Bringing History Home

Bringing History Home
Author: M. Gail Hickey
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Bring history to life with these classroom-ready materials and resources. This book instructs readers how to portray history as experiences, not as facts, to facilitate thinking and reasoning skills, enhance sense of self-worth, and pique students' curiosity.

Literature Connections to American History K6

Literature Connections to American History K6
Author: Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 553
Release: 1997-09-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313089957

Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes, this book helps you locate resources on American history for students. Each book presents information in two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within eras and further organized according to product type. The books cover American history from North America Before 1600 and The American Colonies, 1600-1774 to The Mid-Twentieth Century, 1946-1975 and Since 1975. The second section has annotated bibliographies that describe each title and includes publication information and awards won. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at least one favorable review. Some books with more illustration than text will be valuable for enticing slow or reticent readers. An index helps users find resources by author, title, or biographical subject.

Literature Connections to World History K6

Literature Connections to World History K6
Author: Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1998-04-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313077541

Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes help you locate world history resources for students. Each is divided into two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within specific geographic areas and time periods. They are further organized by product type. Both books cover world history from Prehistory and the Ancient World to 54 B.C. to the modern era. Other chapters include Roman Empire to A.D. 476; Europe and the British Isles; Africa and South Africa; Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and Antarctica; Canada; China; India, Tibet, and Burma; Israel and Arab Countries; Japan; Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand; and South and Central America and the Caribbean. The second section has an annotated bibliography that describes each title and includes publication information and awards. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at least one favorab

History K-6

History K-6
Author: Board of Studies NSW
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781743010105

Exploring American History

Exploring American History
Author: D. H. Montgomery
Publisher: Christian Liberty Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781930092969

National Standards for History

National Standards for History
Author: National Center for History in the Schools (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This sourcebook contains more than twelve hundred easy-to-follow and implement classroom activities created and tested by veteran teachers from all over the country. The activities are arranged by grade level and are keyed to the revised National History Standards, so they can easily be matched to comparable state history standards. This volume offers teachers a treasury of ideas for bringing history alive in grades 5?12, carrying students far beyond their textbooks on active-learning voyages into the past while still meeting required learning content. It also incorporates the History Thinking Skills from the revised National History Standards as well as annotated lists of general and era-specific resources that will help teachers enrich their classes with CD-ROMs, audio-visual material, primary sources, art and music, and various print materials. Grades 5?12

For the Children's Sake

For the Children's Sake
Author: Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2022-06-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433580039

An Effective, Holistic Guide for Teaching Children in Any Educational Setting Every parent and teacher wants to give his or her children the best education possible. They hope that the teaching they provide is a joyful adventure, a celebration of life, and preparation for living. But sadly, most education today falls short of this goal. For the Children's Sake imagines what education can be based on a Christian understanding of the meaning of life and what it means to be human—a child, a parent, a teacher. The central ideas have been proven over many years and in almost every kind of educational situation, including ideas that author Susan Schaeffer Macaulay and her husband, Ranald, have implemented in their own family and school experience. Includes a foreword by daughter and educator Fiona Fletcher. Simple and Practical: This user-friendly guide helps educators build a stable, enriching, and intellectually stimulating environment for children and also includes a list of additional resources Immersive Teaching: Shows parents and teachers how children's learning experiences can be extended to every aspect of life Proven Methodology: Used in school settings for 14 years, these easily applicable ideas will benefit parents and teachers in homeschooling, public school, or private school