Books in California Experience series

One of the most popular misconceptions about American Indians is that they are all the same-one homogenous group of people who look alike, speak the same language, and share the same customs and history. Nothing could be further from the truth! This book gives kids an A-Z look at the Native Americans that shaped their state's history. From tribe to tribe, there are large differences in clothing, housing, life-styles, and cultural practices. Help kids explore Native American history by starting with the Native Americans that might have been in their very own backyard! Some of the activities include crossword puzzles, fill in the blanks, and decipher the code.

The California Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! is one of our NEW products for 2017! A true-time saver, the California 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 California 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 California 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 California 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.

This 180 day, reproducible Social Studies Daily Workbook will introduce your students to fun, fascinating, and fast facts about their state. Each day, your class will learn valuable information to supplement the social studies curriculum. Skills covered in these daily lessons include reading comprehension, basic math computation, spelling, and new vocabulary words. This book is divided into 36 weekly sections. Topics covered include state basics, geography, history, people, and government. Every Friday is a 'Fun Friday' where students can dive into word searches, mazes, puzzles and other activities that stimulate their imagination!

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 California through Project-Based Leaning includes 50 well-thought-out projects designed for grades 3-5. In assigning your students projects that dig into California’s geography, history, government, economy, current events, and famous people, you will deepen their appreciation and understanding of California 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 California is a 48-page colorful book that helps students learn what makes California unique. I’m Reading about California helps early readers learn fun and interesting facts about California. The colorful illustrations, bold, vibrant art, kid-friendly text and photographs help bring the state to life. I’m Reading About California topics include:Native AmericansExplorersSettlementStatehoodFlagCapitalSealNicknameBordersPresidentPeopleBirdFlowerTreeInsectBeachesMountainsDesertLandmarkAgricultureSportsClaim to FameGlossaryAnd 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.

The California Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in California. 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 California 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 California Primary Sources Documents are: 1. Engraving of Spanish colonial Presidio of San Francisco and the Golden Gate – 18222. Illustration of Sutter’s Fort – near Sacramento City, California – 18453. Map of Mexico including the Yucatan and Alta California – 18474. Advertisement for "Sailing to California for the California Gold Rush" - 18505. Photograph of Sutter’s Mill – location of the first discovery of gold in California triggering the California Gold Rush – 18506. Photograph of merchant ships crowding San Francisco’s harbor during the Gold Rush – 18517. Painting of the Battle of Veracruz during the Mexican-American War – 18518. Photograph of Portsmouth Square – San Francisco – 18519. Campaign banner for John C. Fremont, Republican presidential contender in 1856 – intended to evoke heroic memories of Fremont’s expeditions to the Rocky Mountains in 1842 and 184310. Lithograph of a birds-eye view of the city of Sacramento – 185711. Poster for the Pony Express advertising fast mail delivery from Missouri to California – 186012. Photograph of the ceremony commemorating driving in the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah – completion of the Transcontinental Railroad – May 186913. Political cartoon showing a Chinese man being excluded from entry to the "Golden Gate of Liberty" - 188214. Photograph of immigrants arriving at the U.S. Immigration Station on Angel Island – circa 193015. Photograph of Oklahoma farm family fleeing Dust Bowl – caravans of "Okies"; headed for California on Route 66 – 193516. Photograph of destitute mother of seven children – family worked picking peas in California – 193617. Photograph of newspaper headlines from the San Francisco Examiner announcing Japanese relocation after the attack on Pearl Harbor – February 27, 194218. Photograph of Ansel Adams – American photographer famous for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West – 195019. Photograph of Walt Disney showing Disneyland plans to officials in Orange County, California – 195420. Photograph of Marion "John"; Wayne meeting with President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger – San Clemente, California – July 1972Your 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.