Cavalcade of America: Annie Oakley
Posted in American History, High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on July 30, 2012
Annie Oakley was one of the most famous women of the Wild West. Her shooting skills won her a top billing in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show. Over at my blog, I am sharing a short unit study about Annie Oakley in celebration of her birthday in August. Check out all the links, books, Read More »
Pacific History Stories
Posted in American History, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on July 25, 2012
The stories of Balboa, Magedan. Cabrillo, Drake, the Discovery of Gold, the Bear-Flag Republic, and others are interesting on account of the human and heroic side of the adventures. Written for “the middle grades”, this history reader details the explorations and adventures that occurred on the Western coast of North America, along the Pacific Ocean. Read More »
The Heroic Life of Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator
Posted in American History, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on July 25, 2012
A short (64 pages) book that covers the major aspects of Abraham Lincolns life, this book has amazing illustrations! 4 color pictures, along with several more black and white illustrations make this book great for younger children. They would also look great in your projects about the Civil War! Download The Heroic Life of Abraham Read More »
Stories Of Our Mother Earth
Posted in Geology, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on July 23, 2012
Children want to know the relation existing between things in the world about them. I am thoroughly convinced also that they are capable of understanding many of the processes involved in the shaping of the earth, but because of the idea that the subject is too difficult, or from lack of proper familiarity with nature Read More »
The History of The Thirteen Colonies
Posted in American History, Public Domain on July 17, 2012
It has been my object in this small book to put into a handy form a short narrative of the History of the Thirteen Colonies. In the limited space at my command I have endeavoured to give as often as possible the actual words of contemporaries, hoping that the reader may thereby be tempted to Read More »
