Notgrass History's Our Star-Spangled Story is a one-year American history and literature course designed for students in grades 1-4. This textbook features engaging, narrative-style chapters with full-color photos and illustrations. This flexible program combines the richness of a unit study with the simplicity of a traditional textbook curriculum. Lesson activity ideas, review questions, and hands-on history ideas conclude each chapter; parents can pick and choose which would be best for their individual students to complete. These activities include instructions for the optional resources Star-Spangled Rhythms and Rhymes, A Star-Spangled Timeline, My Star-Spangled Student Workbook and the 8 optional literature books. Units include a project idea connected with one of the lessons, an include things like arts and crafts, recipes, and games.
Volume 1 covers life in America from before Europeans came through the first settlements to the late 1800s, including the beaver trade, Phillis Wheatley, the Constitution, circuit riders and camp meetings, Lewis & Clark, America's first school for the Deaf, the Lowell factory girls, Sojourner Truth, Reconstruction, and more. 45 lessons; each unit contains 3 lessons. Each lesson takes approximately 10-15 minutes to read through, with additional time as needed for activities. 322 pages, hardcover. NASB Scripture used.
