Our American Heritage, 5th Edition gives children an overview of the first 500 years of US history through over 50 biographical chapters covering presidents, generals, preachers, pioneers and other leaders. Students will learn about the growth and expansion of The United States of America as they read about Christopher Columbus, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis & Clark, Harriet Tubman, Dwight L. Moody, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King Jr, President Obama, President Trump, and others. Chapters feature timelines, bolded & defined important words & important names, "stop and think" questions and Comprehension Checks at the end.
Our American Heritage: Map Skills will help your child learn to read maps and identity all 50 states, the four oceans, seven continents, and mountains, lakes, and rivers throughout the United States. Students will also learn how to read a map key, compass rose, grid, and distance scale. 32 worksheets and 6 "additional worksheets" with fun games included.
Help assess your student's understanding of the curriculum with Our American Heritage Quizzes & Test Book. A variety of matching, multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and listing questions are used. This book contains four practice quizzes, one practice test, fifteen quizzes, and eleven tests. A page on administering tests and quizzes is also provided. Answers are NOT included but are in the quiz and test key (sold separately individually and in the sold separately Parent Kit). Grade 3. 5th Edition
This kit includes:
- Our American Heritage Student Text, 506 pages, softcover (with glossary and map skills section)
- Our American Heritage Map Skills Book, 77 pages, softcover (consumable and non-reproducible)
- Our American Heritage Quizzes & Test Book, 86 pages, unbound (consumable and non-reproducible)
