America: Ready-to-Use Interdisciplinary Lessons & Activities by Dwila Bloom - $20 - (Youngsville, NC)
America provides three easy-to-teach units covering (1) The Thirteen Colonies: New England, Middle &Southern, (2) An Expanding Nation: The Midwest & Great Plains and The Mississippi Valley, and (3) The Beckoning West: Southwest, Northwest, & West. For example, in Volume 1, travel with your students to the New England colonies, where you will begin with social studies activities such as "Getting to Know New England," including a map of the region,... "The Early New England Colonists" and... "Life in a New England Village." Here's just a sampling of the other interdisciplinary exercises accompanying each lesson: Math – "What Will it Cost?"... Language arts – "Terms of the Heartland" (the Midwest and Great Plains), "Tall Tales and Literature" (the West) ... Art – "Mardi Gras Masks" (Mississippi Valley) or "Totem Poles" (the Northwest) ... Consumer and Family Living - "Shoo–fly Pie" (an authentic recipe from the Middle Colonies) or a menu from "Casa Rio Mexican Restaurant" (the Southwest) ... Physical Education – "Pastimes and Games"... and Music – "Sounds of the South" (the Southern Colonies). Better still, you'll find that all lessons are accompanied by worksheets and all activities include step-by-step directions or ideas for active participation!
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