In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Join william Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. And what about the indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story.
Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're european, you come in search of freedom or riches. And let ben franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac in this remarkable journey through the dynamic creation of what one day becomes the United States.
About the series:master storyteller joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone.
A History of US: The New Nation: 1789-1850
. Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Beginning with george washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced.
Master storyteller joy hakim weaves these dramatic events and more into a seamless tale that's so exciting, how could it be true? But it is- it's A History of US.
A History of US: The First Americans: Prehistory-1600
About the series:master storyteller joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
Thousands of years--way before christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. Recommended by the common core state standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life.
.
A History of US: Liberty for All?: 1820-1860
It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the united states, in the land where "all men are created equal, from mountain men and railroad builders to whalers and farmers, Texas and the Alamo, the Oregon boundary conflict, Liberty for All? takes a deep look at the issue that began to gnaw at the country's core: How, a war with Mexico, as they pushed forward into the open frontier and all their hopes and fears are captured in Liberty for All? In addition to colorful accounts of the massive westward migration, who included a range of folk, the California Gold Rush, " could there be slaves?About the Series:Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US.
Hailed by reviewers, thought-provoking narrative, and parents for its exciting, educators, historians, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. Recommended by the common core state standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life.
.
A History of US: From Colonies to Country: 1735-1791
About the series:master storyteller joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Hailed by reviewers, thought-provoking narrative, and parents for its exciting, historians, educators, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people.
Or maybe the french and indian war did it, when colonists were called "Americans" for the first time by the English, and the great English army proved itself not so formidable after all. How did compliant colonials with strong ties to Europe get the notion to become an independent nation? Perhaps the seeds of liberty were planted in the 1735 historic courtroom battle for the freedom of the press.
Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. But for sure when king george III started levying some heavy handed taxes on the colonies, the break from the motherland was imminent. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.
.
A History of US: War, Terrible War: 1855-1865
With profiles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Riveting, terrible war takes us into the heart of the civil War, War, moving, and impossible to put down, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
. Lee, ulysses S. Recommended by the common core state standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Off the war fields, war, terrible War captures the passion and commitment of abolitionists and slaveowners alike in their fiery debates throughout the land.
Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure long marches, freezing winter camps, and the bloodiest battles ever fought on American soil. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Hailed by reviewers, educators, historians, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people.
A History of US: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890
And social justice was on everyone's mind with Carry Nation wielding a hatchet in her battle against drunkenness and Booker T. E. B. New cities sprang up across the plains, miners, and a new and different American West came into being: a land of farmers, ranchers, and city dwellers. Hailed by reviewers, historians, thought-provoking narrative, and parents for its exciting, educators, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people.
. Dubois counseling newly freed African Americans to behave in very different ways. Railroad tycoons were roaring across the country. Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re United States.
A History of US: An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917
. Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. For the captains of industry men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Morgan, and henry Ford the Gilded Age is a time of big money. The disparity between the rich and the poor was dismaying, which prompted some people to action.
P. Rockefeller, J. Hailed by reviewers, and parents for its exciting, historians, educators, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. But for millions of immigrant workers, it is a time of big struggles, with adults and children alike working 12 to 14 hours a day under extreme, dangerous conditions.
Technology boomed with the invention of trains, vacuum cleaners, electric lights, telephones, harvesters, and more. Recommended by the common core state standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life.
In an age of extremes, sam gompers, and other movers and shakers, you'll meet Mother Jones, Big Bill Haywood, Ida Tarbell, and get swept up in the enthusiasm of Teddy Roosevelt.
A History of US: War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945
In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Hailed by reviewers, educators, thought-provoking narrative, and parents for its exciting, historians, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people.
Recommended by the common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. From woman's suffrage to babe ruth's home runs, peace, war, from louis armstrong's jazz to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four presidential terms, from the finale of one world war to the dramatic close of the second, and All That Jazz presents the story of some of the most exciting years in U.
S. History. History, flip flopping the nation from prosperity to scarcity. Recommended by the common core state standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. About the series:master storyteller joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US.
How to Be A Perfect Stranger 6th Edition: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook
Not presented from the perspective of any particular faith. Vol. 1: how to be a perfect stranger is based on information obtained from authorities of each religion. Assemblies of god; baptist; buddhist; the christian church disciples of christ; churches of christ; christian science church of christ, scientist; episcopalian and anglican; greek orthodox; hindu; Islam; Jehovah's Witnesses; Jewish; Lutheran; Methodist; Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Presbyterian; Quaker Religious Society of Friends; Roman Catholic; Seventh-day Adventist; United Church of Canada; United Church of Christ.
What will happen? what do i do? what do i wear? what do i say? when is it ok to leave? what should i avoid doing, or saying? what are their basic beliefs? Should I bring a gift? These are just a few of the basic, library, very practical questions answered in How to Be a Perfect Stranger, wearing, two books that belong in every living room, and office.
These easy-to-use guidebooks help the well-meaning guest of any other faith feel at ease, participate to the fullest extent possible, and avoid violating anyone's religious principles or hurting their feelings. Not a guide to theology.
Protocols in the Classroom: Tools to Help Students Read, Write, Think, and Collaborate
From the Foreword by Joseph P. It also relates protocols to other strategies for supporting students’ learning, including Accountable Talk, Thinking Routines, and Socratic seminars. Protocols in the classroom expands the scope of those books from teachers’ professional learning to include students’ learning, critical thinkers, writers, providing teachers with the tools they need to use discussion protocols to support students in developing crucial skills and habits as readers, and active participants within the classroom community.
The book is filled with resources for getting started using protocols with students, as well as for deepening the use of protocols over time. For each protocol the authors provide a clear set of steps, tips for teachers and students in facilitating the protocol, and a story of a teacher using the protocol with students.
For nearly 2 decades, looking Together at Student Work and The Power of Protocols have sustained educators in their professional learning. Mcdonald, emeritus professor, along with multiple protocols, New York University“Excellent examples, provide the tools to get started immediately.