Books in Colorado Experience series

The perfect reference guide for students in grades 3 and up - or anyone! This handy, easy-to-use reference guide is divided into seven color-coded sections which includes Colorado basic facts, geography, history, people, places, nature and miscellaneous information. Each section is color coded for easy recognition. This Pocket Guide comes with complete and comprehensive facts ALL about Colorado. Riddles, recipes, and surprising facts make this guide a delight! Colorado Basics section explores your state's symbols and their special meaning. Colorado Geography section digs up the what's where in Colorado. Colorado History section is like traveling through time to some of Colorado's greatest moments. Colorado People section introduces you to famous personalities and your next-door neighbors. Colorado Places section shows you where you might enjoy your next family vacation. Colorado Nature section tells what Mother Nature gave to Colorado. Colorado Miscellaneous section describes the real fun stuff ALL about Colorado.

The Colorado Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Colorado. We have created a FREE Online Teacher’s Guide for Primary Sources to help you to teach primary sources more effectively and use creative strategies for integrating primary source materials into your classroom. This FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources is 15 pages. It includes teacher tools, student handouts, and student worksheets. Click to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources.The Colorado Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including: • Analysis• Critical Thinking• Point of View• Compare and Contrast• Order of Events• And Much More! Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials! The 20 Colorado Primary Sources are: 1. Photograph of Bent's Old Fort trading post – served fur traders in early 1800s2. Painting entitled Comanche Indians Chasing Buffalo with Lances and Bows by George Catlin – Comanche lived on the high plains of southeastern Colorado – circa 18463. Photograph of James W. Denver – politician, U.S. Army officer, lawyer, and actor – city of Denver is named after him – 18564. Reproduction of painting of the first house in Denver after commencement of official survey – corner of Wynkoop and 12th Streets – November 1, 18585. Photograph of prospectors in Pikes Peak region of Colorado – 18586. Illustration of Cherokee Pass through the Rocky Mountains – located near present-day Fort Collins – 18597. Map of Colorado Territory featuring the Central Gold Region – 18628. Photograph of Chief Ouray and wife Chipeta of the Ute tribe in western Colorado – circa 18659. Photograph of Boston and Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company workers posing by stacked silver bars in Empire Forks, Colorado – bars weighed 2,200 pounds and were worth $45,000 at that time – 187510. Copy of wood engraving of anti-Chinese riot in Denver – white working class feared that cheap Chinese labor would threaten their jobs – 188011. Photograph of Ute Chief Sevara and family – 189912. Photograph of burros at Colorado silver mine – burros were used to carry supplies to and from mines and haul ore and rock inside mines – circa 190013. Photograph of miners being lowered 750 feet down into Colorado mine – circa 191014. Photograph of woman representing the National Woman's Party putting up a billboard in Denver – 191615. Photomechanical print of the Georgetown Loop Railroad in Clear Creek Canyon – the corkscrew route that rose in elevation was considered an engineering marvel at the time – 189916. Photograph of tuberculosis patients on porch of Jewish Consumptive Relief Society building – Denver became known as the "World Sanitarium" due to people flocking there to recover from TB in the Colorado climate – circa 192017. Students at Colorado School of Mines learning to use tools designed for underground mineral prospecting – 194218. Photograph of Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park – largest cliff dwelling in North America – built by Ancestral Puebloans – photo taken 200619. Photograph of abandoned buildings in Animas Forks, Colorado – mining ghost town – photo taken 200920. Population density map of Colorado – 2010Your students will: - think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history. - participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer's interpretations. - integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events. - experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.

Modeled after the popular TV game show; features categories like state History, Geography, Exploration, People, Statehood, State Attractions, and lots more. Each category lists educational and entertaining answers--the student gives the correct question. Includes approximately 30 categories and 150 answers and questions. Kids love the Jeopardy-style format! This reproducible book features categories of your state to build quick-thinking skills. The categories includes missions, animals, landmarks, flag facts, ancestors, politics, settlers, statehood, trivia, first, potpourri and more.

Each desk-sized “FunSheet” includes original illustrations are designed to be colored with markers, colored pencils, or crayons. The “FunSheet” includes YOUR state name, statehood information, state flag, state seal, and lots of state symbols and facts for kids to read, color, and learn, PLUS a state symbols word search and maze. The oversized 11” x 17” “FunSheet” gives kids lots of room to show their creativity and include lots of educational value! You can even laminate the fun sheets to use throughout the year as desk-sheets, placemats, wall displays, and more! These attractive coloring and activity sheets make it fun to learn about YOUR state’s symbols and other important facts. Each pack comes with 30 sheets. Put the “FunSheet” in the hands of every student.

Exploring Colorado through Project-Based Leaning includes 50 well-thought-out projects designed for grades 3-5. In assigning your students projects that dig into Colorado’s geography, history, government, economy, current events, and famous people, you will deepen their appreciation and understanding of Colorado while simultaneously improving their analytical skills and ability to recognize patterns and big-picture themes. Project-based learning today is much different than the craft-heavy classroom activities popular in the past. Inquiry, planning, research, collaboration, and analysis are key components of project-based learning activities today. However, that doesn’t mean creativity, individual expression, and fun are out. They definitely aren’t!Each project is designed to help students gain important knowledge and skills that are derived from standards and key concepts at the heart of academic subject areas. Students are asked to analyze and solve problems, to gather and interpret data, to develop and evaluate solutions, to support their answers with evidence, to think critically in a sustained way, and to use their newfound knowledge to formulate new questions worthy of exploring.While some projects are more complex and take longer than others, they all are set up in the same structure. Each begins with the central project-driving questions, proceeds through research and supportive questions, has the student choose a presentation option, and ends with a broader-view inquiry. Rubrics for reflection and assessments are included, too. This consistent framework will make it easier for you assign projects and for your students to follow along and consistently meet expectations.Encourage your students to take charge of their projects as much as possible. As a teacher, you can act as a facilitator and guide. The projects are structured such that students can often work through the process on their own or through cooperation with their classmates.

I’m Reading About Colorado is a 48-page colorful book that helps students learn what makes Colorado unique. I’m Reading about Colorado helps early readers learn fun and interesting facts about Colorado. The colorful illustrations, bold, vibrant art, kid-friendly text and photographs help bring the state to life. I’m Reading About Colorado topics include:Native AmericansExplorersHistoryStatehoodFlagCapitalSealNicknameBordersCountiesPeopleBirdFlowerTreeInsectRiversMountainsGreat PlainsLandmarkAgricultureSportsClaim to FameGlossaryAnd More!

This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The Geography Projects Book includes creating a montage of the wildlife that lives in your state using cut-out pictures, recreating the path of a state river with pipe cleaners, building a state tree from fresh or dried leaves or needles from as many types of trees as possible, testing soil samples and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.

The All About My State-Colorado FunPack (Pack of 30) is a 4-page booklet that includes 30 activity sheets. The front of the booklet includes state maps where students identify major cities, rivers and create physical symbols for physical features. The 11” x 17” inside includes drawing the state symbols including the state flag, animals, flower, and bird. Students will write the super state stats including statehood date, capital, governor, population and more. Students will write or draw three events for your state history to create a timeline. On the back, students will draw important crops, businesses, sports, thoughts about Colorado and more.