Books in Introducing Primary Sources series

The Primary Sources series is the winner of the 2015 Academics’ Choice Awards for the 2015 Smart Book Award in recognition of mind-building excellence. The Colonial America Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source that are printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.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 HERE to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources.>Colonial America Primary Sources are just what teachers need to help students learn how to analyze primary sources in order to meet Common Core State Standards! Students participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations of history using historical documents. Students make observations, generate questions, organize information and ideas, think analytically, write persuasively or informatively, and cite evidence to support their opinion, hypotheses, and conclusions. Students learn how to integrate and evaluate information to deepen their understanding of historical events. As a result, students experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience. The 20 Colonial America Primary Sources are: 1. Map of "James Fort" at Jamestown – 16072. Painting (1932) entitled The Mayflower Compact, 1620 depicts the signing of the first political document in colonial American history – 16203. Depictions of the first "Thanksgiving" held in 16214. Illustration of Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in 1664, located on what is now Manhattan Island in New York City5. Replica of painting of slaves in Virginia processing tobacco for export – 16706. Portrait of a Puritan woman and her baby – late 1600s7. Illustration of early shipbuilding in a New England colony – late 1600s8. Oil painting entitled The Birth of Pennsylvania 1680 – William Penn, standing, faces King Charles II in the king’s breakfast chamber – 16809. Illustration entitled "Indian Raid in 1675" during King Philip’s War in Massachusetts10. Illustrations of early colonial tools and equipment – 170611. A colonial Quaker meeting with a woman preaching – early 1700s12. Illustration of the planned city of Savannah, Georgia – 173413. Illustration of Harvard College in Massachusetts – 174014. Illustration of a rice plantation in the southern colonies – 1750s15. First-hand account of the passage by ship to colonial America – 175016. Details from a map showing barrels of tobacco from Virginia and Maryland being loaded onto ships – 175117. Print of the Bodleian Plate, depicting the colonial architecture of Colonial Williamsburg – 178118. Illustration of British ships and soldiers arriving in Boston Harbor – 176819. Illustration (1932) of the reading of the Declaration of Independence from the East Balcony of the Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts – July 18, 177620. Map of the original thirteen colonies created for the United States centennial in 1876Your 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.

The Liberty Bell has been a symbol of basic American rights since before the Revolutionary War. It has remained a treasured symbol, prominently used during the height of the civil rights movement and as a key American symbol of liberty. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind the Liberty Bell from those who have used it. Engaging text, colorful photos, sidebars and a variety of primary sources introduce readers to the Liberty Bell.

Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became our country's national anthem in celebration of America's surprise victory over Britain in the War of 1812. It was sung for more than a century before it became our country's official national anthem in 1931. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind how the poem became a song and then a national anthem that is sung to this day. Engaging text, colorful photos, sidebars and a variety of primary sources introduce readers to the Star Spangled Banner.

The French came up with the idea of The Statue of Liberty but, in the end, it was paid for by both the Americans and the French. Its torch and the Emma Lazarus poem saying "give us your tired, your poor..." have become symbolic of liberty everwhere. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind how the statue was built and came to be moved to its spot in New York Harbor. Engaging text, colorful photos, sidebars and a variety of primary sources introduce readers to the Statue of Liberty.

The Declaration of Independence has represented American freedom since Thomas Jefferson wrote it more than 200 years ago. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind one of America's most important documents from the people who were there when it was signed. Engaging text, colorful images, sidebars, and a variety of primary sources introduce readers to the Declaration of Independence.

The French came up with the idea of The Statue of Liberty but, in the end, it was paid for by both the Americans and the French. Its torch and the Emma Lazarus poem saying "give us your tired, your poor..." have become symbolic of liberty everwhere. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind how the statue was built and came to be moved to its spot in New York Harbor. Engaging text, colorful photos, sidebars and a variety of primary sources introduce readers to the Statue of Liberty.

The Pledge of Allegiance was first written more than two hundred years ago to celebrate Columbus Day. Since then, it has grown into a treasured American symbol. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind the Pledge of Allegiance from the people who were there. Engaging text, colorful photos, sidebars and a variety of primary sources introduce readers to the Pledge of Allegiance.