Girls of American History is a multi-sensory curriculum that uses the American Girl book series, and follows a pattern of "Read it, Hear it, See it, Write it, and Do it". This is a hands-on curriculum, and allows you to choose the best activities for your students. These activites are great ways to expose your students to new skills and hobbies. See the resources section for each unit for suggested activities.
This curriculum is appropriate and well liked by both girls and boys; with strong male and female characters in each book. The entire class can get involved in various games, meals, crafts and field trips - an engaging and memorable way to learn about our nation's history.
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This series of books follows a young girl through World War II. She learns how to give of herself to help others, to work together and how to navigate her own personal trials and triumphs. Strong male characters include her brother and father.
A six week unit study using the American Girl® Molly® series books. This is a time in history that is filled with information. During this time period you might consider including some background of WWI, countries involved in both WWI and WWII, the Nazi Regime, Anne Frank, the Holocaust, and more. Craft and field trip ideas from the time period are included in the unit to help enhance the study.
All units now include spelling and vocabulary, State/Country study, Character analysis worksheets, then and now comparison worksheet, news article prep, book summary, chapter summary with drawing, and digging deeper project suggestions.
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This series of books follows a young girl during the War of 1812. She struggles to hang on to hope as she learns lessons and makes brave decisions. Strong male characters include her father and a friend.
This is a fantastic unit, filled with information about a war often forgotten and misunderstood. This is a great unit for character development and discussion. This unit will be enjoyed by both boys and girls, as the curriculum utilizes ship building, knot making and many other fun and educational activities. Field trips include, museums, sailing, fishing, and more.
All units now include spelling and vocabulary, State/Country study, Character analysis worksheets, then and now comparison worksheet, news article prep, book summary, chapter summary with drawing, and digging deeper project suggestions.
This product is sent via email as a PDF file.
This series of books looks into the life of a young girl trying to gain confidence in her talents and abilities during a very frightening time in history.
During this time in history, the USA was strong. Although a threat of war lingered, it felt distant from the state of Hawaii. During this unit, you might consider including some information on Japanese internment camps and geography. Enjoy activities such as building a model plane, planting a garden, writing poetry and more. Craft and field trip ideas from the time period are included in the unit to help enhance the study.
All units now include spelling and vocabulary, State/Country study, Character analysis worksheets, then and now comparison worksheet, news article prep, book summary, chapter summary with drawing, and digging deeper project suggestions.
This product is sent via email as a PDF file.
