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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Being a book about a narrow string of English settlements and the people who live in them. Benjamin Franklin (wise and witty) is one of them. So is Peter Stuyvesant (nasty but efficient). Spaniards--priests and settlers--and Indians--the land's natives--live nearby. Do they all... Read Full Overview

Here is the story of how each of the original American colonies was formed and what social, economic, and religious factors caused the English colonists to set out for North America in a quest for freedom. The founding of Jamestown, the beginnings of slavery in North America,... Read Full Overview

This A History of US guide includes teaching strategies, conceptual frameworks, and assessment suggestions as well as a range of activities for enrichement and extension.

The teaching guides developed for Elementary schools were created to support 5th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. They present lesson ideas for each chapter and also groups of chapters called Parts. Part activities help to set context for reading... Read Full Overview

This A History of US guide includes teaching strategies, conceptual frameworks, and assessment suggestions as well as a range of activities for enrichement and extension.