The K12 Virtual Primary School History Curriculum:
A Participant’s-eye View
Appendices
Susan Ohanian
Independent Researcher
Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU)
Education Policy Studies Laboratory
College of Education
Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Box 872411
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-2411
April 2004
POLICY STUDIES LABORATORY
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Policy Research Unit
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Education Policy Studies Laboratory
Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
College of Education, Arizona State University
P.O. Box 872411, Tempe, AZ 85287-2411
Telephone: (480) 965-1886
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E-mail: epsl@asu.edu
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APPENDIX A
Outline of the K12, Inc. Kindergarten History Curriculum
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Our World
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Australia: The Land Down Under
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The Amazon Rain Forest
It Came from Brazil
High in the Andes
On the Pampas
Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
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Life in the Sahara
Southern Africa and the Kalahari Desert
The African Savannah
Central Africa and the Congo Rain Forest
African Villages and Cities
South American Scenes
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Slow Boat Through China
Living in China
A Tour of Japan
Japan: Of Peaches & Puppets
Into India
The Arabian Peninsula
An African Safari
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Let’s Visit Spain
Let’s Visit England
Let’s Visit France
Let’s Visit Ireland
Germany & the Brothers Grimm
Let’s Visit the Netherlands
Asia: The Asian Adventure
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Animals of the Outback
Outback and City
Under the Sea in theh Land Down Under
Europe: Many Countries, Many Stories
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Our Earth Our Home
Name the Continent
Moving in the Right Direction
Get Ready to Travel
Land of Ice and Snow
Penguins in Antarctica
North America: From Maple Leaf to Cactus Branch
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Oh, Canada!
Here We Go to Mexico, Part 1
Here We Go to Mexico, Part 2
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This Land Is Your Land
America the Beautiful
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From Sea to Shining Sea, Part 1
From Sea to Shining Sea, Part 2
10. The First Americans
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The Anasazi of the Southwest
The Plains Indians
Indians of the Eastern Woodlands
11. A New World
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Christopher Columbus
The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving
Thirteen English Colonies and the Story of William Penn
Junipero Serra in California
12. Becoming Our Own Nation
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“Yankee Doodle”—The American Revolution
Betsy Ross and the First American Flag
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
13. A Nation Grows Up
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Johnny Appleseed
Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea
Paul Bunyan
Sequoyah’s Great Invention
14. Liberty and Justice For All
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad
“Honest Abe”: Abraham Lincoln
Susan B. Anthony: Women’s Rights
15. America on the Move
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
John Henry and the Railroad
The Statue of Liberty
Immigrants to America
16. Doers and Dreamers
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Thomas Alva Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington Carver
Jane Addams and Hull-House
Andrew Carnegie
The Wright Brothers: First to Fly
17. Let Freedom Ring
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Eleanor Roosevelt: “First Lady of the World”
Jackie Robinson
Cesar Chavez: “Yes, it can be done!”
Rose Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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APPENDIX B
Outline of the K12, Inc. First Grade History Curriculum
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Getting Around This Great Big World
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Early Civilizations
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Pyramids and Ziggurats
Sargon Conquers Mesopotamia
Abraham Goes to Canaan
Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
The Israelites
The Tower of Babel
Hammurabi: The Fair King
A Mesopotamian Myth: The Legend of Gilgamesh
Rivers as Roads in Mesopotamia
Ancient Kingdoms Rise and Fall
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Nomads: Wandering Families
Nomads Settle in the Fertile Crescent
The First Villages
Egyptians Lived Along the Nile River
Gods of Ancient Egypt
Egypt Becomes One Country
Hieroglyphics
More Early Writing
Mummies
The Great Pyramid
Tutankhamen—King Tut
The Egyptian Cinderella
The Rise of Ancient Empires
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Getting Around the Globe
Way to Go: Directions
Our world: The Lay of the Land
What Is History?
What is Archaeology?
Egypt Weak and Strong
A Woman as Pharaoh
Ramses II: the Great Builder
Moses in the Basket
The Exodus from Egypt
David, Israel’s Second King
Solomon, the Wise King
The Warrior Who Built a Library
Back to Babylon
Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian Myth
Ancient Greece, Part I: The Land and the Myths
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Ancient Crete
Theseus and the Minotaur
Life in Ancient Greece
The Greek Gods
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Ancient Greece, Part II: From Athens to Alexander
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Athena Gets a City
Athens and Democracy
Sparta: Be Brave and Strong
Persia Rising: Darius on the Move
The Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Golden Age of Athens: Pericles
Lovers of Wisdom
Greeks Fight Each Other: The Peloponnesian War
Young Alexander
Alexander the Great
Ancient India
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The Judgment of Paris
The Trojan War: Part 1
The Trojan War: Part 2
Homer’s Great Greek Epics
Let the Olympic Games Begin
Greek Myths: Arachne and King Midas
Greek eroes: Perseus & Hercules
The Mystery of Mohenjo-Daro
Ancient Hinduism
The Ganges River
The Ramayana
Siddhartha Gautama: The Buddha
Asoka and the Spread of Buddhism
A Jataka Tale: The Monkey King
Ancient China
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Farming in Ancient China
Early China: The Discovery of Silk
Chinese Calligraphy
Confucius: The Wise Teacher
The Emperor Builds a Wall
The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di
The Han Dynasty
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APPENDIX C
Outline of the K12, Inc. Second Grade History Curriculum
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Getting Around This Great Big World
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Ancient Rome
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Pax Romana
Birth of Jesus
Beginnings of Christianity
Nero and the Burning of Rome
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Bread and Circuses: Roman Amusements
Rome Divides and Falls
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Meet Julius Caesar
Crossing the Rubicon
Caesar Meets Cleopatra
4. I Came, I saw, I Conquered
The Death of Caesar
The First Roman Emperor
Roman Empire and Roman Peace
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Romulus and Remus
Horatius at the Bridge
Roman Republic and Cincinatus
Roman God and Goddesses
The Myth of Ceres and Prosperina
Roman Builders
Caesar to Augustus
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Getting Around the Globe
Way to Go: Directions
Our World: The Lay of the Land
What Is History?
What Is Archaeology?
The Story of Saint Valentine
Rome Divides in Two
Constantine the Chrsitian Emperor
The Coming of the Barbarians
Attila the Hun
The Fall of Rome
Byzantium Rises
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The Contributions of Rome
Constantinople: The New Rome
Justinian, the Just Emperor
theodora: Acress to Empress
Hagia Sophia
Nicholas: The Children’s Saint
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The Early Middle Ages in Western Europe
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The Rise of Islam
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The Barbarians Stake Their Claims
Angles and Saxons in Britain
How Arthur Became King
Guinevere Wins Arthur’s Heart
A New Role for the Christian Church
Life in a Monestary
Muhammad and the Beginning of Islam
Mecca: The Holy City of Islam
Islam Becomes an Empire
Many Mosques
A Muslim Story: The Hundredth Name
Baghdad: The Jewel of Learning
A World in Turmoil
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Threat from the North: Viking Warriors on the Move
Viking Shipbuilders and Explorers
Viking Life
Viking Gods and Goddesses
Buried in Style
The Normans Invade England
10. The Feudal World
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What Was Feudalism?
Building a Castle
Life in a Castle
What is Knighthood?
A Famous Knight: St. George and the Dragon
Supposing You Were a Serf
11. Crusades Abroad and Changes in Europe
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Command from the Pope
Richard the Lion-Hearted and Saladin
The Legend of Robin Hood
King John and the Magna Carta
The Hundred Years War
Joan of Arc: The Girl Who Saved France
12. Medieval African Empires
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Welcome to Africa
Ghana: Gold Kingdom
Sundiata: Liong King of Mali
Mansa Musa of Mali
Alll the Way to Timbuktu
Ibn Battuta: An Amazing Traveler
13. Medieval China
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Remembering Ancient China
The Grand Canal
Buddhism in China
The Trading Tang: The Silk Road
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Mulan
The Inventive Song Dynasty
14. Feudal Japan
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Japan: The Island Kingdom
Shinto, An Ancient Japanese Religion
Buddhism in Japan
Feudal Japan
Life of a Samurai
Kublai Khan Attacks—Twice!
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