Books in A History of US series

People are coming to America--all kinds of people. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. Meet Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join William Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac in this remarkable journey through the dynamic creation of what one day becomes the United States.

The Talent Development Middle Grades United States history curriculum brings together the award-winning, ten-volume series A History of US by Joy Hakim and ten teaching guides and resource books developed by TDMG at Johns Hopkins University. The curriculum includes the use of primary sources, simulations, writing assignments, extension activities, and assessments. This curriculum is aligned with National Standards for United States History.Each Teaching Guide and Resource Book includes twenty-five lessons, five review lessons, and five assessments. Each lesson includes a focus activity, interactive instructional and reading activities, a student team learning activity, a review and reflection activity, and extension activities to encourage learning across the curriculum. The student sheets and transparency masters provide all material needed for individual and team activities.

Early nineteenth-century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the United States, who included a range of folk, from mountain men and railroad builders to whalers and farmers, as they pushed forward into the open frontier and all their hopes and fears are captured in Liberty for All? In addition to colorful accounts of the massive westward migration, the California Gold Rush, a war with Mexico, the Oregon boundary conflict, Texas and the Alamo, Liberty for All? takes a deep look at the issue that began to gnaw at the country's core: How, in the land where "all men are created equal," could there be slaves?

The First Americans tells the story of the very beginnings of the United States, from the development of hundreds of Indian societies to the formation of the first permanent settlements by Eyuropeans. The Native Americans and the African and European explorers faced many conflicts but also enjoyed the exchange of ideas and cultures that helped to create a New World in A History of US.

Early nineteenth-century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the United States, who included a range of folk, from mountain men and railroad builders to whalers and farmers, as they pushed forward into the open frontier and all their hopes and fears are captured in Liberty for All? In addition to colorful accounts of the massive westward migration, the California Gold Rush, a war with Mexico, the Oregon boundary conflict, Texas and the Alamo, Liberty for All? takes a deep look at the issue that began to gnaw at the country's core: How, in the land where "all men are created equal," could there be slaves?

The Talent Development Middle Grades United States history curriculum brings together the award-winning, ten-volume series A History of US by Joy Hakim and ten teaching guides and resource books developed by TDMG at Johns Hopkins University. The curriculum includes the use of primary sources, simulations, writing assignments, extension activities, and assessments. This curriculum is aligned with National Standards for United States History. Each Teaching Guide and Resource Book includes twenty-five lessons, five review lessons, and five assessments. Each lesson includes a focus activity, interactive instructional and reading activities, a student team learning activity, a review and reflection activity, and extension activities to encourage learning across the curriculum. The student sheets and transparency masters provide all material needed for individual and team activities.

The Talent Development Middle Grades United States history curriculum brings together the award-winning, ten-volume series A History of US by Joy Hakim and ten teaching guides and resource books developed by TDMG at Johns Hopkins University. The curriculum includes the use of primary sources, simulations, writing assignments, extension activities, and assessments. This curriculum is aligned with National Standards for United States History.Each Teaching Guide and Resource Book includes twenty-five lessons, five review lessons, and five assessments. Each lesson includes a focus activity, interactive instructional and reading activities, a student team learning activity, a review and reflection activity, and extension activities to encourage learning across the curriculum. The student sheets and transparency masters provide all material needed for individual and team activities.

This teaching guide accompanies the third edition of the pioneering history of the United States. Like A History of US, this guide is designed as a flexible resource to be used with students at varying levels. Each guide presents conceptual frameworks, teaching strategies, and assessment suggestions as well as a range of activities for enrichment and extension.