This page contains the books and materials (plus reviews) used in our American history curriculum topic 16. In this topic of our curriculum you will learn about the George Washington, colonial times and more.

Books and Materials for Topic 16

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The Sign of the Beaver (by Elizabeth George Speare) 135 pages

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If You Grew Up with George Washington (by Ruth Belov Gross)

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George Washington (by D’ Aulaire)

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George Washington’s Breakfast (by Jean Fritz)

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George Washington and the General's Dog  (Step into Reading 3) (by Frank Murphy)

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Welcome to Felicity's world, 1774 (by Catherine Gourley)
These books “Welcome to ____’s World” are terrific introductions to different time periods. My kids enjoy how colorful they are and the photographs of real items.

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American Adventures: True Stories from America's Past, 1770-1870 (Morrie Greenberg)
I have scheduled this workbook because I bought it and didn’t want to “waste” it. I don’t think it’s necessary, but it adds some interesting and lesser-known stories about early American history to your study. Each section starts out with a timeline (so you can see what else was happening near the time of each story) and then has a featured story (which you may want to read aloud to your 3^rd grader). After the story there are various language arts activities. There are writing and journal activities (like “Write three important things you learned from…”), and vocabulary activities (find the word closest to the meaning of the underlined word, etc.). There are also discussion activities (think it through, take a side, then and now) and more. Some of the activities could really be a lot of fun and you could make a video tape for some of them such as the following: “Imagine you are a radio or television talk show doctor living in the early 1800’s. Prepare and present a program where a number of people phone in with different ailments. As the doctor, present a remedy for each call.”

All in all it’s not a bad book to work through, but it could be considered a little "advanced" for an AVERAGE 3rd grader. I think my son will enjoy it, but it would still be quite appropriate for a 6th grader.

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General George Washington [videorecording] / Nest Entertainment and Rich Animation Studios.Irving, TX : Nest Entertainment ; Wynnewood, PA : Distributed by Schlessinger Media, 1992, 2001. 
“Animated biography of George Washington, telling of the challenges he faced during the Revolution.”

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George Washington's Mother [videorecording] / a co-production and presentation of Top Dog Media, Inc. and Weston Woods ; adapted and directed by Ray Messecar ; book by Jean Fritz ; illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan.
From the book by Jean Fritz, this video describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children.

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The Sign of the Beaver [videorecording] / Clorax Diamond Presentation.Chicago, IL : Distributed by Questar, Inc., c1997. c1997.
This movie is based on the book. I recommend watching it AFTER you have read the book. You can compare the differences between the two.

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Felicity - An American Girl Adventure

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PLUS

American Kids in History

History Pockets: Colonial America

Wee Sing America Book and CD

Children’s Treasury of Virtues

History Pockets: Explorers of North America

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