Today, we're talking about teaching American History through literature in our homeschool. Come and take a deeper look at Beautiful Feet Books for the primary years. Since we're in the middle of getting ready for our new homeschool year, I asked my Daniel (age 8) what he wanted to study this fall. (I realize that

If you are looking to set up an early American history word wall, you're in the right place! This post features United States word wall tips and examples!

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This Four Unit Coursepack Bundle includes 27 products! It will provide you with a full semester's worth of activities in early American History! The products in this bundle will keep your students engaged, investigating, motivated, moving, competing, thinking, and learning at a high level for months! These activities are meant to support and build upon common American History units on the English Colonies, the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, and the Early Republic under Washington and Adams. You receive: -100 Unique American History Writing Prompts -Four Units of Speed Review, Study Guides, Unit Tests, Quizzes, and Answer Keys -Three separate Station Activities -Three Whole Class Simulations -Two full DBQ essays with instructions, guides, and suggested responses -A Fantasy Sports-Style Draft of American Rights and Liberties -A Political Convention between the Republicans and Federalists -A complete Mock Trial with evidence and testimony from the Boston Massacre -A Codebreaking Activity from the American Revolution -Plus other extensions, games, and activities!

Need a great way to address your content on Native Americans in the West or the Dawes Act? Want a no-prep resource to practice primary source analysis with your students? Investigate the Dawes Act of 1887 with this primary source analysis activity in a fun, engaging lesson! This 1-page handout provides the original legislation as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents and, in this case, the Dawes Act of 1887. Includes a significance wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information to explain the significance of the legislation. Answer Key is Provided! All images and other primary sources collected from Library of Congress, National Archives or public domain. Document image is not clear for text reading as all text is in reading block, but is provided for students to see actual document and to evaluate larger content such as dates and format. See sample for actual product. Great class or homework assignment! Related Products • New Frontier in American West SPRITE Social Studies Graphic Organizer • New Frontier in the West Primary Source Analysis Activity CCSS Handouts • Cherokee Creation Story Native American Document Analysis Activity • Christopher Columbus Meeting Natives American Document Analysis Activity • Early Native Policy w/ Jefferson American Document Analysis Activity • John Smith Native Encounters American Document Analysis Activity - Jamestown • Native Americans Settlement in North America Task Cards or Scavenger Hunt • Trail of Tears Cherokee Native Removal American Document Analysis Activity See other Primary Source Analysis Activities in my TpT Store! You may really like my U.S. Primary Source Analysis Bundle and My SPRITE Series! Related Resources: US Legislative Document Analysis Bundle - Ideal supplement to cover the political and legislative changes through American history. Supreme Court Cases Analysis Bundle - This is a great set of cases to help students investigate the types of cases that make it to the Supreme Court and the impact they have on American citizen's daily lives. American Speeches Analysis Bundle - Classic American Speeches help students analyze the impact of powerful and powerless Americans as they try to bring change to the country through the power of the word! World History Primary Source Analysis Bundle - Review key topics in World History as students practice the skill of analysis with this ready-to-print bundle. Buying from Michele Luck’s Social Studies If you like this resource, please leave feedback. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected] to let me know! You may also want to browse through my TpT Store for other rigorous and collaborative Social Studies resources that can make your in-class or digital and distance learning classroom more interactive for all students! Thank you for downloading. Happy Teaching!

Looking for a homeschool history curriculum for kindergarten through 3rd grade? Read through this Beautiful Feet Books Review to see if it's a good fit for you. Can I tell you a secret? I never

Focus on US History series offers a deeper understanding of American history through critical thinking and creative activities. The book The Era of Exploration & Discovery covers a range of topics including the Americas, Western Europe, the early explorers, and Spain and Portugal in the Americas. The book is divided into four chronological and thematic sections guided by the National Standards for History. Each unit includes a teacher guide, student background page, and student activity worksheets. The reading selections are from primary document sources and contemporary material designed to help students develop decision-making, comprehension, comparative skills, map skills, and interdisciplinary connections. Teacher guide sections provide an overview of the unit objectives and specific teaching suggestions for each activity. Assessment questions are included in the back of the book with the answer key. This 119-page book is reproducible for a single teacher and includes an answer key, glossary, and additional resource list. Suitable for grades 7-11.

My junior classes traces the evolution of American literary movements. At times, this organization can be challenging because it's hard to get student excited about early American literature. However, over the years, I've learned to appreciate this structure for a few reasons: First, chronological study allows students to see how history and literature affect and reflect one another. Similarly, working with different literary movements helps students see the evolution of American literature.

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As we near the end of our school year, I wanted to share one resource that has been a joy to use: Early American History by Beautiful Feet Books. For reference, we have a 2nd grader and a 4th grader this year, and I wanted a history curriculum that could be used by both students. Two years ago, we enjoyed learning about American history through The Playful Pioneers by The Peaceful Press. This was the perfect introduction to American history and it helped us establish a rhythm for my first year teaching two students. It was truly family-style, hands-on, and had wonderful book selections. I'd recommend it for the early years of elementary school. I knew we wanted to dive a little deeper into American history this year, and Beautiful Feet Early American History was a perfect fit for us. Choosing a grade level I wasn't sure whether to choose from the Early American History Primary Pack (recommended for K through 3rd grade) or the Early American History Intermediate Pack (recommended for 4th through 6th grade), but after looking at the book choices for both, I ended up deciding on the Primary Pack because I knew I could read many of the books to our entire family. I did use a few of the chapter books from the Intermediate Pack for independent reading choices for Liam, our 4th grader. Because both packs follow the same timeline, this worked seamlessly. We also began working through U.S. Geography through Literature Pack K-3 this year, which was a great fit as well. We'll continue working on this through the summer. Here's what I loved about this curriculum: + It's literature-based, which is our favorite way to learn. Instead of relying on textbooks or rote memorization, the books chosen are

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Enjoy taking your middle school and upper elementary students on an adventure of a lifetime known as the Oregon Trail! Students will form wagon teams and race each other to the Oregon Territory while learning about this important era in United States history. It’s a fantastic activity for any early American History class or to even use as a westward expansion simulation! Oregon Trail Game: Simulation Travel Guide

This thorough packet on the Age of Jackson era in US History is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and events they need to know for the unit. With a Google Doc version included, it's great for digital learning through Google Classroom! The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all facets of Early American History as well as standards-based Essential Questions to guide your unit! It starts off with a short introductory reading on Andrew Jackson and Early America, followed by the standards-based essential questions, then pages dedicated to each of the following: Vocabulary Geography People to Know A Timeline of the Age of Jackson Key Concepts Visual Literacy Content covered includes the Elections of 1824 & 1828, the Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Henry Clay and the American System, Transcendentalism, the Spoils System, Bank War, Panic of 1837, and much more! There are engaging analysis questions throughout the packet so that students are not just copying information, but thinking about the key concepts. Pages feature primary source excerpts and quotes, images for students to analyze, mapping to help improve geography skills, and more. It can be split up and used as worksheets or as a complete packet! Also included is an editable Google Docs version of the entire packet. This version features links to great online sources and is perfect for those of you who have gone paperless or use Google Classroom. A link to online readings to use with the printed version is included as well! All the major people, conflicts, and events of this period in US History are covered in this packet. It's the perfect resource to use throughout your unit to keep your students focused on what they need to know! A complete answer key is also included for your convenience. This resource can also be downloaded as part of my complete Age of Jackson Unit Plan Bundle. You can find more of my study guide packets here! Thanks so much for checking it out!

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