Here are 5 books that we found helpful to increase our understanding the Constitution, past and present. We the People We found it interesting to learn about all the quarreling and compromises leading up to the final draft of the Constitution. Cheney does a good job presenting it clearly for the elementary age group. “America […]
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Phillis Wheatley was born around 1753 in what is perhaps present-day Senegal. She was enslaved and lived in Boston, Massachusetts with the Wheatley family where she was taught to read and write. Phillis became the first famous black poet in America, although she had to defend herself as the author of her poetry. She was
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I always look for inspiring biographies in our studies of US and world studies. We enjoyed these picture and chapter books about the American Revolution.
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WOW this was a fascinating topic, learning about spies in the American Revolution. We took a week-long detour to explore this topic!
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These leveled readers are great for kids to practice their reading skills or just to have something easier on hand for fun reading. History + reading in one shot! These stories are a bit simplified and one-dimensional. When provided, the author’s notes give additional insight. I use the leveled readers for reading practice and I
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I’ll have to admit, I didn’t know much about the other Founding Fathers. These picture and short chapter books were engaging reads for us. Worst of Friends The subheading reads, “Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud.” Jefferson and Adams were opposite in appearance and in personality, too. The beginning
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The Haudenosaunee are more commonly known as the Iroquois. Haudenosaunee means “People of the Longhouse.” The Iroquois Confederacy is comprised of five nations, with one added later. The original five nations of the Iroquois are the Cayuga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Onondaga, who agreed to the Great Law of Peace in the 14th century. The
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the beginning of the American Revolution. The first volley of shots between the British and the minutemen at Concord is known as “the shot heard round the world.” We kicked off our study of the American Revolution with these books. The list includes a poem to study and
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Instead of focusing on various Fourth of July celebrations, this booklist is all about the Declaration of Independence in 1776. I was glad to find additional perspectives from women and an enslaved person. The second part of this booklist focuses on the Liberty Bell. Definitely watch National Treasure for a fun, treasure-hunting movie featuring the
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The Lenni Lenape, also known as the Delaware, originally inhabited the current states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the southern part of New York. The Crow’s Tale, read it for free on archive.org “In the dark depths of winter, snow is falling and the animals are freezing and famished. Brave Crow sets out on
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