his work, by topic on Amazon and he offers previews and lesson ideas on his website. I also love the books through the company called Graphic Library. Here are some on Amazon. Epic! Books also has some available. Here is a collection I organized for you! 4. The Internet with Accommodation Tools These days we can find all the information we need online but sometimes it is hard for students. Here is a list of tools that will help you and your students access online content. My two favorites are Print Friendly and SMMRY. In the table, choose "Reading" under "Area of Concern". 5. Outside Readers There are many great informational text readers that can be added to curriculum. I love using Newsela. They have a U.S. History and World History content area that is to die for! Readworks is also a great place to go for history content based upon reading level. My absolute favorite, which will not come as a surprise, is Epic! Books. Their informational text section is phenomenal and can easily be used to drive content in your classroom! I hope that this has been helpful! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out in the comments below and if you would like to add to the conversation please tell us how you are getting rid of textbooks in you classroom. Also, you may want to go to my TPT store and check out some activities that come with the reading or notes so you're entire lesson is all together in one resource! Click her to check some of those out!
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As we approach the beginning of the school year, I'm sure many of you are thinking about changes you will make in your classroom and ma...
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Teaching history doesn't have to just involve textbooks. Here is how you can teach history without textbooks or tests!
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Endangered Animals Activity Kit is a fun, interactive way for students to learn, while integrating science, ELA, and social studies! Make learning without a textbook motivating and exciting for students! Included in this kit you will find: -Endangered Animals Menu (keeps students’ independent learning focused with 6 activity choices) -Endangered Animals Pamphlet (copy back to back to create pamphlet for recording research) -Endangered Animal Poster (research to report 3 facts) -Endangered Animal “I Am” Poem (research to write a poem from the perspective of an endangered animal) -Endangered Animal Art (plan and design an art project related to an endangered animal) -Endangered Animal Research Report (research and write a report) -Endangered Animal Slideshow (research to report in a slideshow) Prep for the kit is easy: print and copy activity sheets and activity direction cards. Place books (from your library), copies, direction cards and any additional materials (art supplies) in a bin or a bag for student access. Students can work independently or in small groups for science/ELA enrichment! One kit can last one week, or throughout the duration of your unit, depending on how much time you have. You may also use these projects as extensions for students who want to learn more independently. Each activity can also be implemented as a whole group project. These activities are interactive and will keep students engaged in learning about endangered animals!
Westward Expansion: HANDS-ON LEARNING - Many people have less than fond memories of their History or Social Studies class. This could be due to the long hours they were forced to spend reading the dry, dull textbook in class (cue the Charlie Brown teacher reading aloud). Or maybe it is because of the vast volume of information that felt overwhelming at the time (think fire hydrant trying trying to pour into a water bottle). Social studies is just the opposite of dry and dull. And it certainly doesn’t need to feel overwhelming! This set of hands-on learning resources is meant to bring the LIFE back into your history or Social Studies lessons! Each component covers a different topic to bring back the flavor! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want MORE Westward Expansion resources? Check out additional passage sets and a complete UNIT planHERE! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Activity: TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD The activity is meant to get your students UP and MOVING! It is meant to bring the content from the pages of their textbooks to life by actively engaging the students. Simulation: HOMESTEAD ACT The simulation is meant to give your students a “taste” of what it might have felt like to live during this time in history. Game: GOLD RUSH The game is meant to provide a fun way for you to “sneak” information into your students’ minds without them realizing what you’re doing because they’re just having too much fun! PLUS Guided Notes for Each Topic (3 total) Guided notes are teacher-prepared hand-outs that outline the information that will be shared in a lesson. However, there are blanks left for students to fill in key concepts, facts, definitions, and phrases. Guided notes promote active engagement during a lesson and help important points jump out to students. → Teacher's Copy (answer key) → Copy for Highlighting → Copy for Taking Notes
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Clouds Activity Kit is a fun, interactive way for students to learn, while integrating science and ELA! Make learning without a textbook motivating and exciting for students! Included in this kit you will find: -Clouds Menu (keeps students’ independent learning focused with 6 activity choices) -Clouds Pamphlet (copy back to back to create pamphlet for recording research) -Clouds Cards (research cloud descriptions to complete cards—put them on a ring for safe keeping) -Clouds Poem or Song (research to write a poem from the perspective of a cloud) -Cloud Art (plan and design an art project related to clouds) -Clouds Research Report (research and write a report) -Clouds Slideshow (research to report in a slideshow) Prep for the kit is easy: print and copy activity sheets and activity direction cards. Place books (from your library), copies, direction cards and any additional materials (art supplies) in a bin or a bag for student access. Students can work independently or in small groups for science/ELA enrichment! One kit can last one week, or throughout the duration of your unit, depending on how much time you have. You may also use these projects as extensions for students who want to learn more independently. Each activity can also be implemented as a whole group project. These activities are interactive and will keep students engaged in learning about clouds! Thanks for viewing! Please see the preview! Amber Socaciu
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In case you can't tell from the obscure title of this post, I'm going to talk about teaching United States history without textbooks. Not that I have anything against textbooks. Except I do. They are boring with a capital Stab Me In The Ear and End My Misery. I know this because I attempted to teach U. S. history with a textbook and my children tried to stab me in the ear. With their whining and complaining. Needless to say, I gave up on the book rather quickly. My next step, once the textbook was demoted to the pile of books I use as a tripod for my camera, was to search ALL OVER Homeschool Internet Land for the perfect one-stop U. S. history book. This experience was much like getting stuck in a Hall of Mirrors, confused by all the distortions. There were problems, to say the least, and it went beyond the obvious challenge of the sheer volume of selection. I didn't want anything with the words "God's plan for the U. S. as shown through history!" because, quite frankly, I find that idea a bit arrogant. And it's more than a bit slanted to the Christian viewpoint. So I narrowed the hunt down to secular history books, which is more challenging to do in Homeschool Land than you might think. But then I came across one that started off sort of like this.... Think back to the time before the earth was formed, when everything was a black void and..... Just stop right there. What? You want me to think back to before the earth was formed? That's not even possible. And you want to call that history? Uh huh. If they had only changed "think" to "imagine" I would object less, because then the author's theory of what it was like at that time wouldn't be presented as a fact. I intend to raise critical thinkers here, people, and that type of text doesn't help. I gave up the attempt to find one all-encompassing book to teach elementary level U. S. History. Instead, I spent hours and hour and hours and hours honing those latent over-achieving tendencies as I poured through our library and Amazon, looking for topic-specific history books. Did I mention the hours I spent doing this? HOURS. (More proof that you never fully recover from over-achievement addiction.) I may no longer hand-decorate 3-tiered birthday cakes, but by god I research the hell out of curriculum! By the time I finish planning just this part of history, I'll have spent so much time at the library that I might as well set up camp in the children's department with a Goblet of Fire-esque tent (of course!) and mooch off of the library's free internet and bathrooms I don't have to clean. I still have the Revolution to plan too! Might as well move in. I actually had a couple of goals in mind when creating our own history curriculum, which is unlike me. I'm very goalophobic, after all. But this time I actually had some sort of plan. It's like I'm becoming an real adult or something. Weird. But here is what I had in mind when planning our history... No boring books Hands-on learning Challenge the superficial white European beliefs about our history - i.e. that the Indians were a sparsely populated, primitive people running around in loin cloths and bird feathers, at the whim of Mother Nature with no way to influence their environment, making them the type of people who really should have been invaded for their own good. And it was God's plan to kill them off with small pox so we pilgrims could steal their left-behind supplies. That kind of stuff. Basically, I'm not concerned with the memorization of facts but more focused on my boys understanding the ideas at the root of our national history. Here I'm going to list out all of the books I found to teach Native American history. Doing this is risky because you could look at this book list and say, "Shit, Heather, you spent all of that time and this is all you came up with? You suck!" And maybe I do suck. I don't know. You probably shouldn't listen to anything I say about homeschooling. I don't know why you're still reading this. Starting off American history with who came here first and how. Who Discovered America Start here. At the back of this book. I'm not kidding, start at the back. This book fits more into the explorers section of U. S. history than early Native American, but the end of the book talks about the latest archeological evidence of the very first people to come to America. (Spoiler alert! It may not have been across the Bering Strait.) (Spoiler #2! I'll use this book again for the explorer unit.) If you have an advanced reader who is super interested in more details, I recommend Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 by Charles Mann. If you are interested, read it yourself or 1491 by the same author. American History Interactive 3-D maps This book has a 3-D map you can make that demonstrates the Bering Strait immigration theory (to the left there), along with maps to other major events in history. The boys and I talked briefly about Central and South American natives - the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans, of course. If I had found this book earlier, I would have read it aloud to them. We also briefly talked about the ancient North American Indians, but I still wish we'd had that book. (Spoiler #3! We have her books on explorers and colonists and I've read them, which is why I wish we'd had the earlier ones.) We didn't spend an tremendous amount of time on this part of history. Much of it is still unknown and my kids didn't show much curiosity to know deeper details, which is my cue to move on. We're doing a timeline of U. S. history so it helps us keep better track of how the Native American history evolved from the ancient people to the more advanced civilization they had before 1492. Now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of Native American history Native Americans: An Inside Look at the Tribes and Traditions This is a DK book. I like DK published kid books and so do my boys. This particular book was published back in 2001, so it lacks the latest in research on how America was first populated and I skipped the first chapter in the book. (We'd already covered the topic anyway.) I think this book does a good job of giving overall information on family, spiritual and daily life and then moves on to the regional area tribes. We read each chapter on the tribes, say on Northeast Woodland Indians, for example, and then detoured into region specific hands-on projects from.... Iroquois longhouse project Easy Make and Learn Northeast Indians We used several projects out of this that I felt reinforced important aspects of their history, such as their agricultural practices and how they lived in tune with the seasons. (Did I almost sound like I know what I'm doing or what?!) This teacher's website shows video examples of how he used these projects in his class. Again, my point in doing this specific work was not to make them memorize anything, but to help the boys understand how advanced of a society the Native Americans had before European "discovery." Oh, and to have some fun too...that's an important point. and Easy Make and Learn Southwest Indians Dude, these people hunted rabbits by throwing sticks at them and picked prickly pear with these giant cactus tongs. Like, successfully! It blows our ever-loving Nintendo/microwave oven mind they were able to figure these things out and live. Who would have ever looked at a rabbit racing across the desert and thought, hmm, I'm gonna take this big stick, throw it at that motherfucker and kill it? Human ingenuity is astounding. Northwest Coastal Cedar Plank House Some of the projects in those two books can be used for other regional tribe studies, like the basket weaving or papoose project. I just realized that sentence sounds like something the head psychiatrist of a mental ward would say. Basket weaving? Total insane asylum activity. But some days it's hard to tell the difference between homeschool and the looney bin, so whatever. This website has free printable projects too and we used the cedar plank house when we studied the Northwest coastal Indians. If you really want to flip your hands-on history lid, go to this website and follow the directions for building a wigwam. You learn how the Indians used math to build them. If you really, really want to flip your history lid, make your kids construct you a real, live moon lodge where you can escape during your period and someone else does all of the child care, cooking and cleaning for you. I don't know how Native American women felt about this, and in my younger, single college days I thought this practice was very anti-feminist. How dare those primitive men make women disappear during their period, as if they were tainted! But now I have a family and a home and enough dirty dishes in the sink to rival Mt. Everest and I'm all, HELL YEAH, I'M GOING TO THE MOON LODGE FOR THREE DAYS! I'm convinced this moon lodge thing is a version of heaven. The Three Sisters Native North American Foods and Recipes We used this book along with the Northeast Indian Make and Learn book for more detailed information on how Indians cultivated crops and food (see picture to the right). We also used a book titled American Indian Science: A New Look at Old Cultures by Fern G. Brown for similar purposes. (Amazon doesn't have it, so no link.) I felt both of these were important in conveying the idea that this was a more advanced civilization than we assumed. Nations of the Southeast I selected this book because it's the area where we live. Our hands-on learning for this region comes from visiting actual historical sites in our area, so you wouldn't care about the details unless you live in the same area. Basically it includes planned field trips to historical sites with some reenactment festivals thrown in. Mix and bake for your area. And so that's how I'm teaching U. S. history without using a textbook. You could also call this How a Recovering Overachiever Channels Her Need For Both Intellectual Challenges and Bucking The Status Quo. Stay tuned for Part II of this series - explorers! Or? Stay tuned for news of my commitment to the crazy farm where I attend basket weaving classes. It's a toss up. (Did you make it to the end of this post? Good god, you deserve a gold star. If I gave those out. Which I don't. You should just feel good from the intrinsic motivation to better yourself.)
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Use these strategies to support struggling readers without wasting the time of grade level or advanced readers. They can be used for whole group or small group instruction. They can be used with any textbook or website. Ideas for differentiating are included. These are strategies that I used in my own secondary science classroom for more than 20 years. I know they work. I’ve seen them work in my own classroom and also in the classrooms of my colleagues in middle school and high school. They are simple to implement and are low prep. I give you a thorough explanation of why they work as well as how to use them. I also have included some blank templates for some of the graphic organizers I suggest. If you click on “download preview” you’ll see sample pages from the product. Other related products: You might also be interested in foldable guides for reading and writing in science. Each guide gives students hints and tips for recognizing text structures, choosing the best graphic organizer, and writing answers to questions from common text structures. See it here: Foldable Guides for Reading and Writing in Science How To Differentiate Written Tests For Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities Help your students with learning disabilities successfully take tests in your class using these 12 easy tips for formatting written tests. Personal Bookmarks Individual Task Cards For Use With Any Book, which will make it much easier and less time consuming to differentiate reading tasks in social studies and science while still addressing the standards of the ELA Common Core. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about this store. ☺
Your students will learn about geography and basic map skills in this complete unit--with both print and digital options--including an informational text you can use either in place of or in addition to your textbook. You can use the printable versions, go completely paperless, or use a combination ...
No textbook? No problem! Make social studies come alive in your 3rd grade classroom with this unit to teach students about the themes of geography. It is filled with fun, hands-on and engaging activities that your students will love! I have done all the planning for you. All you need to do is print and go! Included in this unit: Lesson pacing & planning guide Unit vocabulary cards for display Book suggestions Powerpoint & Google Slides for each lesson Lesson resources, printables, and notes for each lesson (gallery walks, stations, QR code scavenger hunt, Google maps mystery, photo and map analyses) Final Project "My Imaginary Place" I guarantee your students will be begging for social studies every day! Students will have many opportunities to collaborate with classmates, play games, get out of their seats, and learn why social studies is important and relevant in their own lives. Prep for you is quick and easy! As the teacher, all you have to do is print the materials and distribute them! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Melesia F. said, "I have used this resource to start looking ahead for next year. What a blessing this is! You took the guesswork out of the new standards." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Beverly P. said, "This unit is amazing and very thorough. The lesson plans and the ppts will be very helpful with distance learning. I can't wait until unit 2 is out. Thank you!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Linell C. said, "Exactly what I needed for our 5 themes of geography unit. Great resource since we don't have any textbooks. Thank you!" Love this unit? Buy the bundle here 3rd Grade World Geography Units Upcoming Units * Unit 1: Themes of Geography * Unit 2: Map Skills and Map Features * Unit 3: Environment and People * Unit 4: Exploration and Migration * Unit 5: Natural Disasters and People * Unit 6: Culture (Summer 2023) * Unit 7: Economy (TBD) This file is NOT editable. Having difficulty with this file? Visit the FAQs section, submit a help ticket, or ask a question on the Q & A tab before leaving feedback. You may also like... ⭐️ Carolina On My Mind {Non-fiction Articles About South Carolina} Terms of Use: The original purchaser is granted permission to reproduce these pages in unlimited quantities for their own classroom use. Duplication for an entire school, school system or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden unless you purchase additional licenses. You may, however, share this file with your own grade level without extra licenses. If you wish to share this idea on your social media site or blog, please link back to my TPT shop! If you find an error, or have questions or concerns, please feel free to email at [email protected]! Thank you!
❀ This set of worksheets/tests (with answer keys) is a companion to the textbook, Exploring Creation with Earth Science, by Rachael Yunis. ❁ Each worksheet/test provides a summary of the main concepts in the corresponding lesson in the textbook, particularly the diagrams and vocabulary found in bold print. ✿ After all the worksheets/tests are completed, your student will have a summary of all the major information in the book, and this information can be used for a final interactive “sum-it-all-up” quiz—be creative and make it fun! Related Products • Apologia Exploring Creation with Anatomy and Physiology: Lessons 1-14 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy (1st ed.): Lessons 1-14 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy (2nd ed.): Lessons 1-14 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Botany, 2nd edition: Lessons 1-14 tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Botany: Lessons 1-13 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics: Lessons 1-14 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 (Flying Creatures): Ch. 1-14 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, 2nd Edition: Ch. 1-14 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 2 (Swimming Creatures): Ch. 1-13 Tests • Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 (Land Animals) Lessons 1-14 Tests • Apologia Zoology 1, 2, & 3 (Flying, Swimming, Land Animals) Tests BUNDLE • Bundle of 11 Apologia Exploring Creation Science Test/Worksheets Copyright © Julie Lay. All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited, though you may use this product to make copies for the students in your class. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Clipart and elements found in this PDF made by the author are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.
