Books in DK Experience series

The Big Utah Activity Book! 100+ activities, from Kindergarten-easy to Fourth/Fifth-challenging! This big activity book has a wide range of reproducible activities including coloring, dot-to-dot, mazes, matching, word search, and many other creative activities that will entice any student to learn more about Utah. Activities touch on history, geography, people, places, fictional characters, animals, holidays, festivals, legends, lore, and more.

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 Texas 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 Texas. Riddles, recipes, and surprising facts make this guide a delight! Texas Basics section explores your state's symbols and their special meaning. Texas Geography section digs up the what's where in Texas. Texas History section is like traveling through time to some of Texas's greatest moments. Texas People section introduces you to famous personalities and your next-door neighbors. Texas Places section shows you where you might enjoy your next family vacation. Texas Nature section tells what Mother Nature gave to Texas. Texas Miscellaneous section describes the real fun stuff ALL about Texas.

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 Utah 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 Utah. Riddles, recipes, and surprising facts make this guide a delight! Utah Basics section explores your state's symbols and their special meaning. Utah Geography section digs up the what's where in Utah. Utah History section is like traveling through time to some of Utah's greatest moments. Utah People section introduces you to famous personalities and your next-door neighbors. Utah Places section shows you where you might enjoy your next family vacation. Utah Nature section tells what Mother Nature gave to Utah. Utah Miscellaneous section describes the real fun stuff ALL about Utah.

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.

The Big Maine Activity Book! 100+ activities, from Kindergarten-easy to Fourth/Fifth-challenging! This big activity book has a wide range of reproducible activities including coloring, dot-to-dot, mazes, matching, word search, and many other creative activities that will entice any student to learn more about Maine. Activities touch on history, geography, people, places, fictional characters, animals, holidays, festivals, legends, lore, and more.

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.

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

Ohio Geography-Statistics say most kids know less geography than ever-don't let that apply to your students! Start by making sure kids know the main places & geographic features in their own state. Give them activities that pretend they are taking a cross-state bike tour, using free football game passes, jogging through the state, etc., & they'll find their way around in a hurry! Geography activities include information on counties, rivers, museums, historic places, sites of interest, colleges, bordering states, climate, topography, crops and more, all ready to reproduce! Approximately 30 activities and 200 geography related places and facts are covered. Students work alone or in groups and use maps, reference books or resource people to complete challenging riddles, matching games, word searches, fill-in lists, scavenger hunts, and completion exercises that reinforce learning, sharpen research skills, and provide a lively introduction to Ohio.

Journey across oceans and continents to experience the most extreme weather on the planet. Far out to sea, clouds form together as towering thunderheads, building and gathering strength. As the winds climb to incredible speed, the storm is ready to unleash terrible destruction: and it's heading straight for the city! Fantastic digital imagery takes you right into the heart of devastating tornadoes, hurricanes, storm surges, monsoons and blizzards. See lightning strike, find out how rain develops and visit the foggiest place in the world. Eyewitness accounts from a twister survivor and action-packed scenes turn meeting mother nature into an extreme adventure. Bring the weather inside with the gigantic panoramic poster - it'll blow you away! This book is brilliant for homework and school projects or just for fun.

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

The Texas Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Texas. 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 Texas 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 Texas Primary Sources are: 1. Texas Declaration of Independence – formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico during the Texas Revolution – 18362. Painting depicting the Fall of the Alamo – 18443. Portrait of General Antonio L"pez de Santa Anna – 18474. Photograph of Susanna Dickinson, survivor of the Battle of the Alamo – mid 1800s5. Print of Sam Houston, first President of the Republic of Texas – 18526. Map of the Texas coast showing points of occupation of expedition under Union Major General N. P. Banks – November 18637. Patent drawing for Joseph Glidden’s improvement to barbed wire – 18748. Photograph of Texas Rangers Company D, Realitos, Texas – 18879. Photograph of first major oil gusher at Spindletop Hill, Texas – January 10, 190110. Photograph of branding cattle, XIT Ranch, Texas – 190411. Replica of the petition from Minnie Fisher Cunningham of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association for the passage of the "Susan B. Anthony Amendment" - May 2, 191612. Photograph of soldiers at bayonet practice – Camp Bowie, Fort Wayne, Texas – 191813. Copy of Bessie Coleman’s aviation license – 192114. Photograph of cattle brands, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum – 193615. Photograph of Texas family heading to Arkansas during the Great Depression hoping to get work in the cotton fields – 193616. Replica of a sign in Taylor, Texas, warning farmers to use terrace farming – April 193917. Photograph of a factory worker at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant in Fort Worth, Texas – 194218. President George W. Bush waves to a rescue worker while touring the site of the World Trade Center terrorist attack in New York City – 200119. Photograph of the world’s largest offshore oil platform near Ingleside, Texas, used to tap huge oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico – 200520. Congressional Gold Medal awarded to heart surgeon Michael E. DeBakey – 2008Your 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.

The Maine Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! is one of our NEW products for 2017! A true-time saver, the Maine Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! includes ready-to-use pages and instructions that make state-studies fun and successful for the whole class.The Maine Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! is more than just a notebook for taking notes it's a way of collecting and thinking about information. The Maine Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! helps students become creative, independent, and reflective thinkers, readers, and writers. Students learn to express their own ideas and apply skills learned in class. The Maine Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! gives teachers ready-to-use pages, templates, instructions, writing prompts, and more, making it easy to start using their interactive notebooks today!WHY USE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS?Interactive Notebooks are great for students! Building an Interactive Notebook helps students build organization skills as they take responsibility for their learning resources. The Interactive Notebook provides students with an outlet to apply the knowledge they gain in ways that express their own ideas and creativity. Guided writing activities incorporated into an Interactive Notebook help your students develop into independent, creative, reflective thinkers. And, once completed, an Interactive Notebook becomes a comprehensive and engaging review tool to help your students master content and prepare for tests. Interactive Notebooks are great for teachers! You can easily customize your instruction. You direct the learning process and pace. You determine where to dig deeper...and when and where to add pizzazz! You choose which projects to use as instruction, which projects to use as reinforcement, which projects to use as independent practice, and which projects to use as assessments. You can supplement activities with your own texts and projects. And, you meet the unique needs of your students in each and every year!A true time-saver! Step-by-step teacher instructions Ready-to-use, reproducible pages Writing and reflection prompts Student letter Supply lists Rubric And more!This book is reproducible and has 68 pages.