American History

American History Using Joy Hakim’s First Three Volumes Week 1 – Native Americans Day 1 –

Ch. 4 & 5 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline The Eskimos Knew by T. S. Pine Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac

Day 2 –

Ch. 6 & 7 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac

Day 3 –

Ch. 9 & 10 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Tomie de Paola Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie de Paola Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac

Day 4 –

Ch. 11 & 12 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Boy Who Lived with the Bears by Joseph Bruchac Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac

Day 5 –

Corn Is Maize by Aliki Make corn husk dolls: http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/cornhusk.htm Indian Signals and Sign Language by George Fronval Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac

Week 2 – Explorers and Conquerors Day 1 –

Ch. 13, 16 & 18 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Where Do You Think You’re Going Christopher Columbus by Jean Fritz Encounter by Jane Yolen Begin reading Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 19, 20 & 22 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 23, 26 & 27 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Conquista! By Clyde Robert Bullen Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 29, 32-33 & 34 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Francis Drake and the Sea Rovers of the Spanish Main by John Malam Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

Vikings by Fiona Macdonald Viking by Sue Margeson Computer Viking Quest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.sh tml Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Week 3 – Colonization Day 1 –

Ch. 35 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Finish reading Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 36 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 37 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Roanoke: The Lost Colony by Jane Yolen Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 38 Map Narration/History Notebook Timeline Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

The Lost Colony of Roanoke by Jean Fritz Lost Colony Contract: http://thelostcolony.org/education/Learning%20Contract.pdf Leif the Lucky by Ingri D’Aulaire

Week 1 – Virginia / Jamestown Day 1 –

Ch. 4 & 5 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Begin reading Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 6 & 7 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 9 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 11 & 12 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Who’s Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage? By Jean Fritz Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

A Timeline of Jamestown by Janell Broyles Could You Have Survived?: http://www.jamestown1607.org/storiesnation.asp Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Week 2 – New England Colonies / Plymouth Day 1 –

Ch. 13 & 14 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Who’s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? By Jean Fritz If You Sailed on the Mayflower by Anne Rockwell Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 16 – 17 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Finding Providence by Avi Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 18 – 20 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline The Salem Witch Trials by Jane Yolen Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 21 – 23 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

Samuel Eaton’s Day and Sarah Morton’s Day by Kate Roberts The First Thanksgiving: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/ Pocahontas by Ingri D’Aulaire

Week 3 – The Mid-Atlantic Colonies Day 1 –

Coming back from field trip to Ocmulgee National Monument

Day 2 –

Ch. 25 & 26 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Henry Hudson by Isaac Asimov Begin reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 3 –

Ch. 28 & 29 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline The Story of William Penn by Aliki A Bird in Hand by Benjamin Franklin The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 4 –

Ch.30 – 31 & 33 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Mary Geddy’s Day by Kate Waters The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 5 –

The Farm by James E. Knight Daily Life of a Colonial Kid in Pennsylvania: http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/activities.htm The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Week 4 – Southern Colonies Day 1 –

Ch. 35 & 36 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Blackbeard’s Last Fight by Eric Kimmel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 2 –

Ch. 38 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline A Voice of Her Own by Katherine Lasky The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 3 –

Ch. 39 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 4 –

Ch. 40 & 41 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Day 5 –

Pirates Most Wanted by John Matthews Make a Pirate Flag Go on a Pirate Treasure Hunt The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Week 1 – Preliminary Events and Circumstances Day 1 –

Ch. 3 & 5 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Struggle for a Continent by Betsy Maestro George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 6 & 7 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 10 & 11 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline You Wouldn’t Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party by Peter Cook Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? By Jean Fritz George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 12 & 13 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? By Jean Fritz Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

Make your own Revolutionary War rallying cartoons. George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Week 2 – The Beginning of Revolution Day 1 –

Ch. 14 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 16 & 17 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz George Washington by Mike Venezia George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 18 & 19 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 20 & 21 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? By Jean Fritz The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson George Washington by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

Watch Liberty Kids videos: http://www.kewlcartoons.com/show/watch/LibertysKids

Week 3 – The Revolutionary War Day 1 –

Ch. 22 & 23 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 24 & 27 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Oh Say I Can’t See by Jon Scieszka Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 28, 30 & 31 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 32 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

The American Revolution for Kids by Janis Herbert Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Week 4 – The U. S. Constitution Day 1 –

Ch. 33 & 34 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Thomas Jefferson by Cheryl Harness Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 2 –

Ch. 36 & 37 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 3 –

Ch. 38 & 39 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline A More Perfect Union by Betsy Maestro The United States Constitution by Kristal Leebrick Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 4 –

Ch. 40 Map Narration / History Notebook Timeline Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire

Day 5 –

Make a U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights Poster Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D’Aulaire