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Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)

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  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
  • Grades 5-8 America the Beautiful (U.S. History)
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Description

Complete Middle School U.S. History Curriculum

Are you looking for a U.S. history curriculum for your middle school student that is complete and easy to use? America the Beautiful is a one-year course that is centered in God's Word and makes American history exciting for homeschooling students and parents.

Who Can Use It

Author Charlene Notgrass designed the curriculum for students to use successfully in 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, or 8th grade. It combines the flexibility and richness of a literature-based unit study approach with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach.

Daily lessons guide your child chronologically through the history of the United States, highlighting key events, people, and places. With the lessons planned for you, you can enjoy learning history with your student, or your student can use the curriculum independently.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: HERE

The Homeschool Curriculum Package includes:

  • Two hardcover student textbooks (Part 1 & Part 2)
  • We the People book of primary resources
  • Timeline of America the Beautiful
  • Maps of America the Beautiful
  • Answer key

NOTE: These ten works of literature are assigned in the America the Beautiful curriculum to give your child a richer perspective on the various time periods studied. The literature books are NOT included in the package but may be available online, at your local library or local bookstore. 

  • Growing Up Dakota by Charles Eastman (Units 2-5)
  • Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (Units 6-7)
  • Brady by Jean Fritz (Units 9-10)
  • Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen (Units 12-13)
  • Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (Units 14-15)
  • Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Units 16-18)
  • All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (Units 19-20)
  • Blue Willow by Doris Gates (Units 21-22)
  • Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (Unit 23)
  • Katy's Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdy (Units 27-29)

INDIVIDUAL TITLES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

LESSON BOOK PART 1: This book has 75 lessons beginning with life in America before Europeans came and continuing through the first years after the Civil War.

LESSON BOOK PART 2: This book has 75 lessons beginning with the late 1800s and continuing to modern times.

WE THE PEOPLE BOOK: A book of primary source documents reveals what people were thinking and feeling in the past.

TIMELINE OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: This is an illustrated timeline of American history from AD 1000 to the present designed specifically to include facts learned in America the Beautiful. Some facts are already printed on the timeline. After most lessons, your child will add an event mentioned in the lesson to the timeline.

MAPS OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: A collection of 30 maps drawn especially to accompany this curriculum. Your child will often refer to a map while reading a lesson in America the Beautiful and do activities on the map at the end of the lesson.

ANSWER KEY: Includes answers for the TimelineStudent WorkbookLesson Review, and the vocabulary assignments included in the main text.

STUDENT WORKBOOK: A book of crosswords, find-a-words, matching, codes, drawing assignments, and other handwork activities which review and reinforce information learned in the daily lessons. It also has weekly tests. Designed for students in 5th and 6th grades, it is also suitable for older children who enjoy these types of activities.

LESSON REVIEW: A book of daily lesson review questions, literature review questions, and weekly quizzes. This book helps parents measure their child's comprehension of the material. Designed for students in 7th and 8th grades, it is suitable for younger children who prefer this type of review.

RETURNS: 30 Days on all unused print books. Please see our detailed Return policy page for additional terms and conditions.

SHIPPING: Shipping is available to physical addresses in all 50 states. If you require shipping to a PO box, military address or US territory, please contact us PRIOR to placing your order.

FULFILLMENT: This product ships directly from the publisher. During normal times, you should receive your delivery within 1-2 weeks. During peak season (July-September), you should receive your delivery within 3-4 weeks.

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