View this schedule in WEB LAYOUT for it to look right. (Go to view in the toolbar area– in Microsoft Word – and
choose web layout.) If you are going to print this schedule you can change it back to print layout and then arrange the
tables so they will print out correctly after you’ve adjusted, deleted or added to the schedule to suit your family.
This schedule will be updated, tweaked and possibly added to for some time. Please check GuestHollow.com for
updates. Updates can be found by navigating to curricula and then to American History 2. I will post the most recent
date the schedule was changed online.
This free American history supplement / curriculum / program was originally written for the target grades of 2-8. I'm
working on adding in components for high school (and additional "meat" for jr. high). It is also an excellent
supplement to any other history curriculum (for a variety of ages) with plenty of "gravy" like worksheets, printables,
links, extra reading, crafts, videos, lapbooks, activities and more.
American History 2 is what I'm writing for my son to use in the future. It's what I'm going to personally use and I'm
showing it to you. I don't make ANY claims about it. I've provided a downloadable version of our schedule that is free
to anyone who wants to check it out . I’m sharing it with you in honor of the multitude of blessings God has bestowed
on our family.
Our free homeschool American history curriculum uses a literature and activity approach. I've worked hard to include
a variety of materials and extras like lapbooks, videos, interactive websites, different types of books (visual, novels,
fiction, non-fiction, picture books, comic books), songs, and other resources.
Right now the program is in its "beta" version. That means I'm NOT done with it. Be aware that I will continue to work
on it and tweak it over the next few months to a year.
Books and Resources for American History 2
*Resources include books, workbooks, lapbooks, videos, and printables (including those found online for free).
I've scheduled in quite a few books (and other resources like videos and lapbooks) over this year's study. I've tried to
include a pretty large variety of titles for both advanced AND reluctant readers as well as different learners and ages.
Most of the titles have been chosen with my own son in mind (since this study is created for him after all!). He's a
reluctant reader and likes a lot of non-fiction and visual books as well as engaging, fictional stories based on real
events. Please note: you don't have to use all or even ANY of the titles I list. I've created a framework that you can
feel free to change and tweak as you wish. If you have a book you would rather use - then schedule it instead! This is
a pick-and-choose kind of history curriculum. There is plenty of room for change and adaptation. You may also want
to merely browse the titles I have listed and add extra reading to any other history curriculum you may have
purchased or are using. The titles I've chosen would go along well (in my opinion) with other literature based
programs like Sonlight, Winter Promise, My Father's World, Ambleside, Veritas and others.
You may want to take a look at my specific notes about each category of resources below. You can also browse the
titles, see pictures of the books and read more detailed descriptions on my website.
http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/history/americanhistory2/american_history_2_books.html.
Extras for High Schoolers or Kids Who Need More
Resources that are light gray in the schedule add in extra “meat” for high schoolers or super-motivated voracious
readers (etc.). They are totally optional for other ages. Sometimes (probably more often than not) the resources for
high school will be scheduled in so that they are read at a much faster pace than would be practical to read out loud
to lower level students. They also may contain material that may not be appropriate. Use your own discretion and be
on hand to edit or discuss, if you choose to use them with younger students. I didn’t create a separate schedule for
these materials because it makes it easier for you to choose what you want from each schedule category. If you don’t
want them, just delete the applicable rows.
I am not done creating work for older students so right now there are only a few extras for them. I’ll be working on
adding in more when time permits. I may not have this portion of the guide completed for several years since we
won’t be using it for that grade level until a much later date.
History of Us
I scheduled in the History of Us series (books 7-10) mainly because I got a request to do so and also because I have
them. I have a lot of mixed feelings about these books. They have what I personally consider a liberal bias/slant to
them and the writing style doesn’t appeal to me. It feels very “chatty” and for whatever reason, that irritates me.
When I went through the books the first time, I could barely stand to read them. My husband who happened to be
listening in and my oldest son also felt the same way. My daughter, however, LOVED them. She loved all of the
pictures. She loved the friendly text and all of the side bars, etc. They were her favorite history “text” by far. The
History of Us series IS very colorful and does contain some interesting stories. I can understand why so many
homeschoolers find them appealing.
I recommend you check out at least one of the books at the library before purchasing any of them, to see if they are
“your” style and if they mesh with your political beliefs.
Also, I HATE how these books jump around from one date to another and back again. The stories are not in order by
date. I’ve tried to plug the chapters in the best I can according to a combination of date and subject, but feel free to
adjust everything to your own liking. This history study was NOT designed around these books. They were plugged
into MY way of doing things.
If you use the History of Us series, you may want to take a look at some terrific free resources at PBS. These resources
have all sorts of suggestions with a lot of wonderful printables including student sheets and teacher’s guides. They
were designed for middle schoolers (I believe), although they would be terrific for high schoolers and you may also
like some of the lessons (or at least pictures/printables) for younger students. I recommend you at least take a peek
and see if there is anything you’d like to use.
You may also be interested in the series of videos available at Discovery Streaming that go along with the books:
Freedom – A History of Us.
Schedule Markings
Items marked DS can be obtained through Discovery Streaming. Some of the scheduled Discovery Streaming items
will require additional media packs like PBS, etc. or Discovery Streaming Plus (the best buy in my opinion). You can get
a subscription through Homeschool Buyers Co-op for the best price I’ve seen online. You may also be able to obtain
some of the movies available through Discovery Streaming at your local library. The numbers next to (DS) indicate
how long each movie runs.
tm
indicates a timeline entry associated with the scheduled item. Look at the timeline part of the schedule to see what
to enter into your timeline on that day.
mp Indicates
a map entry. Map entries are not complete in this Beta version of the schedule. If you’d like to help out
with map assignments, please contact me.
Supplies
I’ve listed major supplies that go with most activities and recipes but have left out the most common materials like
water, glue, scissors, etc. You will want to double check activity instructions and recipes to make sure you have
everything that’s needed. 
Readers
Readers are chosen with the idea that your student will probably read them silently, however they are fine for readalouds too! They are usually “easier” and chosen with my reluctant reader in mind. History selections can be either
read-alouds or readers depending on your child’s age, ability and interest. Some of the history selections may be too
difficult for a younger student to read alone and may contain issues you want to preview or discuss as you read along.
You can, of course, substitute any other book(s) of your choosing. Because I’ve organized weeks by topic/time period,
it should be easy to plug in your favorites. Older students (like a high schooler) may want to skip the really easy
reader selections in favor of some of the history selections you think are appropriate for this year’s literature. Don’t
underestimate what you can learn from “easy” books though. I’ve personally learned more from homeschooling my
children with “kid’s books” than I ever did from a textbook in high school.
Picture Books/ Easy Readers
If you have a younger sibling tagging along, a very reluctant reader, an adopted child learning English or a learning
disabled child you can read (or assign) the week’s picture book (or easy reader) choice instead of the more involved
books. Picture books are also a good option for those weeks that are really busy and you just don’t have time to do
the read-alouds, but don’t want to get behind schedule. They will cover the same basic material or time period but
just not as in depth. Sometimes I schedule a “harder” picture book as a reader. You can also use picture books as a
“book basket” item. These are books you make available, but don’t necessarily assign. The books in this category are
going to be pretty simple (sometimes even just a few lines of text on a page) and usually much more visual than the
other choices. Anyway, do what you want with these recommendations. Use ‘em, toss ‘em or keep them in reserve. ;)
DVD’s
I’ve used the designation “DVD’s” in the schedule, although that section may contain videos from a variety of sources,
including online.
President’s Study
The President’s Study is optional. I’ve chosen to schedule in the series of books by Mike Venezia as well as some DK
biographies and other titles. A less expensive, less hassle alternative to the individual book titles is to purchase ONE
book featuring the presidents. I suggest either of the following: Have Fun with the Presidents: Activities, Projects, and
Fascinating Facts (for younger students as it has activities, crafts, games and recipes, etc.) or National Geographic’s
Our Country’s Presidents (listed on Amazon for grades 5-8). Another good book is Time for Kids: Presidents of the
United States (listed on Amazon for grades 3-6).
You can see a free Google Books preview of Have Fun with the Presidents to get an idea of the content.
The National Geographic book is beautiful with nice, glossy pictures and large, easy to read text. Quick facts are next
to a full page size picture of each president and there are 3-4 pages of information presented in an attractive fashion.
There are also sections interspersed throughout the book about different subjects like the White House (with a cutaway illustration, the powers of the president, presidential landmarks, kids in the White House and more.
The Time for Kids book has only one page per president with a more juvenile feel to the graphics and layout. On each
page spread it has a “timeline” of key dates and there are a few other sections too like one on the White House, the
three branches of government and more. Otter actually likes this book better than the one from National Geographic,
maybe because there is less to read, LOL….or maybe it’s more kid-friendly (to him). 
Feel free to choose your own books or use information from the Internet to complete each week’s study.
If you don’t do the president’s study, you may still wish to enter each presidency into your timeline for a better
understanding of who fit in “when”. 
At any time of the year you may wish to assign a biography report. You can use this free template to help your
student organize his/her thoughts for a paper. This might be a good writing assignment to do for some of the
presidents. I wouldn’t assign it weekly though in order to avoid burnout.
I’ve also scheduled in a free song you can listen to on the Internet. It’s listed every Friday for the duration of the year.
You might get sick of it long before. Feel free to substitute with another song or skip it entirely, if you wish. If you
listen to it at least once a week though, you’ll probably get it memorized eventually. You can get the lyrics here. I
recommend you print the lyrics out and store them at the front of your student’s notebook (if you have one).
There are also some other songs you may prefer. You can find several different ones online. Find your favorite (or mix
‘em up) and practice throughout the year. Another song (with a better melody, in my opinion) is at YouTube, but you
know how the Internet is – it might not be there tomorrow.
You will also need to download this free PDF of presidents to cut out for your timeline.
There are also some free lapbook components at Homeschool Share. You can either do the lapbook components or
the color & cut cards or the notebooking pages or any combo you wish.
American Artists Study
The Great American Artists study is optional. I’ve scheduled in one artist and related activities per week from the
book Great American Artists.
The way I’ve scheduled it, your child will be introduced to each artist by listening to you read several short
paragraphs. Then s/he will view some of the artist’s work. There is usually a full color example in the book we are
using as well as Internet links to pictures that have been screened by the author as well as additional sites or images I
may have found. After viewing the material there will be an art activity that helps your child explore the artist’s style.
Included are photos of other children’s completed work for inspiration.
Because the book introduces 75 different artists, you won’t be covering them all. I’ve tried to choose a variety of
artists and activities, but you can go through the book (or other sources) and plug in your favorites.
I’ve scheduled in notebooking pages for each artist, but consider those optional based on the amount of time you
have available and your student’s interest.
I list the supplies you need for each activity in the notes section below each week’s schedule. I’ve also scheduled in a
few books to help make your study more rich and to add more options.
Science?
I’ve scheduled in some optional science related studies that are related to this year’s history. These items do not
make up a complete year’s worth of science though, so I recommend you choose a separate science program. You can
consider these items to be part of your history study, basically. They are just small unit studies that enrich specific
time period coverage or some of the novels/books that are being used. If you don’t have time for them, just ignore. 
Notebooks
If you are interested in notebooking, I’ve scheduled optional notebooking assignments. Basically you store your
child’s history related work in a 3 ring notebook and this makes a nice portfolio at the end of the year. Sometimes the
notebooking will include penmanship related to the week’s studies or writing assignments. It may also include
mapping assignments and any other “paper” project you can store in a notebook. If you choose to do History Pockets
during the Civil War portion, I also recommend you store those in your child’s notebook. You can add your own
copywork assignments and just whatever, too.
I recommend you have some plastic page protectors on hand so you can slip in awkward items that aren’t holepunched.
Lapbooks
This year I tried to schedule in a variety of lapbooks. I’ve found that lapbooks help my son retain what he’s learning.
Besides making information stick, we think they are also fun to make and then look through when you are done! You
can find more information about lapbooks online, like at this Squidoo Lens by Jimmie. I tried to include lapbook
freebies, but I’ve also scheduled in a few lapbooks you would need to purchase, if you choose to do them. Some kids
love lapbooks and others don’t. If you have one that doesn’t, you may want to skip them. For some kids, it helps to
already have the materials cut out ahead of time and available in a Ziploc bag. That way your child is only doing the
writing and then pasting the items into his/her folder. You can also put lapbook items onto cardstock and store the
pages in your notebook.
By the way, lapbooks aren’t just for little kids! Older students may enjoy making them too. If your older student is
interested in lapbooking, you may want to approach it more like making a learning scrapbook. Your older student can
even design his/her own lapbook elements.
Timeline
I’ve schedule in lots of different timeline entries. I have a free timeline you can download from my site. You can also
use any other timeline, of course.  I like to enter in pictures of book covers on our timeline as well as timeline
figures and a few hand-drawn or written items. Book covers help to trigger memories of reading through different
materials and they are also a nice visual review of all the great books you’ve read!
Workbook
My daughter was always a workbooky kid. She LOVED workbooks. I’ve scheduled in two workbooks to keep the
continuity from my first year program and for those of you who like this method of teaching/learning. They are nice in
that they sum up material pretty succinctly and they also give kids some practice with “traditional” school type
materials. They also give kids some practice with working more independently. You have to have the ability to
summarize material and choose the most correct answers, etc. Some of these skills may help with those who have to
do some yearly testing. They are also nice for moms who want a little reassurance. Workbooks aren’t evil, LOL! They
can work in nicely into a literature rich curriculum to add a little “extra”. If you hate workbooks, just skip them.
Websites
I’ve included various website links that may help to enhance the weekly topics. I tend to favor websites that have
something “extra cool” (at least in my opinion) or interactive vs. just some text to read (you have enough text to read
already scheduled in, don’t ya think? LOL!). Please use caution and your discretion. The web is always changing and
what was safe to look at yesterday may not be today! PREVIEW links to make sure they are appropriate for your
family. None of the scheduled websites are integral to the program so all of you on dial up or
slow/intermittent/expensive connections – feel free to skip them.
Don’t Get Overwhelmed!
This schedule contains far more activities than may be reasonable for you to get through. I’m NOT kidding!
There is probably no way you will get to each and every single thing. Like everything I design, this is a totally
pick and choose curriculum with lots of extras and optional items! I am such an extras junkie! I like LOTS of
options! Don’t feel overwhelmed and don’t think you have to check off every box or do every activity! It’s also
easy to substitute your own materials and books. Just delete the items in the editable schedule and replace
them with whatever you wish! You can also easily delete any rows that don’t apply to your student so they
don’t clutter up your schedule!
In the future I MAY provide a topic-led schedule as well as a bare bones schedule so you’ll have some choices
on your format and amount of content you have to “wade” through.
Organizing your materials
After going through the schedule and adjusting it to suit you, you can do several things to get ready for your
school year. One method I’ve read about recently is where you get 36 file folders, 1 for each week. Inside each
folder you put all the printouts of items you will need for that week as well as that week’s schedule. Each week
you pull out the appropriate folder and you are ready to go. There is no last minute printing or copying, etc.!
I personally print out things the Friday before the week when they will be used. That way if we get behind and I
end up not doing some printables, I haven’t wasted paper and ink.
Additional Thoughts
Warning! I have not been able to preview each and every item or video in this schedule yet! Use at your own
discretion! What’s OK for one family may not be for another so please check everything out to make sure it aligns
with your family’s beliefs, etc.! This is a study that I am ultimately designing for my own son and simply sharing what
we are going to do. What may work for us, may not for you. Keep this in mind!  If you come across something you
think should have a warning or be eliminated, please email me at homeschool@ourlosbanos.com.
Reading levels are taken from Scholastic.com and other online sources.
You may want to delete any of the notes following the weekly schedules that won’t/don’t apply to you - to save on
printing (if you decide to print the schedule).
Notes are listed below each week’s daily schedule. Please read the notes before doing each week!
This schedule is still being worked on. In the future I plan on adding mapping assignments correlated to assigned
books and will be tweaking and previewing things in more depth in preparation of using this schedule with my son. I
don’t make ANY claims whatsoever about this schedule. This is just what I’m going to do with my own son and am
sharing that information with you.  Please do not share this schedule with anyone else (send them to my site to get
it themselves) or post it on your website, etc. Basically, respect the fact that it’s copyrighted.
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American History Civil War 1861-1865
Week 1
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Abraham Lincoln’s World
Part 1 When Lincoln was born
The Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglas
p. 1-10
p. 11-25
p. 26-35
p. 36-46
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Two Miserable Presidents
p. 1-22 How to Rip a Country Apart
p. 23-40 John Brown Lights the Fuse
Shades of Gray
tm1Chapter
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Lesson 2 text:
Slavery in
America part 2
Lesson 3 text:
Advancing towards
an abrupt stop
Lesson 4 text: Fort
Sumter and the
Union blockade
Tell No Tales
Mr. Possum Loves
Peace
Time Travelers
1
Lesson 1 text:
Slavery in
America part 1
p. 47-64
READER
The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit
Peanut Patch
Fishing for
Suckers
The Underground Railroad: An
Interactive History Adventure
PICTURE BOOK
Moses: When
Harriet Tubman
Led Her People
to Freedom
Choose any book:
From Slave to
Soldier
PRESIDENT STUDY
Abraham Lincoln
(DK Biography)
President Cards
American President’s Song
tm2A
Nation’s
A Complex Boy
Ordinary and
Fascination
Extraordinary
Print out these free president cards onto card stock at the beginning of the year. Cut them out and
store them in a Ziploc bag. Your student will be coloring the cards and adding facts to the backs of them
throughout the year. Some recommended facts are major accomplishments, place of birth and
anything that stands out as interesting to your student. As you start accumulating cards you can play
games with them.
“Guess Which Card is Flipped” game: Lay out the cards in a row (in order of presidency) and flip some
of them over. See if your student can name which presidents are flipped over.
Listen
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Time Travelers Activities:
Lesson 1 safe house lantern, Lesson 4 Library of leaders (create the storage box and the 1 st booklet:
Lincoln and Jefferson), Lesson 5 factfile cards
Make a Civil War drum
Wooden doll paper doll
PBS Civil War:
PBS Civil War:
Dear America:
Episode 1 The
Episode 2 A Very
When Will This
Cause (DS)
Blood Affair (DS)
Cruel War Be
1:39:08
1:07:53
Over? (DS) 26:49
Civil War Causes
*Lesson 1
penmanship
*Lesson 2
penmanship
*Lesson 1
newspaper
assignment (write
*Lesson 2
newspaper
assignment
*Lesson 3
penmanship
*Lesson 4
penmanship
*Lesson 4
newspaper
assignment (2
an article and
create an
advertisement)
(Add article and
advertisement)
articles)
*Lesson 4 Pivotal
papers (print and
read – store in
notebook)
You can download a free 50 page, full color printable book of the presidents. After studying each one
during the year, place the appropriate page into your notebook.
*Lesson 2 ”The
*Lesson 3 Causes
*Lesson 4 Ft.
Liberator”
for conflict 3 panel
Sumter matchbook
abolitionist
flip book
newspaper
Free Homeschool
Drums
Buglers
Uses for flags
Timeline fan
Share lapbook
Lapbook
Important people
side by side
Dynamic 2 Moms
lapbook items
Map
map
*Map of the
Underground
Railroad
*Construct your
timeline
(see Lesson 1
projects)
Causes of war
Other names for the
war
Weapons
*Lesson 2 slave
& free states
*Lesson 4 Add to
slave & free states
map
*Lesson 5 Begin the
map of Civil War
battles
*Lesson 4 figures
*Lesson 2
timeline figures
*Lesson 1
timeline figures
tm1Shades
Timeline
of Gray
book cover (18611865)
tm2DK
Abraham
Lincoln book
cover or timeline
figure
(1809-1865)
tm3Gilbert
Stuart
1755-1828
Websites
An Interactive Tour of Natchez: Get an interactive tour of through a Southern planter’s house and
grounds that is narrated. There are also interactive portions where you can click on rooms in the house
and see pictures of the areas you click.
History Pockets
Pocket 1
p. 5 Fast facts
p. 6 About the
Civil War
p. 7 Map of the
U.S. in 1861
EXTRAS
p. 8 Civil War
timeline
p. 10
Confederate
states word
search
p. 11 Union states
word scramble
p. 12-14 North vs.
South fact cards
w/answer mat
Pocket 2
p. 16 Fast facts
p. 17 About slavery
in America
p. 18-19 King
cotton (gin)
(diagram, read &
write activity)
*Lesson 5
Hopping John or
Down Home
Chicken
Recipes
Online recipe:
Hoppin’ John
Printables
Free color minibook about
Lincoln You can
print this out for
your lapbook or
place it in your
notebook. The
sentences in the
booklet are short
enough for
copywork or
narration.
ART STUDY
tm3Gilbert
Stuart
(Realist/portrait)
p. 17 Read info
Painted crackle
crayon art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Great American Artists
Online images
Notebooking
page
National Gallery of
Art Gilbert Stuart
Printable "Pull-Out"
This full color 3
page printable
shows some of
Stuart's printables
and has an activity
at the end.
MUSIC STUDY
Notes:
I recommend you choose between Homeschool in the Wood’s Time Travelers History Study or History Pockets, NOT both! 
(But hey, you can do both if you wanna!) Yet another option is the FREE Homeschool Share Civil War lapbook or FREE lapbook
items over at Dynamic 2 Moms (or combine your favorite freebie components). The answers to many of the lapbook
components for the Dynamic 2 Moms site are provided on this page.
I’ve included these 3-4 options so you can choose what will fit your budget both time and money-wise.
TT is designed for grades 3-8. HP is for grades 4-6. I think TT is a bit more intense work-wise than HP but a lot more beautifully
illustrated. There is also a greater variety of assignments and projects contained within the TT study. The free lapbook
materials would entail the least amount of work.
* An asterisk indicates the item is from Homeschool in the Wood’s Civil War Time Travelers History Study. You can find more
detailed instructions and printables on the Time Travelers CD.
History pocket items like map work and timeline activities are scheduled only in the History Pockets line of the schedule, not in
the map and timeline areas.
Abraham Lincoln’s World: reading level: 7th grade and up
Two Miserable Presidents is rated for ages 8-14 at the Macmillan website, but I have to say that even as an adult I found the
book very entertaining, interesting and easier to retain than a lot of other Civil War books I’ve read in the past.
Shades of Gray reading level: Grade 5.5
Dk Biography Abraham Lincoln reading level: Ages 10 and up
The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit is a very easy picture book. Each story can be read in just a matter of minutes. I scheduled it in
because it’s a quick introduction to the Uncle Remus Tales with beautiful illustrations that will help you ease into the school
year. If you want to check out some of the original stories for free you can visit UncleRemus.com. Your students might have a
hard time with the “dialect” of the original stories. There is also a free book you can download in pdf format from Google
Books. There is also a listing of an old radio show Sleepy Joe with lots of recorded Uncle Remus stories you can listen to online
for free.
Yet another option is the free book online: Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit complete with old fashioned pictures.
I scheduled in pages from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas using a free PDF file from antislavery.org. This book
contains violence and things that may be disturbing to younger readers. I recommend it only for high schoolers or a mature
middle schooler. Preview!
Another option would be to read the longer book: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent. You can get it for free on
Google Books. There are 41 chapters so your student would need to read approx. 8 chapters a week for the next five weeks.
You may want to preview the PBS Civil War series or be on hand to skip portions. It may contain graphic and/or disturbing
images, ideas, etc. and may not be appropriate for younger students.
Abraham Lincoln’s World also covers a lot of world history in addition to American history. I think it’s helpful sometimes for
older students to grasp what else was going on during a specific time frame. If you want your focus to be purely what was going
on in the U.S., you’ll want to skip this book. Also, the fact that the book jumps around from one thing to the next may be
overwhelming to some students (especially younger students). Check it out the table of contents at Rainbow Resource to get an
idea of what all is covered.
Another resource that is FREE for the Civil War is a downloadable book called Adventure Tales of the Civil War and
Reconstruction. You can either view it online or you can go to the site and jump through the hoops to get the free PDF. Some of
the graphics from the PDF might be nice to print out for a history notebook or to further aid in visualizing some of main events
surrounding the Civil War. I highly recommend you take a peek.
Supplies
*Supplies needed for Time Travelers this week:
Timeline - 10 pages of colored card stock for your timeline, tape, glue, colored pencils
Safe house lantern – hammer, flexible wire, empty soup can, towel, 2 rubber bands, 1 small and 1 large nail, tea light candle
Factfile cards project – three 6x9 manila envelopes, packing tape, double sided sticky tape
You will also needs lots of paper to print things like the timeline figures out onto, scissors, a hole punch and other common
household items like a ruler and paper clip for scoring paper, etc.
*TT Recipe shopping list:
Hopping John: bacon, 1 lb. black-eyed peas, rice, salt, pepper
Down Home Chicken: 1 chicken, 1 onion, celery, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper, flour, milk, butter, eggs, salt
*Supplies needed for other activities:
Make a Civil War drum – coffee can (2 lb. or larger), ¼ yard of heavy acetate cloth (from local hardware or craft store), rubber
bands, paper cup, paintbrush, paints and markers, 2 chopsticks (to drum with)
Wooden doll paper doll - card stock
Great American Artists activity: 9”x12” manila paper, crayons, black tempera paint, white glue, paintbrush, construction paper
larger than the manila paper (optional)
American History Civil War 1861-1865
Week 2
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Abraham Lincoln’s World
Part 2 When Lincoln was a boy
The Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglas
Two Miserable Presidents
Shades of Gray
Time Travelers
p. 65-76
p. 77-87
p. 88-108
p. 109-125
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
p. 41-60 Abe Lincoln’s Troublesome
Victory
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
p. 61-82 This is Going to be Serious
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Lesson 6 text: Bull
Run
Lesson 8 text: The
Peninsular
Campaign
Lesson 9 text:
Antietam
Lesson 7 text:
The Merrimack
and the
Monitor
p. 126-142
READER
Brer Fox Goes
Hunting
The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit
Tar Baby (End!)
The Battle of Bull Run: An
Interactive History Adventure
PICTURE BOOK
The Monitor:
The Iron
Warship that
Changed the
World
Choose any:
Abe Lincoln: The
Boy Who Loved
Books
Free lapbook for
this title
PRESIDENT STUDY
Abraham Lincoln
(DK Biography)
Birth of a
Politician
Meeting Mary
Family and
Politics
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Time Traveler Activities:
Lesson 6 library of leaders booklets: Longstreet, Jackson, McClellan and Johnston; Lesson 7 Library of
leaders booklet: Grant, Lesson 8 Library of leaders booklet: Lee, Lesson 9 Civil War costumes, Lesson 10
fact file cards
Make a thaumatrope
PBS Civil War:
Episode 3 Forever
Free (DS) 1:16:22
PBS Civil War:
Episode 4 Simply
Murder (DS) 1:01:40
Rabbit Ears: Brer
Rabbit and the
Wonderful Tar
Baby (DS)
Slavery
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
*Lesson 6
penmanship
*Lesson 7
penmanship
*Lesson 8
penmanship
*Lesson 9
penmanship
*Lesson 6
newspaper
assignment
(1 article)
*Lesson 7
newspaper
assignment (1
article)
*Lesson 8
newspaper
assignment (1
article)
Lesson 9
newspaper
assignment (1
article)
*Lesson 6 Pivotal
papers (print and
*Lesson 7
Pivotal papers
*Lesson 8 Corp
badges
Lesson 10 optional
newspaper
assignment
(create some
advertisements)
read – store in
notebook)
*Lesson 6
Uniforms of the
North and South
Lapbook
Map
*Lesson 7
Division of the
troops
*Lesson 7
Battle of the
Ironclads card
*Lesson 8 Women
of the Civil War cut
outs
Homeschool
Share
Civil War quilts
Flag protocol
Vocabulary pocket
Dynamic 2 Moms
lapbook items
Famous people
data divider
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
Battles
North and
South Leaders
*Lesson 7 Add
to the map of
Civil War
battles
*Lesson 7
timeline figures
*Lesson 8 Add to
the map of Civil War
battles
*Lesson 9 Add to
the map of Civil
War battles
*Lesson 8 timeline
figures
*Lesson 8 timeline
figures
p. 23-26 Voices
of protest popup book
p. 30-32 The
presidents flip
books
p. 34-36 Two great
generals flap book
with inside diagram
Pocket 3
p. 28 Fast facts
p. 20 About the
leaders of the
war
p. 33 Two leaders
Venn diagram
*Lesson 6 Add to
the map of Civil
War battles
*Lesson 6
timeline figures
Timeline
Websites
(print and read
– store in
notebook)
*Lesson 9
Antietam: The
Bloodiest Day flap
book
Taps shutterfold
Uniforms twice
folded
tm1Frederic
Remington
1861-1909
Interactive Civil War “Room in Time”
EXTRAS
History Pockets
p. 20-21 The
southern
plantation
accordion fold
mini-book
Pocket 4
p. 38 Fast facts
p. 39 About
Major battles
*Sausage and
Apples or
Potato
Croquettes
Recipe
Online recipes:
Sausage and
apples
Potato
Croquettes
ART STUDY
tm1Frederic
Great American Artists
Remington
p.22 Read info
Face casting art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: *indicates the item is from Homeschool in the Wood’s Civil War Time Travelers History Study
Supplies
*Supplies needed for Time Travelers this week:
Lesson 6 Uniforms of the North and South: card stock, 8 rectangular pieces of transparency film (or clear acetate or milar film),
transparent tape
Lesson 7 Battle of the Ironclads: aluminum foil, cotton (from 1 cotton ball)
Lesson 8 Women of the Civil War: optional supply – laminating film
Lesson 8 Corps Badges: colored card stock, small pieces of red, white, blue and green felt (or just use colored paper), doublesided sticky tape
Lesson 9 Civil War uniforms project: Read p. 2-3 on the lesson 9 project page for details.
*TT Recipe shopping list:
Sausage and apples: 1 lb sausage meat, butter, 3 apples, brown sugar, cinnamon
Potato croquettes: 6 potatoes, ham (3 tbs.), eggs, salt, pepper, parsley, bread crumbs, cooking oil
Thumatrope materials: piece of cardstock, string, glue, crayons or markers (optional)
Art activity: Face casting – Sculpey or Fimo clay (polymer clay), plaster of Paris, markers or acrylic paint, container for mixing,
items to shape clay
American History Civil War 1861-1865
Week 3
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Abraham Lincoln’s World
Part 3 When Lincoln kept a
store
The Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglas
p. 143-161
p. 162-181
p. 196-207
p. 208-222
Two Miserable Presidents
Chapter 10
(first half)
p. 83-106 Two Miserable Presidents
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
(2nd half)
p. 107-126 Johnny Reb vs. Billy Yank
Shades of Gray
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Lesson 11 text:
Fredericksburg
Lesson 12 text:
Gettysburg and
Vicksburg
Lesson 13 text:
Frederick Douglass /
The 54th
Massachusetts
Lesson 14 text: The
Gettysburg Address
/ Chickamauga &
Chattanooga
Winter Night
Surprise
Birthday
Filling the Ice House
Saturday Night
Sunday
Breaking the
Calves
The Turn of the
Year
Chapter 3-4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6-7
Chapter 8
Time Travelers
Chapter 9
p. 182-195
READER
tm1School
Days
Winter Evening
Farmer Boy (boy)
Caddie Woodlawn (girl)
Free optional
lapbook
tm2Chapter 1-2
Free study guide
PICTURE BOOK
Billy and the
Rebel
Choose any:
The Last Brother
Free teacher’s guide
PRESIDENT STUDY
Abraham Lincoln
(DK Biography)
Between Right
and Wrong
Preparing for
Washington
Begins with a
Bang!
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lesson 12 Library of leaders booklets: Meade and Stuart, Lesson 13 The Silent Comforter wall hanging,
Lesson 15 fact file cards
Make a whirligig
Caddie Woodlawn paper doll (1866 clothes)
PBS Civil War:
PBS Civil War:
Just a Few Words,
Episode 5 The
Episode 6 Valley of
Mr. Lincoln: The
Universe of Battle
the Shadow of
Story of the
1:35:15
Death 1:09:11
Gettysburg Address
(DS) 21:12
Underground
Railroad
*Lesson 11
*Lesson 12
*Lesson 13
*Lesson 14
*Optional lesson
penmanship
penmanship
penmanship
penmanship
15 newspaper
assignment
*Lesson 11
*Lesson 12
**Lesson 13
*Lesson 14
(advertisements)
newspaper
newspaper
newspaper
newspaper
assignment (1
assignment (1
assignment (1
assignment (1
article)
article)
article)
article)
*Lesson 11
Pivotal papers
(print and read –
store in
notebook)
*Lesson 11
Accoutrements
Lesson 12
Signal corps
flags
*Lesson 12
Medical
practices
Free Gettysburg
poster
(cut off the
bottom half
that is basically
advertising)
*Lesson 12:
Gettysburg lift
the 2 flaps
Lapbook
Nation divided
map
Dynamic 2 Moms
lapbook items
*Pivotal papers
(print and read –
store in notebook)
Eat like a
soldier side-byside
Lincoln data
divider
*Lesson 13 The
Christian
Commission
*Lesson 13 The
North Star
abolitionist paper
Soldier’s shelter
Lincoln’s cabin
*Lesson 14
Weaponry of War
Underground
railroad
Lincoln during the
war
Telegraph trifold
Matthew Brady
Map
*Lesson 11 Add
to the map of
Civil War battles
*Lesson 11
timeline figures
Honest Abe top
hat
*Lesson 12 Add
to the map of
Civil War
battles
*Lesson 12
timeline figures
*Lesson 14 Add to
the map of Civil War
battles
*Lesson 13 timeline
figures
*Lesson 14 timeline
figures
Pocket 5
p. 49 Fast facts
p. 50 About a
soldier’s life
p. 51-53 Civil War
infantry uniforms
folded display forms
tm1Farmer
Boy
book cover 1866
Timeline
tm2Caddie
Woodlawn book
cover 1864
tm3Mary
Cassatt
1844-1926
Websites
Gettysburg virtual panorama
EXTRAS
p. 40-47
Civil War battles
pull tab book
Continue
previous day’s
work
History Pockets
p. 54-57 A
parade of
uniforms
accordion fold
display
p. 58-60 The
drummer boy
battle drum
booklet
*Hardtack or
Johnny cake
Online recipes:
Taffy (scroll
down the linked
page to access
the recipe)
Recipe
Hardtack
You are There
old time radio
program: The
Battle of
Gettysburg
Listen
ART STUDY
tm3Mary
Cassatt
p. 24 Read info
Great American Artists
Mary Cassatt (optional)
Monoprint
back-draw art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Squidoo website
with lots of links
and info
Read the book
today.
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: *indicates the item is from Homeschool in the Wood’s Civil War Time Travelers History Study
I’ve scheduled in Farmer Boy and Caddie Woodlawn as readers for the next 3 weeks. Choose whichever book you think your
child would be most interested in (not both!). I put (boy) and (girl) in the schedule, but this is just a rough recommendation.
Your girl may like the Farmer Boy book better and vice versa. Personally, my favorite is Farmer Boy. I’ve read both books out
loud to Otter in the past.  He liked Farmer Boy the best too.
There is a free lapbook for Farmer Boy at Homeschool Share. The Civil War weeks are pretty packed, so you probably won’t
have time for it, but I thought I’d mention it for those of you who’d like to work it in or take out some of the Civil War
components to “make room”.
There is a free study guide available for Caddie Woodlawn with vocabulary, comprehension questions, a character match-up
activity and teacher’s pages (answers). It’s a very nice guide.
Farmer Boy reading grade level: 4.3
Caddie Woodlawn reading grade level: 5.3
Supplies
*Supplies needed for Time Travelers this week:
Lesson 11: Accoutrements, accessories and possible – double-sided sticky tape
Lesson 12: Signal corps flags – card stock, wooden skewer, string, small square of muslin (or similar fabric), red paint or marker
Lesson 12: Medical practices – card stock, double-sided sticky tape
Lesson 13: The Christian Commission – card stock, double-sided sticky tape, vegetable oil, white string, wax (a white candle will
work)
Lesson 13: The Silent Comforter wall hanging: ½ yard washed and ironed muslin, pinking shears, needle & thread or sewing
machine, iron, pins, marker, Bible
*TT Recipe shopping list:
Hardtack: flour, Crisco (or vegetable fat), salt
Johnny Cake: fine cornmeal, sugar, butter or shortening, milk or buttermilk, flour, eggs, baking powder
Art activity: Monoprint back-draw – paint, smooth surface (countertop, cookie sheet or Plexiglas), something to spread paint
thinly and evenly, paper, pencil/pen/or crayon
American History Civil War 1861-1865
Week 4
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Abraham Lincoln’s World
Part 4 When Lincoln was a
lawyer
The Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglas
Two Miserable Presidents
Shades of Gray
p. 223-241
p. 242-251
Chapter 11 (first
Chapter 11 (2nd
half)
half)
p. 127-150 The Second Biggest
Fourth of July
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
p. 252-267
p. 268-277
Appendix
p. 151-176 The Bloody Road to Richmond
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
p. 278-296
Time Travelers
*Lesson 16 text:
Wilderness /
Petersburg
*Lesson 17
text: Sherman’s
March to the
Sea
*Lesson 18 text:
The war comes to
an end, Surrender
at Appomattox
*Lesson 19 text:
Assassination of
Abraham Lincoln
Cold Snap
Independence Day
Summer-Time
Keeping House
Early Harvest
Late Harvest
Chapter 13
Chapter 14-15
Chapter 16
READER
Farmer Boy (boy)
Springtime
Tin-Peddler
Caddie Woodlawn (girl)
Chapter 9-10
The Strange
Dog
Sheep Shearing
Chapter 11-12
PICTURE BOOK
Civil War Sub:
The Mystery of
the Hunley
Choose any:
Winter on the Farm
(My First Little
House)
PRESIDENT STUDY
Abraham Lincoln
(DK Biography)
Emancipation
Lincoln’s War
No Turning Back
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lesson 17: Library of leaders booklet: Sheridan, Lesson 17 corn cob checkers, Lesson 17 Civil War
journal, Lesson 17 Carbine cartridge box, Lesson 17 The soldier’s “housewife” (small sewing kit), Lesson
18 Photo scrapbook, Lesson 19 File folder game, Lesson 19 Factfile cards
PBS Civil War:
PBS Civil War:
Episode 7 Most
Episode 8 War is
Hallowed Ground
Hell 1:08:33
11:39
Frederick
Douglas (free)
*Lesson 16
*Lesson 17
*Lesson 18
*Lesson 19
*Lesson 20
penmanship
penmanship
penmanship
penmanship
optional
newspaper
*Lesson 16
*Lesson 17
*Lesson 18
*Lesson 19
assignment: add
newspaper
newspaper
newspaper
newspaper
advertisements
assignment (1
assignment (1
assignment (1
assignment (1
article)
article)
article)
article)
*Lesson 17
Pivotal papers
(print and read
– store in
notebook)
Lapbook
Homeschool
Share
Ships tab book
Dynamic 2 Moms
lapbook items
Gettysburg
pocket, address
and copywork
Signal flags
trifold
Cornhusk doll layer
book
*Lesson 19 Lincoln’s
Assassination
Different flags used
tab
Cotton gin
Cotton boll pocket
with life cycle cards
Underground RR
data divider
Slavery and the
road to war
Periscopes fan
book
*Map of the Civil
War battles
Map
*Lesson 16
timeline figures
*Map of the
Civil War
battles
*Lesson 17
timeline figures
*Map of the Civil
War battles
*Lesson 18 timeline
figures
*Lesson 19 timeline
figures
p. 69-71 Pup tent
model and writing
activity
p. 75-76 Clara
Barton (read &
write)
Pocket 6
p. 73 Fast facts
p. 74 About women
during the war
p. 77-70 Quilting for
a cause
Timeline
tm1Harriet
Powers
1837-1910
Websites
EXTRAS
History Pockets
p. 61-63 Letters
from home (color,
cut & paste and
writing activity)
p. 64-68 Civil
war recipes
cookbook
p. 80-83 Virginia
Matthews diary
booklet
*Butt ‘N Bean
Soup
Or
Almond
Macaroons
Recipes
Online recipe:
Almond
Macaroons
You are There old
time radio show:
The Assassination of
Lincoln
Listen
ART STUDY
tm1Harriet
Great American Artists
Powers
p. 26 Read info
Felt appliqué
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Stitching Stars
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: *indicates the item is from Homeschool in the Wood’s Civil War Time Travelers History Study
Supplies
*Supplies needed for Time Travelers this week:
Lesson 17: Corn cob checkers – 2-3 cobs of corn (eaten), instant coffee (or brown paint), dark paint (for game board), sewing
machine or needle & thread, 1 square foot of canvas or duck cloth, thin permanent marker
Lesson 17: Civil War journal – 2 pieces of thin but sturdy cardboard, 2 sheets of 12 x 12 decorative scrapbook paper, liquid or
craft glue, hot glue gun, other optional supplies: pieces of vinyl with leather pattern, pieces of cloth (See the instructions on the
CD for more info about the options.)
Lesson 17: Carbine cartridge box – 1’ x 2 ‘ black vinyl piece (preferably with a leather texture), needle, black thread, corrugated
cardboard, single round button, liquid glue, packing tape, double-sided sticky tape, gold spray paint, hot glue gun
Lesson 17: The soldier’s “housewife” (small sewing kit) – card stock, two feet cloth ribbon, remnants of fabrics (preferably
cotton calicos for ease of use), 6” x 12” of muslin (after shrinkage), fabric scissors, pins, thread, needle
Lesson 18: Photo scrapbook – 10 pieces of ivory card stock, 1 piece of 8-1/2“ x 11” cardboard, wrapping paper that has a floral
or wedding print OR two 12”x 12” scrapbook papers, staples, needle, double-sided sticky tape, paperclip or scoring tool, ¼”
width ribbon that matches the paper you chose, exacto knife and cutting surface (optional)
*Lesson 19: Lincoln’s Assassination – card stock, exacto knife, paper fastener, double-sided sticky tape
Lesson 19: File folder game – card stock, double-sided sticky tape, optional laminating film for durability
*TT Recipe shopping list:
Butt ‘N Bean Soup: 1 lb. white navy or cannellini beans, 1 lb. ham, celery, 1 onion, 1-2 potatoes, 4-6 tomatoes, parsley, salt,
pepper
Almond Macaroons: 2 cups fine chopped almonds, 4 eggs, 1 lb. powdered sugar, baking parchment, butter
Felt appliqué art activity: felt (or cloth) of different colors, choice of decorating materials (buttons, faux fur, sequins, etc.) yarn
and large darning needle (or sewing machine)
American History Civil War 1861-1865
Week 5
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Abraham Lincoln’s World
Part 5 When Lincoln was
president
Two Miserable Presidents
Shades of Gray
Time Travelers
p. 297-312
p. 313-320
p. 205-218 What Every Happened to ?
(End!)
Chapter 17 (End!)
* Lesson 21 text:
Before, during
and the
aftermath
p. 321-330
p. 331-339
p. 340-353 (End!)
Browse the quotes in the back of the book.
*Lesson 22 text:
Reconstruction…
another war?
READER
Farmer Boy (boy)
Caddie Woodlawn (girl)
County Fair
Fall of the Year
Chapter 17-18
The Little
Bobsled
Threshing
Chapter 19-20
Christmas
Wood Hauling
Mr. Thompson’s
Pocketbook
Farmer Boy
(End!)
Chapter 21
Chapter 22-23
Chapter 24
(End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
Pink and Say
PRESIDENT STUDY
Abraham Lincoln
(DK Biography)
The End of
Slavery
With Malice
Toward None
Extra
A Giant Falls (End!)
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Beginning of the
End
Color the card for Abraham Lincoln and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so
you can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
The Faces of Lincoln – You may find this interesting. There are also some nice images you could use for
notebooking, etc.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Lesson 22: Victorian scrap cards, Lesson 22: Hoops and Graces game, Lesson 25 Civil War Jamboree
PBS Civil War:
Episode 9 The
Better Angels of
Our Nature
1:08:19
Civil War
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
*Lesson 21
penmanship
*Lesson 22
penmanship
*Lesson 21
newspaper
assignment (1
article)
*Lesson 22
newspaper
assignment (final
article)
*Lesson 21 The
aftermath
mailbox project
page
*Lesson 22
Pivotal papers
(print and read –
store in
notebook)
Super Pop Up
Reports: Civil War
(Due Friday)
Lapbook
*Lesson 21
Women of the
Civil War
(continued from
lesson 8)
Homeschool
Share
Morse code
Dynamic 2 Moms
lapbook items
John Wilkes Booth
wanted poster
*Lesson 22
Carpetbaggers
*Finish up any
lapbook topics /
items as needed
John Wilkes Booth
escape route poster
*Lesson 24
Assemble your
lapbook
Vivandiere page
Zouaves page
Cover page (End!)
Harriet Tubman
Map
*Lesson 21
timeline figures
* Lesson 22
timeline figures
tm1Nathanael
Timeline
Currier
1813-1888
James Ives
1824-1895
Websites
Civil War Jeopardy
EXTRAS
Add the Lincoln
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Pocket 7
p. 85 Fast facts
p. 86 About war
technology
History Pockets
p. 87 Telegraph
and Morse code
activity
p. 90-92 Ironclads
booklet
p. 93-94
Photography-then
and now
*Lesson 23 Sweet
Potato Biscuits
Or
Raspberry Shrub
p. 95 Civil War
reflection sheet
(fill out)
*Lesson 25
Lincoln’s Cake
Or
Gingerbread
Scones
Recipes
Online recipe:
Mary Todd
Lincoln cake
ART STUDY
tm1Currier
Great American Artists
& Ives
p. 27
Assembly line
coloring art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: *indicates the item is from Homeschool in the Wood’s Civil War Time Travelers History Study
Supplies
*Supplies needed for Time Travelers this week:
Lesson 21 The aftermath – card stock, double sided-sticky tape, 8 small envelopes (3-5/8” x 6 ½”)
Lesson 22 Carpetbaggers – card stock, optional piece of fabric
Lesson 22: Victorian scrap cards- card stock, double-sided sticky tape, 3 hole punch, optional: doilies in various sizes and colors,
exacto knife, any Victorian images from old cards, wrapping paper, etc.
Lesson 22: Hoops and Graces game – 1 wooden embroidery hoop (just the inner hoop minus the metal), 24” segments of
ribbons, 4 twelve or fifteen inch doweling sticks
You will also want to read lesson 25’s project page for the optional jamboree items
*TT Recipe shopping list:
Sweet Potato Biscuits: 1 medium sized sweet potato, butter, baking soda, baking powder, buttermilk, honey, flour, brown sugar
Raspberry Shrub: raspberries, sugar, vinegar
Lincoln’s Cake: 2 eggs, butter, flour, sugar, milk, cream of tartar, baking soda, lemon extract
Gingerbread Scones: flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, butter, milk, brown sugar, ginger, salt, 1 egg, sugar,
(optional jam)
Assembly line coloring art activity: black marker, photocopy of drawing, colored pencils or crayons
Suggestion – If you don’t have siblings who can participate in this activity, maybe mom and dad can. ;-)
American History Reconstruction 1866-1877
Week 6
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 7
Preface
Chapter 3
Presidential
Chapter 5 Congressional
Reconstruction
Chapter 7 Impeaching a
President
Chapter 9 A Southern
Girl’s Diary
Reconstructing America
Chapter 1
Reconstruction Means
Rebuilding
Reconstruction
Chapter 4 Slavery
and State’s Rights
Chapter 6 Thaddeus
Stevens
Chapter 8 Welcome to
Meeting Street
Chapter 2 Who was
Andrew Johnson?
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
tm1Chapter
1-2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4-5
Chapter 6
The Forty-Acre Swindle
tm2Chapter
1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 7-8
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 1 After
the War
p.1-4 Read
Answer the
questions
True or false
Circle the answer to
finish the sentence
tm3Chapter
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
p. 20 Before
you read
p. 21 continue filling
out as you read
chapter 3
p. 24 Before you
read
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
READER
Sounder (boy)
1
See the notes for
info on free study
guide options for
this book.
p. 14-15
Introducing the
novel
p. 16 Before you
read
Glencoe Study Guide
for Sounder (optional)
Children of the Fire (girl)
Reconstruction Junction
p. 21 Active
reading (cause
and effect)
p. 22-23 (discuss
out loud vs. writing
the answers)
p. 25 Active reading
(keeping track of
events)
p. 17 printout:
Active reading
chart
p. 18-19 (discuss
out loud vs.
writing the
answers)
Chapter 1-2
Chapter 3-4
Chapter 5-6
Chapter 7-8
Reconstruction
The KKK Crisis
George Washington
Carver
Railroad Recovery
(End!)
Chapter 9
PICTURE BOOK
Virgie Goes to
School with Us
Boys
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Andrew Johnson
tm4
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Andrew Johnson and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so
you can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
*The winds of change craft (learn about the 3 levels of government – on page 7)
PBS: American
Experience
Uncertainty
White Men Alone
Slavery without the
Chain
Reconstruction
(You can watch
this series online
for free.)
Cultivating
Liberty
An Independent
Black Community
Freedman’s
Bureau Agent
Losses and
Reconciliation
War in Congress
*p. 12
Language
activity (fill in
the words on
the cartoon
story-board)
* p. 17 math activity
“peanut
predictions”
*p. 22 Buying Spree
*p. 18 Give him a
hand activity
*p. 24 Questions
p. 13-14
language
activity and
questions
*p. 19 questions
Opportunity
Introduction
Chaos
Revolution on the
Land
BrainPop.com
*p. 8 Plantation
planner
Notebooking
* p. 9
Reconstruction
questions
*p. 23 Matchgame
*p. 25 Details
Umbrella –
Choose one of
the stories from
this week and fill
out the umbrella
with the details
Add the Johnson
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Lapbook
Map
tm1Forty
Acres
book cover (1865)
Nebraska
becomes a state
1867
tm2The
Forty-Acre
Swindle book
cover
(1898-1904)
tm3Sounder
Timeline
book
cover
(late 1800’s)
tm4Andrew
Johnson book
cover or timeline
figure
(1865-1869)
tm5James
McNeill
Whistler
1834-1903
Websites
EXTRAS
Nebraska Baked
Beans
or
Nebraska Raisin
Bars
Recipe
Listen
Mr. President old
time radio show:
Andrew Johnson
ART STUDY
tm5James
Great American Artists
McNeill
Whistler
p. 30 Read info
Side-view
portrait art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: Choose either Forty-Acre book, but not both. The Forty-Acre Swindle book is from a Christian series of books and also
mentions George Washington Carver. It takes place later in time than the other book, but covers some of the same basic
concept(s) I wanted to cover. It is also an “easier” read.
I personally read Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule and thought it was a great book.
You may want to read this short Wikipedia article to your student for background information.
Younger students may be bored by the PBS series on Reconstruction. You may also want to preview for any mature content.
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule reading level: Grade 6.9 You can browse this book online at Simon and Schuster. You can
actually look at chapters 1-16 online to see if you like the book.
Sounder reading level: Grade 4.9
Children of the Fire reading level: Grade 5.8 (based on true events with fictional characters) You can browse this book online at
Simon and Schuster. You can actually look at chapters 1-14 online to see if you like the book.
WARNING: Sounder is one of those high emotion books with sad things that happen in it. If your child is very sensitive, you may
want to preview it or substitute another title.
You can download a high quality, free study guide for Sounder from Glencoe Literature. It is an excellent resource with
teacher’s notes and student printables. Some of the contents are: major themes in the novel, understanding allusions,
assessment options, meet the author, background about the novel, vocabulary, analyzing literature questions, writing
assignments and much more. This is the choice I scheduled in. If you are short on time or working with a younger student, you’ll
want to skip it or choose one of the other guides.
Another option is a webpage hosted by Yale that contains comprehension questions and vocabulary words (without the
definitions) as well as writing activities and literary techniques.
Scholastic also has a literature circle guide with some discussion questions.
You can see an online preview of Reconstruction Junction. You can also download a free teacher’s guide to go along with it! The
guide has teaching ideas, vocabulary, writing prompts, questions and fun activities!
*Items with an asterisk this week go with the Chester Comix book: Reconstruction Junction and can be found in the free
teacher’s guide linked above.
Please preview the PBS videos on reconstruction – there may be material that is disturbing or inappropriate for younger
viewers.
Supplies
Supplies needed for this week:
The winds of change craft – 1 each of 5” x 18” red, white and blue paper rectangles, string or yarn, newspapers or magazines
(or the Internet) for pictures, one 10” x 18” white paper rectangle
Side-view portrait art activity: drawing paper, pencil & eraser, choice of coloring tools
American History Reconstruction 1866-1877
Week 7
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 7
Reconstructing America
Chapter 19 A Villain, A
Dreamer, A Cartoonist
(Controlled NY
nominations from
1860-1870)
Chapter 26 Tea in
Wyoming (1869)
Chapter 10 A Failed
Revolution (1877)
Chapter 34 Lynching
Means Killing by a Mob
Chapter 27 Are You
a Citizen if You Can’t
Vote? (Early 1870’s)
Chapter 32 Jim Crow
What a Fool
Chapter 35 A Man and His
Times
Chapter 36 A Man
Ahead of His Times
Chapter 33 Ida B. Wells
(1883)
Chapter 20 Telling it
Like it Is (1871
Chicago Fire)
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
Chapter 9
Chapter 10-11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
The Forty-Acre Swindle
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 14
What was it like to
live under
segregation
Online Reading
READER
Sounder (boy)
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 (End!)
p. 25 (continue to
fill out)
p. 25 (continue
to fill out)
p. 28 Before you
read
p. 30-31 (discuss
out loud vs. writing
the answers)
p. 29 Active reading
(advice chart)
Chapter 10-11
p. 26-27
(discuss out
loud vs. writing
the answers)
Chapter 12-13
Glencoe Study Guide
for Sounder (optional)
Children of the Fire (girl)
Chapter 14-15
Optional test:
p. 37-38 (You can
do some of the
questions orally
for a reluctant
writer.)
Chapter 16-17
(End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Clouds of Terror
(1870’s)
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Ulysses S. Grant
tm1
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Grant and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
PBS: American
Experience
Reconstruction
-Continued-
Part 2
Introduction
Carpetbagger
The New Order of
Things
“Let Us Have Peace”
Interracial
War of Terror
Sounder
Democracy
Radical
Reconstruction
Sharecropping
Citizen’s at Last
PBS American
Experience:
Ulysses S. Grant:
The Warrior Part
1 (DS)
PBS American
Experience:
Ulysses S.
Grant: The
Warrior Part 2
(DS)
PBS American
Experience: Ulysses
S. Grant: The
President Part 1
(DS)
PBS American
Experience: Ulysses
S. Grant: The
President Part 2
(DS)
BrainPop.com
The Fears of Black
Americans During
Reconstruction
Notebooking
Segregation – The
Jim Crow Laws
Add the Grant
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
WARNING: graphic
photo of hanging
and disturbing
image of Ku Klux
Klan – preview- only
for older students
Lapbook
Map
tm1Ulysses
Timeline
S.
Grant book cover
(1869-1877) or
timeline figure
tm2William
Sidney
Mount
1807-1868
Websites
EXTRAS
Mr. President old
time radio show:
Grant
Listen
ART STUDY
tm2William
Great American Artists
Sidney
Mount
p. 32 Read info
Real painting
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Supplies:
Real painting art activity: watercolor paint set, paintbrushes, watercolor paper or paper taped to a small board, paper towels,
water bottle with water in it, container to rinse brushes, tote bag/backpack/old purse
American History Reconstruction 1866-1877
Week 8
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 7
Reconstructing America
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
The Forty-Acre Swindle
Chapter 11 Meanwhile,
Out West
Chapter 12 Riding the
Trail
Chapter 13 Rails Across
the Country (1869)
Chapter 29 100 Candles
(1876)
Chapter 14 Taking the
Train (1870’s)
How were things in 1876?
Chapter 15 Fencing
the Homestead
Chapter 15-16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
(End!)
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 (End!)
Circle the answers
Draw lines to match
the people to what
they did
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Prairie Day
The House on the
Prairie
Moving In
The Wolf Pack
Two Stout Doors
A Fire on the
Hearth
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 2
American keeps
growing
p. 9-11 Read
Answer the
questions
READER
Coolies
tm1
tm2Going
West
Little House on the Prairie
Crossing the Creek
Camp on the High
Prairie
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
Dandelions
Rutherford B. Hayes
tm3
The Toughest
Cowboy: or How
the Wild West Was
Tamed
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Hayes and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can play
the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
America’s Prairies and
Grasslands
mp1Introduction
p. 4-6
Grasslands
p. 7-14
Grasslands cont.
p. 15-33
Common animals
p. 34-39
Common plants
and animal tracks
p. 40-44 (End!)
Secret Compromise
America in the
20th Century:
America
Becomes a World
Power
Prairie Dogs
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
PBS: American
Experience
Reconstruction
-ContinuedSeeking Profit
A New South
The Lost Cause
The Coushatta
Massacre
Ideals and
Intimidation
Looking Back
At War
PBS American
Experience:
Transcontinental
Railroad (DS)
Fire
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
FREE Homeschool
Share Little House
on the Prairie
Lapbook
Cover page
Leaving minit
book
Lapbook
Mustangs minit
book
FREE Homeschool
Share Prairie Dog
Lapbook (for
science)
Cover page
Roof minit book
Add the Hayes
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Building a door
minit book
Firebreak minit
book
Prairie fun minit
book
Building a fire
minit book
Indian Territory
minit book
Fireplace minit
book
Figure in the
darkness minit
book
Building the house
minit book
Home Sweet
Home minit book
Wolves minit book
What makes me a
prairie dog?
Helping others minit
book
What did you say?
Predators fan
Are prairie dogs,
dogs?
Who doesn’t like
p.d.?(matchbooks)
Diet wheel
Facts hotdog
Starting a family
simple fold
Pop-up (maybe
list species)
Habitat simple fold
Vocabulary flap
mp1Photocopy
Map
p. 6
and color in the
different prairie
regions
tm1Coolies book
cover (1869)
tm1Wild
Bill Hickok
1837-1876
Colorado
becomes a state
1876
tm2Little
House on
the Prairie book
cover
(1869-1870)
Timeline
tm3Rutherford
B.
Hayes book cover
(1871-1881) or
timeline figure
tm4John
Singer
Sargent
1856-1925
Websites
Build a sod house on the prairie interactive
EXTRAS
Colorado
Cowboy Cookies
Recipes
tm1Cavalcade
Listen
of
America Radio
Show: Wild Bill
Hickok The Last of
Two Gun Justice
ART STUDY
tm4John
Great American Artists
Singer
Sargent
p. 31 Read info
Great
reproduction art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: The
Story of a Painting
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: Coolies reading level: Grade 3.8
Little House on the Prairie reading level Grade: 4.3
An alternative book to the America’s Prairies and Grasslands book is A Walk in the Prairie by Rebecca L. Johnson. The scheduled
book has nice, colorful illustrations. The alternative book is mainly photographs. You can see free previews of both at Google
books: America’s Prairies and Grasslands and A Walk in the Prairie
*Warning: The Toughest Cowboy: or How the Wild West Was Tamed – This book is humorous and features pictures of nose
picking cowboys (so it’s a little crud in that aspect). Preview if that type of humor is offensive to your family.
If you want to do lapbooking over the next 3 weeks, I suggest the following options: either do just the Little House on the
Prairie lapbook (week 1-3) or do the lapbook about prairie dogs (week 1) and then the lapbook about Thomas Edison (weeks 23). It would probably be overwhelming to try to attempt ALL of the lapbooks listed. I’ve only scheduled them all to give you a
variety of options. I’m also taking into account that 2 of the lapbooks are free and one is not. Choose according to you time and
money budget and/or interest level. 
Supplies: Great reproduction art activity – drawing paper, pencil & eraser, choice of coloring tools
American History Gilded Age 1878-1889
Week 9
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 7
Reconstructing America
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 16 Reaping a
Harvest
Chapter 1 Carnegie
Chapter 31 The
Wizard of Electricity
(1879 – light bulb
invented)
Chapter 2 A
Bookkeeper Named
Rockefeller
Chapter 3 Mr.
Storyteller
Buffalo Bill (optional)
tm1p.
DK Eyewitness Wild West
The Western
wilderness
The spirit of
Native America
Daily life in Native
America
1-11
Chapter 4 Powerful
Pierpont
Chapter 6 Builders and
Dreamers
Chapter 5 Monopoly, Not
Always a Game
p. 12-19
p. 20-25
p. 26-35
p. 36-40 (End!)
The explorers
Across the
Appalachians
Pushing
Westward
The trappers and
mountain men
Life on the river
The Spanish West
Struggle for the
Southwest
The Miners
Moving West
Homesteading
The Pony Express
Stagecoaches
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 3
Big Business and
the labor unions
p. 15-17 Read
Answer the
questions
True or false
Circle the right
answers
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Indian Camp
Fever N’ Ague
Fire in the Chimney
Pa Goes to Town
The Tall Indian
Mr. Edwards
Meets Santa
Claus
READER
Little House on the Prairie
A Roof and a
Floor
Indians in the
House
Fresh Water to
Drink
Texas
Longhorns
PICTURE BOOK
A Little Prairie
House
Choose any:
A Picture Book of
Thomas Alva Edison
PRESIDENT STUDY
James A. Garfield
tm2
tm3
Chester A. Arthur
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the cards for Garfield and Arthur and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write their names
though so you can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
Time for Kids: Thomas Edison
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Download and
read this free
comic book – It
talks about
Tesla’s rivalry
with Edison
Nikola Tesla and the Electric
Fair
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Make a light bulb experiment
Just the Facts:
The Emergence of
Modern America:
The Gilded Age
(DS)
Horrible
Histories: Wild
West (DS)
PBS: The West: The
Geography of Hope
1877-1887 (DS)
Thomas Edison
(free)
BrainPop.com
Make a pop-up
book about the
invention of the
light bulb
Digging a well
minit book
Indian camp minit
book
Chimney fire minit
book
Add the Garfield
and Arthur pages
from the U.S.
Presidents Ebook
Indian visitors
minit book
Mr. Scott minit
book
Beads and buttons
minit book
Mr. Edwards minit
book
Santa Claus minit
book
Cowboys minit
book
Fever ‘n ague minit
book
Surprise from town
minit book
The surprise
minit book
To all our good
neighbors minit
Notebooking
Homeschool
Share
Pa’s helpers minit
book
Lapbook
Animated Hero
Classics: Thomas
Edison and the
Electric Light (DS)
A new floor minit
book
Unexpected
visitors minit
book
book
Jack minit book
In the Hands of a
Child lapbook:
Thomas Alva
Edison (for
science)
Activity 1:
Vocabulary
Activity 2:
Timeline
Activity 3:
childhood jobs
divided card
book
Activity 4:
folder book
Activity 5: Venn
book
Activity 6: family &
marriage
matchbook
Activity 7:
inventions four flap
book
Activity 8:
inventions slit tab
book
Map
tm1Buffalo
tm1Arthur
Bill
book cover
book
cover (1881-1885)
or timeline figure
North and South
Dakota become
states 1889
tm2Garfield
Timeline
book
cover (1881) or
timeline figure
tm3Louis
Comfort
Tiffany
1848-1933
Websites
EXTRAS
South Dakota
Twinkie Cake
Recipe
Mr. President old
time radio show:
Chester Allen Arthur
(not listed but is in
the small
embedded player at
the top of the page)
Listen
ART STUDY
tm3Louis
Great American Artists
Comfort
Tiffany
p. 28-29 read info
Bright light
window display
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: I recommend the Little House books even for older readers because they give such a great picture of what life was like
out on the prairie. I also highly recommend them as read alouds for younger children.
HOC Thomas Edison lapbook is rated for grades 3-8. It was a freebie at one time.
If you’ve already done my first year American history program, you may have already encountered the Buffalo Bill book. If
that’s the case, just skip it.
Bright light window display art activity: white glue, choice of paint (watercolor, tempera, acrylic), sheet of clear acrylic plastic
(maybe a sheet of transparency paper), paintbrush, muffin tin or foam egg carton
American History Gilded Age 1878-1889
Week 10
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Chapter 18 The People of
the Pierced Noses
Chapter 20 Phineas Taylor
Barnum
Chapter 21 Huck, Tom
and Friends
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 7
Reconstructing America
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
DK Eyewitness Wild West
Chapter 17 The Trail
Ends on a Reservation
Chapter 12 Gold and
Silver (1894)
Railroads
Frontier melting
pot
The cavalrymen
Indian wars
Outlaws and
lawmen
Boom towns
Chapter 18 Rolling the
Leaf in Florida (1886)
Good doctors and
snail oil
A cowboy’s life
Farming the West
The West in legend
Did you know?
Timeline
Find out more
(End!)
Circle the right
answer
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Indians Ride Away
Soldiers
Going Out (End!)
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 4
Problems on the
Plains
p. 21-23 Read
Answer the
questions
READER
Little House on the Prairie
A Scream in the
Night
Indian Jamboree
Prairie Fire
Indian War-Cry
You Wouldn’t Want to Live in a
Wild West Town
PICTURE BOOK
Twenty-one
Elephants and Still
Standing (1884)
Liberty! (Allan
Drummond)
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Grover Cleveland
tm1
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Cleveland and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Time for Kids: Thomas Edison
Chapter 8,
Interview &
Timeline (End!)
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Wild West Cowboy Puppet
Teacher Tube:
Grover Cleveland
(8:11 min)
PBS Texas
Ranch House
Rabbit Ears: Pecos
Bill (DS)
Time Warp Trio:
Hey Kid, Want to
Buy a Bridge?
(DS)
Thomas Edison
notebooking pages
Or
Time for Kids Edison
Add the
Cleveland page
from the U.S.
Presidents E-
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
reproducible
Homeschool
Share
The scream minit
book
Prairie fire
minit book
Sounds in the night
minit book
Saying goodbye
minit book
Friend or foe
minit book
Indian parade minit
book
Moving on minit
book
Activity 13: patent
flip flap book
Tenderfoot minit
book
Activity 15: honors
mini book
Activity 14: helpers
up and down book
Activity 16: goodbye
card book
Trip to town minit
book
Lapbook
In the Hands of a
Child lapbook:
Activity 9:
inventions
timeline line up
books
book
Activity 11:
moving images
flipbook
Activity 12:
patents 3 flap
book
Activity 10:
invention minibook
Map
tm1Cleveland
Timeline
book
(1885-1889 and
1893-1897) or
timeline figure
Montana and
Washington
become states
1889
tm2Edward
Websites
Hopper
1882-1967
PBS Interactive History – Explore these interactive games: stock a chuck wagon, lead a cattle drive, “Do
you speak cowboy?”, stampede game and river crossing game
EXTRAS
Montana Skillet
Cookies
Recipe
Cavalcade of
America radio
show: Thomas
Edison the Man
Listen
ART STUDY
tm2Edward
Great American Artists
Hopper
p. 34-35 read info
Feelings wash
over art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Edward Hopper
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: You Wouldn’t Want to Live in a Wild West Town reading level: Grade 4.7
PREVIEW PBS Texas Ranch House
Interactive Edward
Hopper website
Neat stuff!
Notebooking
page
Hopper coloring
page (optional)
Supplies: Feelings wash over art activity – crayons/colored pencils/ or permanent markers, marking pens, white drawing paper,
masking tape, either watercolor paint or thinned tempera, soft paint brush, paper towel
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Week 11
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Chapter 22 Immigrants
Speak (1860-1900)
Chapter 23 More
About Immigrants
Chapter 24 The
Strange Case of the
Chinese Laundry
(1886)
A History of Us Book 7
Reconstructing America
Chapter 25 Going to
Court (1886)
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 7 Lady L
Chapter 8 Presidents
Again
Chapter 25 In Wilderness
Is Preservation
(1890 and John Muir)
Chapter 10 Making
Money (1890’s)
Chapter 11 Hard Times
(1893)
Chapter 13 A Cross of
Gold (1896)
Chapter 26 The Gilded
Age Turns Progressive
Chapter 9 The People’s
Party (1892)
The Orphan of Ellis Island
Kids on Strike!
tm1
Chapter 1
(optional chapter
since it’s set in
1836)
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 5
A Nation of
Immigrants
p. 29-30 Read
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
READER
Hannah’s Journal
tm2
The Moffats (optional)
tm3 Chapter
1
Chapter 2-3
PICTURE BOOK
If You Lived 100
Years Ago
Choose any:
Coming to America:
The Story of
Immigration
PRESIDENT STUDY
Benjamin Harrison
tm4
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Harrison and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
A Taste of Life on the Job (page 3 of the PDF)
Just the Facts:
The Emergence of
Modern America:
The Progressive
Era (DS)
Dear America:
Dreams in the
Golden Country:
The Story of
Zipporah
Feldman, a
Jewish Immigrant
Girl, New York
City, 1903 (DS)
29:11
Immigration
Statue of Liberty
worksheet
Notebooking
Add the Harrison
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Lapbook
Map
tm1Orphan
of Ellis
Island book cover
(1908)
Idaho and
Wyoming
become states
1890
tm2Hannah’s
Journal book
cover (1901)
tm3
Timeline
The Moffats
book cover (1910)
tm4Benjamin
Harrison book
cover
(1889-1893) or
timeline figure
tm5George
Websites
Bellows
1882-1925
Take an interactive tour of Ellis Island
EXTRAS
Idaho potato
recipes
Recipe
ART STUDY
tm5George
Great American Artists
Bellows
p. 42-43 read info
Sports figures
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
MUSIC STUDY
Online images
Notebooking
page
Notes: The Orphan of Ellis Island reading level: Grade 5.5
Kids on Strike reading level: Grade 7.1 You can see a preview at Google Books.
The Moffats reading level: Grade 4.2
Hannah’s Journal reading level 5.2
Supplies: Sports figures art activity – photographs of an athlete in motion (from Internet or magazines), drawing paper, pencil &
eraser, colored markers
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Week 12
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 7
Reconstructing America
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 22 The Fourth
Estate (free press)
Chapter 28 Mary in
the Promised Land
(immigration)
Chapter 30 Aloha Oe
(1898 Hawaii was
annexed)
Chapter 23 Ida, Sam,
and the Muckrakers
(1892)
Chapter 14 Some Bad
Ideas (1896 election)
Chapter 19 Catching the
Day (1899)
Chapter 17 Workers,
Labor (and a Triangle)
(American labor laws)
Chapter 21 Bread and
Roses, Too (Unions
and workers rights,
etc.)
Chapter 32 Jane Addams,
Reformer (1890’s)
Chapter 16 Harvest at
Haymarket (working
conditions, strikes)
Chapter 24 A Boon to
the Writer
Finish by today
The Orphan of Ellis Island
Kids on Strike!
Chapter 5
If Your Name Was Changed at
Ellis Island
tm1
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 (End!)
Chapter 9-10
Chapter 11
READER
The Moffats (optional)
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 12
(End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Peppe the
Lamplighter
Choose any:
Sailing Home
(1896-1910)
PRESIDENT STUDY
William McKinley
tm2
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for McKinley and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Welcome immigrants diorama
DVD
BrainPop.com
Add the
McKinley page
from the U.S.
Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
Lapbook
Map
tm1If
Your Name
was Changed at
Ellis Island (early
1900’s)
Utah becomes a
state 1896
tm2McKinley
book
cover
(1897-1901) or
timeline figure
Timeline
tm3Rube
Goldberg
1883-1970
Websites
ART STUDY
tm3Rube
Goldberg
Invent a Rube
Goldberg art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Rube Goldberg
website (View the
artwork gallery)
Goldberger to go
interactive activity
Great American Artists
MUSIC STUDY
Supplies: Invent a Rube Goldberg art activity – drawing paper, choice of marking pens, colored pencils or crayons
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Notebooking
page
Google Rube
Goldberg and
then click on
videos – you’ll
find lots of
humorous results
(preview first!)
Week 13
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 15 Producing
Goods
Chapter 27 Teedie
(Roosevelt)
Chapter 28 From Dude to
Cowboy (Roosevelt)
tm1Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
The Orphan of Ellis Island
Harry Houdini for Kids
Chapter 4
Chapter 1
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 6
America becomes
a world power
p. 35-37 Read
Answer the
questions
tm2Orville’s
A toy that flew
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
READER
Wilber and Orville Wright
Young Fliers
1897 Sears Roebuck & Co.
Catalogue
army
Flying fiddlesticks
The brave money
The Wright and
makers
Johnston Circus
Browse through the pages and really get a feel for the time period! This is a FUN book and I highly
recommend it.
PICTURE BOOK
Wee and the
Wright Brothers
(1903)
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!
tm3 Chapter
1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Time for Kids: Theodore
Roosevelt
tm3Chapter
1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Thomas Edison’s
1910 movie:
Frankenstein –
the first film to
use special
effects
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Wright Brother’s
Activity Book (on
the right hand
side of the page)
Lapbook
Map
Timeline
tm1 Harry
Houdini
for kids book
Oklahoma
becomes a state
cover
(1874-1926)
1907
tm2Wright
Brothers book
cover (1903)
tm3Theodore
Roosevelt book
cover (19011909) or timeline
figure
Websites
EXTRAS
Oklahoma bread
recipes
Recipe
Mr. President old
time radio show:
Theodore Roosevelt
Listen
ART STUDY
tm3Maria
Martinez
Great American Artists
Coil pottery art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: The Harry Houdini book has magic tricks and activities scheduled for each chapter. You can see a preview of the book at
Google Books. Most of the tricks and activities require only a couple easy to find household items like a note card, paper, a
chair and a sibling (or mom!), etc. Be prepared to sit through a performance or two!
It is my understanding that Harry Houdini was very much against spiritualists and the like who claimed they could do things
“magically” via the spiritual realm. His magic tricks were not “spiritually” based, they were tricks. I’m adding this note in for any
of you who may not be comfortable with “magic”.
Wilber and Orville Wright: Young Fliers reading level: grade 4.3
You can browse nearly the entire book online at Simon and Schuster.
Choose either of the Roosevelt books depending on your student’s reading and interest level.
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt reading level: Grade 6.8 – It is probably most appropriate as a read aloud for younger students
(or skip it and choose the other book). I’ve scheduled it in for high schoolers or “big kids” who need more meat.
The Time for Kids Biography Theodore Roosevelt is a much simpler book and visual with photographs, side bars and easier to
read text. It would make an excellent reader. You can browse it online at Harper Collins.
Supplies: Coil pottery art activity – air drying clay, small bowl, plastic wrap, acrylic paints and brushes
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Week 14
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 29 The
Spanish American War
Chapter 31 Teddy
Chapter 34 The Birdmen
Day 5
(1898)
Bear President
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
In and out of
trouble
The boys begin
to invent
The Orphan of Ellis Island
Harry Houdini for Kids
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 (End!)
Bicycle pedals and
gliders
A great day in
history (End!)
READER
Wilber and Orville Wright
Young Fliers
PICTURE BOOK
First Flight: The
Story of Tom Tate
and the Wright
Brothers
The Houdini
Box
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Afterword (End!)
Time for Kids: Theodore
Roosevelt
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 (End!)
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Roosevelt and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you
can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Animated Hero
Classics: The
Wright Brothers
(DS)
DVD
BrainPop.com
Wright Brothers
make a comic
Notebooking
Add the
Roosevelt page
from the U.S.
Presidents Ebook
20th Century
Lapbook: p. 15-16
Wright Brothers
A Journey
Through Learning
20th Century
Lapbook
Lapbook
Put your lapbook
folders together
and paste on the
cover
Map
New Mexico
becomes a state
1912
Timeline
Websites
EXTRAS
New Mexico
Burgers
(substitute beef
for bison)
Recipe
ART STUDY
tm3Hans
Hofman
Great American Artists
Energetic color
blocks art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
You can get the Journey Through Learning 20th Century lapbook from
http://www.ajourneythroughlearning.net/ovof20ceunst.html. The price as of this writing for the downloadable version is $10.
The lapbook is rated for grades 2-7. We’ll be using components of it throughout the rest of the year. When you are finished
with it, it will be a nice review of some main topics.
Energetic color blocks art activity – tempera paints in bright colors, paintbrushes, large sheets of drawing paper, art tissue in
bright colors (optional), scissors (for the tissue)
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Week 15
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Henry Ford: Young Man with
Ideas
tm1A
teakettle and
a clock
Mechanical
experiment
The Great San Francisco
Earthquake and Fire
tm2Chapter
1
Welcome to Samantha’s World
tm3Chapter
1
The big secret
A fool’s name
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 (End!)
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Henry learns to
farm
READER
Chapter 5 (End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Magnus and
the Fire
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
1906 Footage of
the San Francisco
earthquake
damage
Assembly Line
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 17-18 Henry
Ford
Lapbook
Map
tm1Henry
Ford
book cover
(1863-1947)
I recommend you
place it at 1908
when the Model
T was introduced.
Timeline
Arizona becomes
a state 1912
tm2San
Francisco
Earthquake book
cover (1906)
tm3Welcome
to
Samantha’s
World book cover
(1904)
Websites
EXTRAS
Arizona Chicken
Fajitas
Recipes
ART STUDY
Grant Wood
Great American Artists
Gothic Paste-up
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Grant Wood
Artist in Overalls
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire book is actually a graphic novel. I chose it because I like to use a variety of
types of books and this one will probably really stick with the reader because it’s so visual. You see a preview at Google Books.
It’s actually less expensive to purchase at the publisher’s website vs. Amazon. You also might be able to find it at your local
library.
An alternative book is: A Day That Changed America: Earthquake! By Shelley Tanaka
Supplies: Gothic Paste-up art activity – print out of photograph, drawing paper, any drawing tools, scissors, glue, construction
paper, ruler
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Week 16
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 33 Henry Ford
Chapter 35 William
Howard Taft
Henry Ford: Young Man with
Ideas
Kids Discover Magazine:
Ellis Island
Busy days
A Saturday to
remember
Time for Kids: Henry Ford
tm1Chapter
A good-luck piece
A new kind of
teakettle lid
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
A bargain with
John
READER
1
Chapter 2
PICTURE BOOK
tm2The
Choose any:
Glorious
Flight
PRESIDENT STUDY
William Howard Taft
tm3
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Taft and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can play
the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Biplane paper model
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
Homeschool
Share’s FREE
Lapbook: The
Glorious Flight
Card game and
pocket
Map
Flight timeline
minit book
Label and
airplane
Airplane vocabulary
Louis Bleriot Minit
book
Across the English
Channel book
France flag
Add the Taft
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Onomatopoeia
Minit book
Roman numerals
book
tm1Henry
Ford
book cover
(1863-1947)
I recommend you
place it at 1908
when the Model T
was introduced.
(You can skip this
one if you entered
in the other H.F.
book.)
Timeline
tm2The
Glorious
Flight book cover
(1909)
tm3Taft
book
cover
(1909-1913) or
timeline figure
Websites
EXTRAS
Mr. President old
radio show: William
Howard Taft
Listen
ART STUDY
Joseph Cornell
Great American Artists
Box assemblage
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Notes: You can browse the Time for Kids: Henry Ford book at Harper Collins. It’s an optional book, since I’ve also scheduled in
the chapter book. Choose either one or do both, if you wish.
The Glorious Flight book is a picture book. It will probably only take one day to read. It goes with the free lapbook scheduled.
Supplies: Box assemblage art activity – a box (see book for possible choices), paper choices, collection of objects, drawing and
painting materials, materials for gluing or adhering, clear plastic wrap, scissors. You’ll want to take a look at the book for all the
possible supplies for this project. It’s like making a collage in a box.
American History Progressive Era 1890-1913
Week 17
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Henry Ford: Young Man with
Ideas
An important
decision
Time to think
and plan
It really runs
Henry finds a friend
Greenfield
Village (End!)
The horseless
carriage
READER
Time for Kids: Henry Ford
Chapter 5
tm1Chapter
Usborne Titanic
1
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 (End!)
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5-6
(End!)
Titanic Tickets –
Print out a ticket
and use it as a
bookmark this
week.
The Titanic: An Interactive
History Adventure (You Choose
Books)
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
DK Readers:
Survivors The
Night the Titanic
Sank (Level 2)
Polar the
Titanic Bear:
The True Story
of a Toy Bear
who Survived
the Titanic
Pig on the Titanic: A
True Story
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
National
Geographic –
Secrets of the
Titanic
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Titanic
Worksheets
Choose your
favorites for your
notebook.
Lapbook
Map
Timeline
Websites
tm1Titanic
(1912)
Titanic Journey (BBC)
Flow Chart –
Write the events
of the Titanic in
the order they
happened
ART STUDY
Grandma Moses
Great American Artists
Busy season art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Grandma Moses
MUSIC STUDY
Supplies: Busy season art activity- choice of something white to paint on (flat piece of wood painted white, heavy white paper,
cardboard, poster board, etc., choice of paints, paintbrushes (including fine point), container of water, rag, colored pencils and
fine-point permanent markers (optional)
American History World War 1 & the Teens 1914-1919
Week 18
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of Us Book 8
An Age of Extremes
Chapter 36 A
Schoolteacher
President
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Preface p. 9-12
Chapter 37 War
The Yanks are Coming
Chapter 1 War
comes to America
Where Poppies Grow
p. 4-9
Chapter 2
Crossing the
Pond
p. 10-15
Chapter 3
“Lafayette, we are
here!”
p. 16-21
Chapter 4 Trial by
Fire
p. 22-25
p. 26-29
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 7
The First World
War
p. 42-43 Read
Rascal
tm2 Chapter
Answer the
questions
READER
1
Chapter 2
PICTURE BOOK
Christmas in
the Trenches
Choose any:
Mailing May (1914)
PRESIDENT STUDY
Woodrow Wilson
tm3
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Wilson and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Sterling North paper doll (boy from the story Rascal)
DVD
Days that Shook
the World:
Christmas Truce
(DS)
America in the 20th
Century: World War
I: On the Homefront
(DS)
European
Alliances
Cut out and
store cards in a
pocket on a
cardstock
notebook page.
Theatres of War
Print out, read and
store in notebook
Masterpiece
Theatre: A Death
in the Family (DS)
(1915)
BrainPop.com
Causes of WWI
Print out, read
and store in
notebook
Notebooking
Lapbook
WWI Trenches
Print out, read and
store in notebook
Diagrams to go with
above worksheet:
Trench diagram A
Trench diagram B
Life in the
Trenches
*warning –
graphic image of
trench foot
World War I
Cher Ami Coloring
“replica”: print out
book and story
this real letter and
Add the Wilson
Learn about a
store in your
page from the
pigeon who was a
notebook
U.S. Presidents Ehero of WWI
book
World War I
20th Century
20th Century
Planes (Scroll
Lapbook:
Lapbook:
towards the
bottom of the
p. 12 Read info
p. 19-20 Panama
page.) If your
Canal
child is
p. 13-14 Closed
interested, make
booklet: Central
some of these
and Allied
mini-books.
Powers
Hands of a Child WWI Lapbook (Optional – Schedule in the activities for the next 2 weeks.)
Map
tm2 Woodrow
Timeline
Wilson book
cover
(1913-1921) or
timeline figure
tm3
Websites
Rascal book
cover 1918
World War One (BBC) site – this terrific site has lots of interactive things to explore: games, true stories,
an interactive timeline and more. Make sure you check it out and allow plenty of time for exploration!
EXTRAS
Mr. President old
time radio show:
Woodrow Wilson
Listen
ART STUDY
Horace Pippin
Great American Artists
Picture diary art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Horace Pippin
MUSIC STUDY
Online images
Notebooking
page
Notes: Where Poppies Grow showcases the Canadian soldier during WWI, but I can’t find any other book for this age group that
works as well as it does. It’s laid out scrapbook style with lots of pictures, photos of “artifacts”, and illustrations along with
simple, easy to understand text. It’s a nice book for older students as well.
Masterpiece Theatre: A Death in the Family (DS): Preview – this movie is about a father’s death and its impact on his family. It
may have mature themes and not be appropriate for younger children. It shows a lot of how life was like during the teens and is
probably best for high schoolers or a mature middle schooler.
Christmas in the Trenches comes with a CD that narrates the story and also has a song recorded on it.
American History World War 1 & the Teens 1914-1919
Week 19
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Chapter 5 The
home front
Chapter 6 Aces
high
Chapter 7
Breakthrough to
Victory (End!)
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 5 Mom, did
you vote?
Chapter 2 Fourteen
Points
Chapter 3 Another Kind of
War (Influenza)
Where Poppies Grow
p. 30-33
p. 34-37
p. 38-41
p. 42-46 (End!)
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9 (End!)
The Yanks are Coming
Created Equal (National
Geographic’s Crossroads
America Series)
READER
Rascal
PICTURE BOOK
Casey over
There
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Poppies WWI Craft
PBS American
Experience:
Influenza 1918
World War I
Weapons
Print out, read
and store in
notebook
20th Century
Lapbook
Notebooking
World War I
statistics (and
make a graph
activity)
End of the War
Print out, read and
store in notebook
Treaty of Versailles
Worksheet
p. 10-11
Women’s
suffrage
Hands of a Child WWI Lapbook (Optional – Continue and finish up by Friday.)
Lapbook
Map
Timeline
Online “picture book” of WWI (use this to review at the end of the week)
Websites
EXTRAS
Ford Theatre Radio
Program: Farewell
to Arms (Preview only for older
students as there
are mature themes)
Listen
ART STUDY
Frank Lloyd
Wright
Great American Artists
Bubble window
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Created Equal (National Geographic’s Crossroads America Series) reading level: 10 to 14 years old
Supplies: Bubble window art activity – clear contact paper, scissors, brightly colored art tissue, permanent marking pen, ruler
American History Roaring 20’s
Week 20
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Skyscrapers!
Chapter 4 The
Prohibition
Amendment (1920)
Reach for the Sky
Chapter 6 Red Scare
(1920’s)
Chapter 7 Soft Hearted
Harding
Before Building
Begins
Skyscraper
Design
Moonshiner’s Son
tm1
Moving North: African
Americans and the Great
Migration 1915-1930 (optional)
tm2
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 8
The Twenties
p. 48-49 Read
Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic
tm3 Chapter
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Chapter 5-6
Chapter 7-8
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
READER
1-2
Chapter 3-4
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
Aunt Minnie
McGranahan
(1920’s)
Ben’s Trumpet
PRESIDENT STUDY
Warren G. Harding
tm4
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Harding and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Listen to some 20’s music (you’ll need the free program Real Player)
Dear America:
Color Me Dark:
The Story of
Nellie Lee Love,
Chicago, 1919
(DS) 30:47
PBS Broadway: The
American
Musical:
Syncopated City
Part 1
(1919-1933)
(DS) 27:26
Felix in Hollywood
cartoon (1923)
(silent film with
captions)
PBS – Broadway:
The American
Musical:
Syncopated City
Part 2
Steamboat Willie
(1928) – First
animated film
with sound,
made by Walt
Disney
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
One Family’s
Story (pull out
pages)
Add the Harding
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 23-24 The
roaring 20’s
Lapbook
Map
tm1
Moonshiner’s
Son book cover
(Prohibition –
1919-1933)
Timeline
tm2Moving
North
book cover
(1915-1930)
tm3Gangsters
at
the Grand
Atlantic book
cover
(1920’s)
tm4Warren
Harding book
cover
(1921-1923) or
timeline figure
Websites
EXTRAS
Listen
Whispering Jack
Smith (1920’s)
1898-1950
popular baritone
singer of the 20’s
and 30’s
Bunny Berrigan
(1920’s)
American jazz
trumpeter
1908-1942
tm3Gutzon
Carved clay art
activity
Mack and Miller –
Ching-aLing’s jazz
bazaar (1920)
I Caught Two Cods
Cuddling song by
Fred Douglas
(silly –preview –
mentions little birds
in the trees making
love – was a
different
connotation than
today)
Eddi Elkins Orch
– Who Cares
(1922)
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
ART STUDY
Great American Artists
Borglum
Who Carved the Mountain?
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
series: Jazz The Gift
1917-1924
The Skyscrapers! book has quite a few activities scheduled in it for some fun, hands-on learning experiences. I don’t have the
book on hand right now, so I can’t schedule in the supplies needed, etc.
Moonshiner’s Son – Reading level: 5.4
I recommend this as a read-aloud if your student is 6th grade or younger. You may want to be on hand to discuss some issues.
Preview: PBS - Broadway: The American Musical: Syncopated City – I haven’t been able to preview the entire thing yet. There is
talk about Prohibition and the video shows people drinking as well as dancing in the a speakeasy, etc. as well as some brief clips
of dancing that is a bit racy. I recommend this for older students only.
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Supplies: Carved clay art activity – clay, carving tools (paper clips or ?)
American History Roaring 20’s
Week 21
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 12 Hubba,
Hubba, Hubble!
Chapter 14 The Lone
Eagle (Charles
Lindbergh 1927)
Chapter 8 Silent Cal and
the Roaring 20’s
Chapter 13 Space’s
Pioneer (1926 – Esther
Goddard)
Skyscrapers!
Building from the
Bottom Up
The Skeleton Rises
Finishing
Touches
Moonshiner’s Son
Kids Discover Magazine:
Roaring 20’s
READER
Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic
Chapter 9-10
Chapter 11-12
tm1 Chapter
DK Biography Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh, Graphic
Biography
Chapter 13-14
tm1 Read
1-2
Chapter 15 & A
Peek into the Past
Chapter 3-4
Chapter 5-6
and finish this book by day
2.
PICTURE BOOK
Angel Coming
(1920’s Frontier
nursing service
in the
Appalachian
Mountains)
Choose any:
The Bravest Dog
Ever: The True Story
of Balto (1925)
PRESIDENT STUDY
Calvin Coolidge
tm2
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Coolidge and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
PBS American
Experience: Amelia
Earhart (DS)
DVD
Amelia Earhart
BrainPop.com
Add the Coolidge
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
Lapbook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p.21-22 Charles
Lindbergh
Map
tm1Lindbergh
tm1
Amelia Earhart
book cover (1928)
book cover (1927
– Transatlantic
flight)
tm2
Timeline
Calvin
Coolidge book
cover
(1923-1929) or
timeline figure
Websites
EXTRAS
Original
Charleston by
Isham Jones & His
Orchestra (1925)
Listen
Charleston (Fox
Trot) – different
version
The Birth of the
Blues by the
Revelers (1926)
Puttin on the Ritz
(1929)
Alone in the Rain
by Donald Novis
(Denis Day) 1929
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
ART STUDY
Charles
Biederman
Great American Artists
Edgy relief art
activity
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz Our
Language 19221928
You can download some free samples of Saddleback graphic novels, if you’d like to get an idea of what the Lindbergh book is
like. I’ve sprinkled in some graphic novels this year because I believe kids love comic style books and visual learners will benefit
greatly from all of the pictures related to the text. My main goal is to get things to STICK. I think a variety of book styles and
materials help this goal to be attained.
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Supplies: Edgy relief art activity- wood scraps, posterboard pieces, glue gun or glue dots (I think this project would also work
with some construction paper and just regular glue)
American History Roaring 20’s
Week 22
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Moonshiner’s Son
Chapter 9 Everyone’s
Hero (Babe Ruth)
Chapter 10 Only the
Ball Was White
(Negro Leagues)
Chapter 11 American
Music
Chapter 15 The Prosperity
Balloon (1928)
Chapter 16 Getting Rich
Quickly
Finish by today
READER
DK Biography Amelia Earhart
Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s
Greatest (boy)
Chapter 7-8
Chapter 9-10
Chapter 11-12
tm1 Oh,
At St. Mary’s
Big Brother
Matthias
That
George!
Chapter 13-14
(End!)
Schoolwork Vs.
Baseball
A Cure for
Temper
PICTURE BOOK
Amelia Earhart:
More Than a
Flier
Choose any:
Amelia and Eleanor
Go for a Ride
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Time Warp Trio:
The High and
Flighty (DS) 22:20
DVD
Harlem Renaissance
(African American
cultural movement
of the 20’s and 30’s)
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
Map
tm1 Babe
Timeline
Ruth
book cover (19141935 baseball
career) or (18951948 birth/death)
Websites
EXTRAS
ART STUDY
Barbara Cooney
Great American Artists
Scratch board
illustration art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Supplies: Scratch board illustration art activity – precolored scratchboard, sharp edged tool for scratching and etching (paper
clip, nail, etc.),
American History 1930’s & the Depression
Week 23
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 17 Down and
Out
Al Capone Does My Shirts
tm1
Skyscrapers!
Chapter 18
Economic Disaster
A Community in
the Sky
How High Can We
Go?`
The World of
Skyscrapers
Out of the Dust
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 9
The Great
Depression
p. 54-55 Read
Answer the
questions
True or false
Circle the right
answers
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
The Academy Game
For the Sake of the
Kids
Mr. Baseball
(End!)
READER
Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s
Greatest (boy)
Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934
(girl)
The Dust Bowl: An Interactive
History Adventure
George Gets Two
Surprises
School
Champions
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
The Babe
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Looking back
(End!)
This book is an option for those who wouldn’t be interested in either book listed above. You can see a
Google preview here.
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
Dust for Dinner
Mike Mulligan and
his Steam Shovel
PRESIDENT STUDY
Herbert Hoover
tm3
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Hoover and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Depression
Cooking with
Clara
Watch these free
online videos as
desired. They are
really neat! Not
only do you get a
little cooking
instruction, but
you get to hear
some stories
about depression
from someone
who really lived
through it.
Great
Depression
BrainPop.com
Great Depression
Causes
Add the Hoover
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
Kit Kittredge
Lapbook (free)
Lapbook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 25 (read info)
p. 29-30 Hoover
Dam
Map
tm1
tm1Buck
Al Capone
Does My Shirts
book cover (1935)
Timeline
Websites
Rogers
radio show first
aired in 1932
tm3
Herbert
Hoover book
cover
(1929-1933) or
timeline figure
Lonely Island Hidden Alcatraz (PBS site)
Alcatrazhistory.com
EXTRAS
Recipe
Listen
Listen to “Brother
Can You Spare a
Dime”
Dorsey Brothers
(1930’s)
Jackson Pollock
Great action art
activity
tm1
Buck Rogers
Louis Armstrong Muggles
Choose a recipe
from the Cooking
with Clara videos
Listen to some
American music
from the 30’s
ART STUDY
Great American Artists
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Jackson Pollock
MUSIC STUDY
PBS Ken Burn’s
Series: Jazz the True
Welcome 19291935
Choose one or the other (or both) of the history novels. You may wish to choose Out of the Dust if you have younger students
as it may be more appropriate content wise.
Al Capone Does My Shirts reading level: 6-9, Lexile level: 600, DRA Level: 44-50
PREVIEW: This book has a warning for mature content. You may want to edit on the fly or preview for appropriateness.
There are optional Scholastic literature circle questions for Al Capone Does My Shirt that you may wish to use. Here is a pdf
printable with the answers to the discussion questions.
I recommend this book for older students because of the content (which I have not yet fully previewed).
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Out of the Dust reading level: 5.1
Supplies: Great action art activity – tempera paints (or liquid watercolors), large sheet of paper, 4 rocks as paperweights, choice
of painting tools (slender sticks, paint brushes, spray bottle, toothbrush), water
American History 1930’s & the Depression
Week 24
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 19 A Boy Who
Loved History (FDR)
Chapter 20 How
about This? (FDR)
Chapter 21 A Lonely Little
Girl (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Chapter 22 First Lady of
the World
The Oakie
Problem
The Dirty
Thrirties
Dust to Eat
California-Bound
Chapter 10
The New Deal
Read
Answer the
questions
Chapter 23 Handicap
or Character
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Dust to Eat: Drought and
Depression
Out of the Dust
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
READER
Rose’s Journal
PICTURE BOOK
Potato: A Tale from
the Great
Depression
The Gardener
(Sarah Stewart)
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Franklin D. Roosevelt
tm3
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for FDR and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can play
the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Listen to one of FDR’s fireside chats about banking
1930’s film: We
Work Again –
How the New
Deal benefits
African Americans
PBS American
Experience: FDR
Part 2 (DS)
1937 Safety Patrol
(Check out the
dated comment
about women! LOL)
PBS American
Experience: FDR
Part 4 (DS)
1937
dramatization of
how
photographs are
transmitted by
(WPA workers)
PBS American
Experience: FDR
Part 3 (DS)
PBS American
Experience: FDR
Part 1 (DS)
wire (an exciting
new technology
in the 30’s)
BrainPop.com
Add the FDR
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 26-28
Depression era
recipes
Lapbook
Map
tm3Franklin
Timeline
D.
Roosevelt book
cover
(1933-1945) or
timeline figure
Websites
EXTRAS
Hot Dog
Casserole (recipe
in the 20th
Century lapbook)
Recipe
ART STUDY
Great American Artists
Theodor Seuss
Geisel
Seussels art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz: Swing,
Pure Pleasure 19351937
You can preview Dust to Eat at Google Books.
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Supplies: Seussels art activity – paper, black marking pen or pencil, crayons or other drawing tools
Shopping list for Hot Dog Casserole:
1 green pepper, 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic, bacon fat, 4 potatoes, 8 hot dogs, 8 oz tomatoes, cinnamon, salt, pepper, brown
sugar
American History 1930’s & the Depression
Week 25
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 24 Candidate
Roosevelt
Chapter 25
President Roosevelt
Chapter 26 TwentiethCentury Monsters
Chapter 27 A Final
Solution
Chapter 28 War and the
Scientists
Finish by today!
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Harvest Gypsies
Crisis in the Valley
World War II
Ends the
Depression
(End!)
Finish by today!
Dust to Eat: Drought and
Depression
Out of the Dust
READER
Rose’s Journal
PICTURE BOOK
Don’t Forget
Winona
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
After viewing the Back of the Mike film, your kid(s) may enjoy creating their own old time radio show
with homemade sound effects.
Days That Shook
Back of the
1938 Daily life in a
Pick of the Pod
Mr. Smith Goes
the World:
Mike (1938) –
South Dakota town
1939 movie (kind of to Washington
Disaster in The
Insiders view of during the Great
like an infomercial)
Sky (DS)
the 1930’s
Depression (silent
(Hindenburg
radio studio
home movie)
1937)
showing the
production of
dramatic sound
effects
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
Map
tm3Franklin
Timeline
Websites
D.
Roosevelt book
cover
(1933-1945) or
timeline figure
ART STUDY
Wayne Thiebaud
Great American Artists
Yummy cake
painting art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Delicious
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz: The
Velocity of the
Celebration 19371939
1938 Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression– This silent home movie starts out showing children, but
stick with it and you’ll see people walking around town, vehicles, people working and shopping and just going about their daily
business in a South Dakota town during the late 30’s. You can’t help but wonder about them – what were they doing that
day...what were their hopes and fears and dreams. Your kids may get bored after a little while, but I was totally fascinated at
seeing candid video of people during that time period. It’s like getting to go back in time and stand on a street corner for a little
while.
There are more you can watch, if you enjoyed this one.
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Supplies: Yummy cake painting art activity – heavy white paper, pencil & eraser, watercolor paints and paintbrush, food
extracts or powered mixes (jelly, Kool-Aid, etc.), edible candy sprinkles, glue
American History 1940’s & World War 2
Week 26
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 29 Fighting
Wolves
Chapter 30 Pearl
Harbor
Chapter 31 Taking sides
Chapter 32 World War
The Good Fight
p. 4-8
p. 9-13
p. 14-17
p. 18-21
V is for Victory
Chapter 1 Events
Leading up to
WWII
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 11
The Second
World War
Read
Answer the
questions
World War 2 Tales(boy)
The Battle of
Britain
Pearl Harbor
Chapter 2 Pearl
Harbor
Chapter 3 On the
Home Front
WORKBOOK
True or false
Circle the right
answers
Determined D-Day
The Pacific Island
Hop (End!)
READER
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
The Attack on Pearl Harbor: An
Interactive History Adventure
(either girl or boy)
Welcome to Molly’s World (girl)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 (End!)
PICTURE BOOK
The
Unbreakable
Code
Choose any:
Pennies in a Jar
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Listen to an air raid siren
Empire of the
Sun (1941)
Adolf Hitler
*p. 7 Know your
enemy map
Notebooking
*p. 8 Who’s the
boss? (match the
names and
pictures to the
descriptions)
*p. 9 questions
Lapbook
Tora, Tora, Tora
(attack on Pearl
Harbor)
*p. 12
Newspaper or
radio broadcast
activity
*p. 13 Code
breakers page
*p. 15
questions
World War II ration
stamps booklet –
*coming soon*
Main Causes of
World War II
Print, go over and
store in notebook
Print this out and
assign stamps to
trade for regular
household things
such as types of
food, game time,
electronics, etc.
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 31-33 Allies
and Axis
Hands of a Child Lapbook – WWII (Optional – Schedule in activities for the next 3 weeks.)
Map
Timeline
Websites
EXTRAS
Cavalcade of
America radio
show: U Boat
Prisoner
Listen
ART STUDY
Jasper Johns
Great American Artists
Encaustic flag
on wood art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz:
Dedicated to Chaos
1940-1945 (part 1)
(DS) 59:02
World War 2 Tales will give a quick overview of the war comic book style. I didn’t schedule it to match up with the other books,
but you can do so if this bothers you. You can download a free teacher’s guide with activities.
*Items with an asterisk this week are from the WW2 Tales teacher’s guide.
I haven’t scheduled it in, but if you can get it, the World War II Collection: America at War: Boxed collection is awesome! We
have this set of boxed replicas and the kids love it. I can’t tell you how many times they’ve gone through it. The box contains all
sorts of goodies like dog tags, booklets, letters, POW telegram, a ration book and other replicas from WWII. At the time of this
writing, Amazon has a few used copies starting at around $7. I predict though that this kit is going to be harder and harder to
find. Grab it while you can, if you are interested.
Empire of the Sun is set in China and the main character is a British boy in a Japanese internment camp. I know it’s not
American history, but it does show what else was happening during WWII.
For those who enjoy graphic novels, I also recommend: The Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the Japanese Fleet (Graphic
Battles of World War II).
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Supplies: Encaustic flag on wood art activity – pencil, smooth scrap of wood, electric warming tray, crayon stubs, old stiff
paintbrushes
American History 1940’s & World War 2
Week 27
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 33 A TwoFront War
Chapter 34
Forgetting the
Constitution
(Japanese
internment camps)
Chapter 35 A Hot Island
Chapter 36 Axing the Axis
Chapter 37 Going for
D-Day
The Good Fight
p. 22-25
p. 26-29
p. 30-35
p. 36-39
p. 40-43
Chapter 4 In
Uniform
Chapter 5 The
Holocaust
V is for Victory
READER
The Japanese American
Internment: An Interactive
Chapter 6
JapaneseAmerican
Internment
Camps
History Adventure
Journey to Topaz
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4-5
Chapter 6
PICTURE BOOK
Players in
pigtails (girls)
Choose any:
Wind Flyers
Baseball Saved
Us (boys)
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
Make a Japanese fish kite
Sands of Iwo
Jima
The Miracle of
the White
Stallions (tells
the tale of the
famed Lipizzaner
horses of the
Spanish Riding
School and their
escape from
Vienna)
DVD
Jackie Robinson
(Debuted for
the Dodgers in
the 40’s and
ended a 60 year
era of
segregation in
professional
baseball.)
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
ABC Victory
Garden Pamphlet
Print out and
store in a plastic
sheet protector
War Posters
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 38-39
Propaganda
posters
Hands of a Child Lapbook – WWII (Optional – Continue using.)
Map
Timeline
Websites
A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the Constitution – A media rich interactive exploration
of the Japanese in America and their placement in detention camps in WW2
ART STUDY
Roy Lichtenstein
Great American Artists
Comic sounds
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
Roy Lichtenstein
Art Ed Books and Kit: Roy
Lichtenstein (Art ed Kits)
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz:
Dedicated to Chaos
1940-1945 (part 2)
(DS) 59:33
Supplies: Comic sounds art activity – posterboard or large white drawing paper, pencil & eraser, colored markers, permanent black marker,
examples of comics (optional)
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
American History 1940’s & World War 2
Week 28
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
Chapter 38 A
Wartime Diary
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
The Good Fight
p. 44-51
V is for Victory
Chapter 7 Who
was Who
p. 52-55
Chapter 39 April in
Georgia
p. 56-59
p. 60-65
p. 66-71
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 8 Weapons
READER
Journey to Topaz
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9-10
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
Across the Blue
Pacific
Nim and the War
Effort
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
V-Mail – Instructions to the teacher are on page 3, the printables are on pages 5-6 and the part to read
out loud to your student is on page 8 “You’re Never Too Busy to Write V-Mail!”
Miracle at
Moreaux (1943)
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 34 Axis and
Allies word
search
Hands of a Child Lapbook – WWII (Optional – Finish by Friday.)
Lapbook
Map
Timeline
Websites
ART STUDY
Ruth Asawa
Great American Artists
Dough panel art
activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Supplies: Dough panel art activity- baker’s clay (see book for recipe – flour and salt), tools to use with clay, flat pan or cookie
sheet, acrylic paints, acrylic varnish gloss medium, paintbrushes
American History 1940’s & World War 2
Week 29
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 9
War, Peace and All That Jazz
Chapter 40 President
HST
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 1 The Making
of a President
The Good Fight
p. 72-77
V is for Victory
Chapter 9 War’s
End
Chapter 41 A Final
Journey
Day 42 Day by Day
Chapter 44 Peace
Chapter 45 Picturing
History (art)
Chapter 43 A Little Boy
Chapter 2 A Major
Leaguer (Jackie Robinson)
p. 78-81
p. 82-87
p. 88-89
Chapter 10 Some
Lasting effects
(End!)
D-Day: They Fought to Free
Europe from Hitler’s Tyranny
WORKBOOK
p. 90-91 (End!)
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 12
The Cold War
Read
Answer the
questions
Journey to Topaz
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Match the dates
True or false
Circle the right
answers
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
READER
Chapter 17
(End!)
PICTURE BOOK
A Country
Schoolhouse
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Harry S. Truman
tm
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Truman and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
PBS American
Experience:
Truman Part 01a
(DS)
PBS American
Experience:
Truman Part
01b (DS)
PBS American
Experience: Truman
Part 02a (DS)
1948 “Futuramic”
Oldsmobile
commercial
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
Add the Truman
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Hands of a Child Lapbook – Cold War (This optional lapbook can be used over the course of the rest of
the year. I haven’t scheduled it in, but it covers a lot of different events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis,
Vietnam and so on. I recommend it if your children need some hands-on activities to help retain many of
the cold war era events from 1947 to 1991.)
Map
tm Truman
Timeline
book
cover
(1945-1953) or
timeline figure
Websites
ART STUDY
Elizabeth Catlett
Great American Artists
Balsa block
print art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
MUSIC STUDY
Online images
Notebooking
page
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz: Risk
1945-1955 Part 1
(DS) 55:50
Supplies: Balsa block print art activity – balsa wood sheet(s), printmaking ink OR thick tempera, ballpoint pen, white drawing
paper, brayer (something to roll the ink on), newspapers
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
American History 1950’s
Week 30
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Chapter 6 A Lost Election
Chapter 8 Tail Gunner Joe
(McCarthy)
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Preface p. 9-12
Chapter 3 A Very Short
History of Russia
Chapter 4 A Curtain
of Iron
Chapter 7 Spies
Chapter 5 The
Marshall Plan
Speaking Out: The Civil Rights
Movement 1950-1964
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 3
Chapter 13
The War in Korea
Read
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Chapter 5-6
Chapter 7-8
Chapter 9-10
READER
Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
The Wonderful Flight to the
Mushroom Planet
Chapter 1-2
Chapter 3-4
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Video Yearbook:
Korea: America’s
Forgotten War
(DS)
1950’s Sunbeam
bread commercial
Brown vs. Board of
Education (1954)
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 40-42 1950’s
1954 Corporate
Cold War-era
cartoon
promoting
capitalism
Map
Alaska becomes
a state 1959
Timeline
Websites
EXTRAS
Baked Alaska
Recipe
ART STUDY
LeRoy Neiman
Great American Artists
Action athlete
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz: Risk
1945-1955 Part 2
(DS) 1:07:40
You can preview the book about Polio at Google Books.
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet reading level 4.9 – This is a science fiction story written in the 50’s. Although it’s
science fiction, it definitely has a “50’s” feel to it.
Supplies: Action athlete art activity – large photos from sports magazines (or Internet), clear plastic sheets, acrylic paint,
paintbrushes, water
American History 1950’s
Week 31
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 9 Liking Ike
Chapter 15 Rosa
Parks Was Tired
(1955)
Chapter 10 Houses, Kids,
Cars, and Fast Food
Chapter 16 Three Boys
and Six Girls (1957)
Chapter 11 French
Indochina
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and discuss
WORKBOOK
Chapter 1
The Eisenhower
Years
Read
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Chapter 2 The Fight
for Civil Rights I
Read
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
READER
The Wonderful Flight to the
Mushroom Planet
Chapter 11-12
Chapter 13-14
Chapter 15-16
Chapter 17-18
Chapter 19-20
(End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
tm
Add the
Eisenhower page
from the U.S.
Presidents Ebook
Listen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Eisenhower and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you
can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
1952 Eisenhower
presidential
animated
campaign
commercial
October Sky (1957)
Elvis Presley
Civil Rights
Our Changing
Family Life (1957)
How patterns of
family living have
changed from the
1880’s to 1950’s Interesting
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 43-44 Cold
War
Lapbook
Map
tm
Timeline
Eisenhower
book cover
(1953-1961) or
timeline figure
Hawaii becomes
a state 1959
Websites
EXTRAS
Mele Kalikimaka
Punch (Hawaiian
Punch)
Recipe
ART STUDY
Keith Haring
Great American Artists
Subway chalk
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz: The
Adventure
1955-1960 (part
1) (DS) 52:21
Supplies: Subway chalk art activity –light colored chalk, black paper
Ken Burn’s PBS
Series: Jazz: The
Adventure 19551960 (part 2) (DS)
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
American History 1960’s
Week 32
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 12 Separate
but Unequal
Chapter 13 Linda
Brown and Others
Chapter 17 Passing the
Torch (JFK)
Chapter 18 Being
President Isn’t Easy
(Cuban Missile Crisis
1962)
Chapter 3
The Fight for Civil
Rights II
True or false
Chapter 14 MLKs, Senior
and Junior
Chapter 19 Some Brave
Children Meet a Roaring
Bull (1962)
Chapter 20 Standing
with Lincoln (1963)
Chapter 21 The
President’s Number
(1963)
If You Lived at the Time of
Martin Luther King
WORKBOOK
Read
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Chapter 4 President
John F. Kennedy
Circle the right
answers
Read
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and discuss
Answer the
questions
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
READER
Time for Kids: Rosa Parks
PICTURE BOOK
The Story of
Ruby Bridges
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
John F. Kennedy
(DK Biography)
tm Chapter
1
Chapter 2-3
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Chapter 4
Color the card for Kennedy and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
PBS: The Sixties
(part 1) 1:20:35
(DS)
DVD
BrainPop.com
Cesar Chavez
(1962 formed the
National Farm
Workers
Association)
MLK Jr. poster
Notebooking
Lapbook
Thirteen Days
(PREVIEW see
notes)
Or
Missiles of
October
JFK: The Age of the
Kennedy Presidency
(DS)
Rosa Parks
coloring and
info page
Montgomery Bus
Boycott printable
Add the Kennedy
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 35-38 Civil
Rights
Hands of a Child lapbook: Martin Luther King Jr. (Optional – Schedule over the next 2 weeks.)
Map
tm Kennedy
Timeline
book
cover
(1961-1963) or
timeline figure
Websites
ART STUDY
Norman Rockwell
Great American Artists
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Norman Rockwell
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
series: Jazz:
Masterpiece by
Midnight 1960 – to
the present part 1
(DS) 57:50
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
Notebooking
page
PBS: The Sixties: PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family. If you have Discovery Streaming, you
may want to assign segments over the course of the week and skip any segments that contain material you find objectionable.
If you have a younger student, you may want to skip this series entirely.
Thirteen Days is rated PG-13 because of “brief, strong language” (with some G-d’mns). It is a very engaging and memorable
movie to illustrate the Cuban Missile Crisis. Take a look at the review on Common Sense Media to get an idea of what ages it
might be appropriate for. Our kids have seen it a couple of times, including a preteen. I recommend you PREVIEW this movie as
it may not be appropriate for your family.
Another option is Missiles of October.
American History 1960’s
Week 33
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 22 LBJ
Chapter 23 The Biggest
Vote in History
Chapter 24 Salt and
Pepper the Kids
Chapter 25 A King Gets a
Prize and Goes to Jail
Chapter 26 From Selma to
Montgomery (1965)
Chapter 33 Up to the
Mountain
Chapter 30 As
Important as the
Cotton Gin
Chapter 31 Picking and
Picketing (Mexican
farmworkers, Cesar
Chavez)
Chapter 32 These Are the
Times That Try Men’s
Souls
Chapter 34 A New
Kind of Power
Chapter 6 Spanish
speaking Americans
Circle the right
answers
Fill in the blanks
and discuss
Read
True or false
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(DK Biography)
WORKBOOK
Chapter 5
President Lyndon
B. Johnson
Chapter 10
America’s Longest
War
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Answer the
questions
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
Read
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
READER
PICTURE BOOK
See the artist
study for this
week
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
John F. Kennedy
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
(DK Biography)
(End!)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Johnson and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
A Class Divided
Days That Shook the
World: Cold War
Spies (DS) (1960)
DVD
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
Pictorial timeline
of Martin Luther
King Jr.
Add the Johnson
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 48-49 Kennedy
Hands of a Child lapbook: Martin Luther King Jr. (Optional – Schedule and finish by Friday.)
Map
Johnson book
cover
(1963-1969) or
timeline figure
Timeline
Websites
1960’s glamour
dogs
Recipe
ART STUDY
Andy Warhol
Great American Artists
Package design
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Uncle Andy’s
Andy Warhol
MUSIC STUDY
Ken Burn’s PBS
series: Jazz:
Masterpiece by
Midnight 1960 – to
the present part 2
(DS) 52:01
Online images
Notebooking
page
(Ken Burn’s PBS series): PREVIEW - Segments may include material inappropriate for your family.
A Class Divided is online for FREE at PBS. It is an excellent film about Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small all-white town who, in
1968, divided her 3rd grade class into groups based on eye color and gave them a memorable lesson in discrimination.
Supplies: Package design art activity – drawing paper, pencil & eraser, markers, food packaging to look at
American History 1960’s
Week 34
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
American and Vietnam: The
Elephant and the Tiger
Escape from Saigon: How a
Vietnam War Orphan Became
an American Boy
Chapter 27 War in
South-east Asia
Chapter 28 Lyndon
in Trouble
Chapter 35 Counterculture Rocks
p. 176-177 Mercury,
Gemini, and Apollo
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Circle the right
answers
Fill in the blanks
and discuss
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
Chapter 9
The Space Age
Circle the right
answers
Read
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Answer the
questions
Read
Answer the
questions
True or false
True or false
READER
Look to the Stars
p. 1-11
p. 11-17
p. 18-25
p. 26-31
Flying to the Moon: An
Astronaut's Story
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
p. 32-28 (End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
Patrol: An
American Soldier
in Vietnam
Moonshot
or
One Giant Leap
The Wall
PRESIDENT STUDY
Listen
American President’s Song
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
1960’s Cheerios
space age
commercial
DVD
There are lots of wonderful movies about the astronauts. Here are some you can
get from Discovery Streaming or other resources. Preview as all may not be
appropriate in places for all ages:
In the Shadow of the Moon (DS)
When We Left Earth (DS)
American Experience: Race to the Moon (DS)
Apollo 13
From Earth to the Moon
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 45-47 First
man on the
moon
Lapbook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 50-51 Vietnam
Map
Timeline
Walking on the Moon – This interactive “idea lab” from the Smithsonian lets you explore photographs,
audio and video to learn about the space race.
Websites
ART STUDY
Choose an artist
art activity
Great American Artists
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy – Preview or be on hand to edit on the fly. There are
some mentions of violence.
American History 1970’s
Week 35
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Chapter 9-10
Chapter 11
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 36 Nixon:
Vietnam, China and
Watergate
American and Vietnam: The
Elephant and the Tiger
Escape from Saigon: How a
Vietnam War Orphan Became
an American Boy
Chapter 6
Chapter 29 Friedan,
Schlafly, and Friends
(Feminist movement)
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
WORKBOOK
Chapter 7
Native Americans
Read
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
True or false
Fill in the blanks
and oral
discussion
Answer the
questions
Chapter 8 Women’s
Fight for Equal
Rights
Circle the right
answers
Fill in the blanks
and discuss
True or false
Read
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
READER
Flying to the Moon: An
Astronaut's Story
Chapter 7-8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
(End!)
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Richard M. Nixon
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the card for Nixon and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Add the Nixon
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
Lapbook
Map
Timeline
Nixon book cover
(1969-1974) or
timeline figure
Websites
ART STUDY
Choose an artist
Great American Artists
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
American History 1970’s
Week 36
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 37 A
Congressman and a
Peanut Farmer (Gerald
Ford, etc.)
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
Chapter 11
Trouble in
Washington
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blank
and oral
discussion
Chapter 4-5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Read
READER
Childhood of Famous
Americans: Ronald Reagan
Chapter 1-2
Chapter 3
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Gerald R. Ford
tm1
tm1
Jimmy Carter
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the cards for Ford and Carter and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write their names though
so you can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Night Crossing
(1979)
BrainPop.com
Notebooking
Lapbook
Add the Ford and
Carter pages
from the U.S.
Presidents Ebook
Map
Ford book cover
(1974-1977) or
timeline figure
Timeline
Jimmy Carter (19771980) or timeline
figure
Websites
ART STUDY
Choose an artist
art activity
Great American Artists
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
Notebooking
page
MUSIC STUDY
American History 1980’s-90’s
Week 37
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Basher Five-two: The True Story
of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain
Scott O’ Grady
Chapter 38 Taking a
Leading Role (Reagan)
Chapter 39 Living on the
Edge
Chapter 40 The End of
the Cold War
tm
WORKBOOK
The Story of the U.S.A. book 4
Chapter 12
The End of the
Cold War
Answer the
questions
Circle the right
answers
True or false
Fill in the blank
and oral
discussion
Chapter 11-12
Chapter 13-14
Chapter 15
(End!)
Read
READER
Childhood of Famous
Americans: Ronald Reagan
Chapter 8-9
Chapter 10
Inventing the Computer
PICTURE BOOK
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
Time for Kids: Ronald Reagan
American President’s Song
President Cards
Listen
Color the card for Reagan and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write his name though so you can
play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
Video Yearbook
Collection 1984
(DS)
The Hunt for Red
October (preview)
(1984)
BrainPop.com
Add the Reagan
page from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 57-59
Technology
changes of the
20th Century
Lapbook
Map
tm
Reagan book
cover
(1981-1989) or
timeline figure
Timeline
tmBasher
Five-two
book cover (1995)
Websites
ART STUDY
Choose an artist
Great American Artists
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
Online images
MUSIC STUDY
American History 1980’s-90’s
Week 38
Notebooking
page
Resources
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
HISTORY
A History of US Book 10 All The
People
Chapter 42 Is it me or
we?
Chapter 43 The Land
That Never Has
Been Yet
Chapter 41 A Quilt, Not a
Blanket (1992)
Chapter 44 A Boy from
Hope (Clinton)
Chapter 45
You can continue on
with chapters 46-52, if
desired to finish up
the book.
Basher Five-two: The True Story
of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain
Scott O’ Grady
READER
Bill Gates
Inventing the Computer
PICTURE BOOK
The Bravest Cat
(1996)
Choose any:
PRESIDENT STUDY
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Listen
American President’s Song
President Cards
Color the cards for Bush and Clinton and write some facts onto the back. Don’t write their names though
so you can play the “Guess which card is flipped” game.
SCIENCE
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
Activities
DVD
BrainPop.com
Airport security
Cyberbullying
Add the Bush
and Clinton
pages from the
U.S. Presidents Ebook
Notebooking
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 52-54 Persian
Gulf War
Lapbook
20th Century
Lapbook:
p. 55-58 Y2K
Map
Timeline
Websites
Bush book cover
(1989-1993) or
timeline figure
Bill Clinton book
cover (1993-2001)
or timeline figure
ART STUDY
Choose an artist
Great American Artists
art activity
Continue working
on your project if
you didn’t finish it.
MUSIC STUDY
Online images
Notebooking
page