Books in Michigan Experience series

The Michigan Vocabulary Teacher's Edition book includes 60 vocabulary words from the Michigan Social Studies Standards. The Teacher's Edition includes a “week of words” in a straightforward, thought-provoking, and FUN format. Every day for the first four days of the week, you'll give students a new vocabulary word which includes a definition, an interesting fact, and a “Think About It” discussion question. On day five, students will take a quiz on the four words using the companion Student Practice Workbook. There are 15 weeks of quizzes. A must-have for every teacher! The Michigan Vocabulary Teacher's Edition: ¥ includes key vocabulary words hand-picked and correlated from the Michigan Social Studies Standards ¥ uses a focused approach to build students' comprehension of the social studies standards by developing their understanding of integral vocabulary¥ has a consistent format that is easy for teachers and effective for students¥ helps students learn how to apply their new words¥ includes assessments for each vocabulary wordThis Michigan Vocabulary Teacher's Edition is a valuable test-prep tool when used with the companion Student Practice Workbook. This Michigan Vocabulary Teacher's Edition is a valuable test-prep tool when used with the companion Student Practice Workbook. The vocabulary words are: agriculture ¥ assembly line ¥ Bill of Rights ¥ capital city ¥ capital resources ¥ checks and balances ¥ citizen ¥ Civil Rights Movement ¥ Civil War ¥ climate ¥ competition ¥ constitution ¥ consumer ¥ culture ¥ demand ¥ democracy ¥ economic choices ¥ elevation ¥ executive branch ¥ explorer ¥ globalization ¥ government ¥ human characteristics ¥ human resources ¥ immigration ¥ incentive ¥ industrialization ¥ industry ¥ invest ¥ judicial branch ¥ labor union ¥ landform ¥ legislative branch ¥ local government ¥ migration ¥ migration ¥ natural resources ¥ opportunity cost ¥ physical characteristics ¥ population density ¥ preamble ¥ producer ¥ region ¥ representative democracy ¥ responsibilities ¥ rights ¥ scarcity ¥ separation of powers ¥ services ¥ settlement ¥ sovereignty ¥ specialization ¥ state government ¥ statehood date ¥ supply ¥ technology ¥ tourism ¥ trade ¥ Underground Railroad To view two sample pages of the Teacher's Edition, click .

Each Puzzle Book helps kids build higher order thinking skills and helps with deductive reasoning with these fun puzzles. Each Puzzle Book has a wide range of reproducible activities including logic, acrostics, word boxes, rebus, hidden pictures, crosswords, matching, word search, mazes and many more creative puzzles that will entice any child to learn more about YOUR state. Puzzles touch on history, geography, people, places, symbols, animals, and more!

The Survivor GameBook is reproducible and allows kids to learn about their state through timed activities, prize suggestions and an official survivor certificate. The book includes timed, multiple-choice questions, fill in the blank questions, choose the appropriate dates and matching that are challenging and fun to answer. This book covers fascinating state facts and meets state standards.

The Michigan Vocabulary Student Practice Workbook will boost test scores by helping students develop the vocabulary they need for success. The Michigan Vocabulary Student Practice Workbook includes 60 vocabulary words from the Michigan Social Studies Standards. There are 15 weeks of quizzes, a dictionary of 60 vocabulary words and their definitions, plus a page to add Bonus Words. The Student Practice Workbook includes quizzes that correspond with the Teacher's Edition. The Teacher's Edition includes a "week of words" in a straightforward, thought-provoking, and FUN format. Every day for the first four days of the week, you'll give students a new vocabulary word which includes a definition, an interesting fact, and a "Think About It" discussion question. On day five, students will take a quiz on the four words using their companion Student Practice Workbook. There are 15 weeks of quizzes. A must-have for every teacher! The Michigan Vocabulary Student Practice Workbooks use: 1. a focused approach to boost students' comprehension from Michigan's Social Studies Standards. 2. a consistent format that is easy for teachers and effective for students. 3. assessments to measure students' progress as they learn all the vocabulary words. This Michigan Vocabulary Teacher's Edition is a valuable test-prep tool when used with the companion Student Practice Workbook. The vocabulary words are: agriculture • assembly line • Bill of Rights • capital city • capital resources • checks and balances • citizen • Civil Rights Movement • Civil War • climate • competition • constitution • consumer • culture • demand • democracy • economic choices • elevation • executive branch • explorer • globalization • government • human characteristics • human resources • immigration • incentive • industrialization • industry • invest • judicial branch • labor union • landform • legislative branch • local government • migration • migration • natural resources • opportunity cost • physical characteristics • population density • preamble • producer • region • representative democracy • responsibilities • rights • scarcity • separation of powers • services • settlement • sovereignty • specialization • state government • statehood date • supply • technology • tourism • trade • Underground Railroad To view two sample pages of the Teacher's Edition, click .

The Michigan Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Michigan. 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 Michigan 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 Michigan Primary Sources Documents are: 1. Portrait of General Orlando B. Willcox – Union general from Michigan – 18602. Advertisement for Gale’s horse hay rake – 18753. Map of railroads in Michigan in 18764. Photograph of workers hauling timber in Michigan – 18805. Photograph of workers loading copper mined in Michigan onto a steamer ship in Houghton, MI – 19056. Photograph of the Malleable Iron Works – 19057. Photograph of excursion logging train in Harbor Springs, Michigan – 19068. Photograph of Michigan Agricultural College – 19129. Photograph of Ford Motor Company’s assembly line – 191310. Advertisement for Kellogg’s Toasted Corn Flakes – company founded in Battle Creek – 191511. Portrait of Henry Ford – 191912. Photograph of Smykowski Brothers Grocery in Detroit – owned by Polish immigrants – 192213. Photograph of Henry Ford with the first Model T and the ten millionth Ford produced – June 4, 192414. Photograph of workers inspecting filled boxes of Kellogg’s cereal before boxes are sealed – 193415. Employees working drill presses at Ford’s Willow Run plant – constructed during WWII by Ford Motor Company to produce the B-24 Liberator bomber - 194216. Photograph of Chief Justice Warren Burger administering the oath of office to Gerald Ford, Michigan native and 38th President of the United States – 197417. Satellite image of the Great Lakes from space – 200018. Photograph of the home of Motown Records in Detroit – founded by music producer and entrepreneur Berry Gordy – photo taken 200719. Photograph of a freighter passing under the Mackinac Bridge – connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas - 200920. Population density map of Michigan based on the 2010 censusYour 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.

Exploring Michigan through Project-Based Leaning includes 50 well-thought-out projects designed for grades 3-5. In assigning your students projects that dig into Michigan’s geography, history, government, economy, current events, and famous people, you will deepen their appreciation and understanding of Michigan 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.