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US History

Containing hundreds of photos, dozens of maps, and key points to remember each week, All American History Volumes I and II offer a complete two-year U.S. his-tory curriculum for students in grades 5 to high school. (Adaptable for younger students.)
Like all good stories, each volume’s 32 weekly lessons set the scene and the historical atmosphere of the events at hand, unfold the events in vivid narrative style, and then explore the impact each event had on the nation’s future. 

 

The Companion Guide (PDF) Includes:
  • Note-taking pages, lesson reviews, tests, unit wrap-ups, and answer keys
  • For Further Study questions and answers
  • Games, hands-on activities, timeline and mapping exercises
  • Reading lists and project ideas
Whether at home or in a classroom setting, teachers will appreciate the wide variety of hands-on activities and further research ideas offered in the Teacher’s Guide, along with helpful teaching tips, answer keys, timeline information and pictures, and a great book list!Explore America’s vibrant history, one story at a time.

My belief is that history comes alive for students when they learn how people in past periods of history lived—what kind of clothes they wore, the houses they lived in, the foods they ate, the games they played, the schools they attended…

Celeste Rakes, Author