Books in South Dakota Experience series

The Big South Dakota 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 South Dakota. Activities touch on history, geography, people, places, fictional characters, animals, holidays, festivals, legends, lore, and more.

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.

South Dakota 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 info 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 South Dakota.

This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The History Project Book includes creating a cartoon panel to describe how your state name may have come about, creating a fort replica, making a state history museum, dressing up as a famous explorer and recreating the main discovery, and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.

What a fun way to get to know YOUR state! Bring YOUR state and its rich history to life right in front of your eyes. This colorful state bulletin board set features over 30 different eye-catching pieces. The state-specific set includes the state name plus state symbols including the state bird, tree, flag, seal, motto, and important industry symbols. State postcards and imaginative characters round out this oversize set. Add pizzazz to any classroom, media center, doorway, or hall.

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.

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

The South Dakota Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! is one of our NEW products for 2017! A true-time saver, the South Dakota 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 South Dakota Interactive Notebook is more than just a notebook for taking notes it's a way of collecting and thinking about information. The South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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.

I spent one winter researching the holiday history, folklore, legend, and more of each and every state,' says Carole marsh. A great coffee-table book or classroom read, this book-in an edition for each U.S. state-shares a wealth of fascinating historical material and trivia about everything from holiday traditions to how we got the Christmas tree, superstitions, and more. From the Yule logs of Maine to snow on the Alamo, you'll love your own state book, but wish you could read them all. Don't forget to send your favorite teacher or grandchild a copy for their state!

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