Exploring America is an American history high school curriculum combining American history, American literature and composition (English) and Bible. It helps high school students gain a fuller understanding of our nation's past as they read the history narrative, read classic American literature, complete writing assignments, and study what the Bible says about issues and ideas in American history.
The curriculum package includes three perfect-bound books that contain the history narrative, Bible lessons, and all reading and writing assignments (except the literature, see below) needed to earn one year of high school credit each in American History, English, and Bible. It also includes a short guide for parents and teachers
Exploring America is designed to be easy-to-use for parent and student. Each of the 30 weekly units has an introduction that features a summary of the material covered, a list of lessons, books required for that unit, and suggested writing assignments. Each of the 150 daily lessons (five lessons per week) includes the history text and the reading assignments for that day (and those in progress). A focused student can direct his own study, and the parent can offer as much interaction as needed. Depending on how fast your child reads and how much time he spends on the writing assignments, he may need an average of 2-3 hours for each daily lesson.
Bible-based. Understand history from the perspective of faith in God and respect for His Word. Each unit highlights spiritual issues related to events in American history.Comprehensive. Learn about events and issues from European exploration to the war on terror, with extensive coverage of the twentieth century.
Features classic literature and original documents. Enjoy studying history through the words of people who made it by reading classic American literature, poetry, documents, and speeches. (Except for the literature, the required readings are all found in American Voices, so you don't have to hunt for hard-to-find books!)
According to the author, Ray Notgrass - combining this package with the optional Quiz and Exam book, it provides a year of credit in three subject areas. American History, English (literature and composition), and Bible.
Click here for a sample lesson. These titles are required reading if you choose to use this for American Literature - The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne Narrative: The Life of Davy Crockett by Crockett Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe Little Women by Alcott Humorous Stories & Sketches by Twain Up From Slavery by Washington Christy by Peter Marshall To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee The Giver by Lowry
These titles are required reading if you choose to use this for American Literature -
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne
Narrative: The Life of Davy Crockett by Crockett
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe
Little Women by Alcott
Humorous Stories & Sketches by Twain
Up From Slavery by Washington
Christy by Peter Marshall
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
The Giver by Lowry
Other products in the category History/Social Studies / American History:
All American History Set - Volume 1 -- Includes 3 books for grades 5 - 8 -
All American History Volume 1 Teacher Guide and Answer Key
All American History Volume 1 Student Reader
All American History Volume 1 Student Activity Book
All American History Set - Volume 2 -- Includes all 3 books for grades 6 - 12. All American History Volume 2 Teacher Guide and Answer Key
All American History Volume 2 Student Reader
All American History Volume 2 Student Activity Book
All American History Volume 1 Student Activity Book -- 32 weekly lesson reviews include matching and short answer questions, four unit wrap ups, map work and additional study questions. This source is reproducible for you entire family! 311 pages, Softcover, three-hole-punched with perforated pages
All American History Volume 1 Student Reader -- All American History reads like a good book -- bringing America 's story to life piece by piece. Containing hundreds of images and dozens of maps, All-American History Volume I is a complete year's curriculum for students in grades 5 - 8 when combined with the Student Activity Book and Teacher's Guide. It is also adaptable for younger and older students. This volume covers Exploration through 1840. Each week includes a chapter from the Reader, maps, forms, and review questions in the Activity Book . . .
All American History Volume 1 Teachers Guide and Answer Key -- This resource provides additional hands-on and further research ideas for the younger students you may use this with. as well as: a Scope and Sequence, answer keys for the required forms and related maps, the For Review questions, and the For Further Study questions, activities to facilitate weekly reviews , creative project ideas, timeline strategies, and recommended reading lists. 360 pages, 3-hole punched.
All American History Volume 2 - Teacher Guide with Answer Key -- The Teacher’s Guide accompanies the All American History, Volume 2 Student Reader and All American History, Volume 2, Student Activity Book. It contais hands-on research ideas, teaching tips, answers to everything, book list, family activities, adaptations for younger students, timeline dates, mapping instructions, "how to use this book" instructions and other great teacher tips are included.
Softcover - 336 pages.
Grades 6-12.
All American History Volume 2 - Student Activity Book -- The Activity Book is an important part of the All American History Volume 2 series, it contains the accompanying maps, forms and review questions to the All American History Volume 2, Student Reader. Activities focus on the geography of the time, information about important people, "For Further Study" in-depth questions, quotes, literature, battles, review and other fascinating, interdisciplinary information.
Soft cover, perfect-bound, 3-hole punched and perforated, 306 pages.
Grades 6-12.
All American History Volume 2 - Student Reader -- Like Volume 1 in this series, All American History Volume II is designed to be engaging and is written in a comfortable style. Containing hundreds of pictures and dozens of maps, it is a complete year’s curriculum for grades 6-12 when used with the Student Activity Book and Teacher’s Guide. It is also adaptable for younger students. Each week includes a chapter from the Reader, maps, forms, and review questions in the Activity Book, and plenty of hands-on and further research ideas in the Teacher’s . . .
Alpha Omega LIFEPAC 11th Grade - History/Geography U.S. History -- U.S. HistoryEach Eleventh Grade LIFEPAC set includes 10 workbooks and 1 Teachers Manual. The Teachers Guide contains answer keys for all LIFEPAC activities, self-tests and unit tests, additional activities and suggested supplemental book lists, and even a suggested time schedule for each LIFEPAC.
Foundations of Democracy
Constitutional Government
National Expansion
A Nation Divided
A Nation United Again
U.S. Involvement at Home and Abroad
The Search for Peace
A Nation at War
Contemporary . . .
Alpha Omega Switched-On Schoolhouse 2.0 R2 (2009) - 11th Grade - History/Geography -- See below to order the complete set of Eleventh Grade Switched-On-School House that includes Bible, Language Arts, Science, History, and Math.
Explore America's exciting past! Now it's fun and easy with Switched-On Schoolhouse 11th Grade History and Geography from Alpha Omega Publications. This fun-filled, computer-based history course will give your child a comprehensive study of U.S. History. And your student will experience a whole new dimension of learning with this state-of-the-art homeschool . . .
American Adventure Series: Set of 3 books -- Includes all 3 books:
American Adventures:1770 - 1870
American Adventures: Part 2 1870 to Present
American Characters
When I first opened these books I was immediately drawn to their simplicity. They contain short interesting stories in large print and are decorated with detailed black and white pictures. This story telling adventure will take you through 15 episodes per book, arranged chronologically and written in a dramatic, narrative form, not “text book” prose. At the end of each story . . .
American Adventures: 1770 - 1870 -- When I first opened these books I was immediately drawn to their simplicity. They contain short interesting stories in large print and are decorated with detailed black and white pictures. This story telling adventure will take you through 15 episodes per book, arranged chronologically and written in a dramatic, narrative form, not “text book” prose. At the end of each story you’ll find, short journal activities, cooperative group activities and discussion activities with no recall questions. A timeline . . .
American Adventures: Part 2 - 1870 to Present -- When I first opened these books I was immediately drawn to their simplicity. They contain short interesting stories in large print and are decorated with detailed black and white pictures. This story telling adventure will take you through 15 episodes per book, arranged chronologically and written in a dramatic, narrative form, not “text book” prose. At the end of each story you’ll find, short journal activities, cooperative group activities and discussion activities with no recall questions. A timeline . . .
American Characters 1850-1950 -- Get a glimpse at the unique men and women who lived during the years 1850-1950. A short list of bullet points introduces the time period, while a photograph or illustration accompanies an approximately 4-page story highlighting the achievement of people such as Nellie Bly, "The Flagpole Sitter", and Sarah Wincester. Activities are included after each reading passage, with vocabulary, imagine, main idea, and research questions to help develp critical thinking, as well as comprehension, skills.
Paperback . . .
American Hero Stories from 1492-1865 --
By Amanda Bennett
With interesting stories about Americans like George Washington, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, and many more, this CD will help students in 2nd - 8th grades enjoy American history while laying a sound foundation for future study. The stories used in these unit studies were originally published in 1906. Amanda Bennett has taken these stories and shaped each one into a unit study.
They are all here, along with some added features that are included to help with the learning . . .
American History in Verse by Burton Stevenson -- Recaptures the joys and struggles of our nation's birth and growth in an inspiring collection of poems.
American History Unit Studies
on CD for Grade 3 - 6 -- Using this one CD from Freebird Literature, you will have 12 studies in PDF format to cover one year of American History.
The Mayflower
Squanto
Pocahontas
Columbus
The Oregon Trail
The Chisolm Trail
The Oklahoma Land Run
Daniel Boone
Sacagawea
The Titanic
The Statue of Liberty
The Alamo
Each study includes a two to three page historically accurate fictional story from which the students gleam most of their information. This is followed by 15 journal questions and 15 days . . .
Big Book of United States History with FREE Paper -- FREE package of paper (8 1/2 x 11, 60 lb Pastels) with this purchase when you order it on the website!
From Dinah Zike, for middle and high school.
This is a hands-on approach to American history. You'll get directions to make all of the "foldables" in this colorful book. Specific instructions on using the activities (that include all the of the data) to make timelines, investigate, research, report, etc. General topics include, but are not limited to:
Pre-Columbian North Americans
The . . .
Bob Jones United States History Home School Kit -- This kit contains the following:
United States History Teacher's Edition
United States History Student Text
United States History Student Activity
Uuited States History Student Activity Teacher's Edition
United States History Tests
United States History Answer Keys
Bob Jones United States History, 3rd ed.
Student Text -- This United States History text guides students from the beginning of America to today. Discover the events that helped shape our country. Venture through our mistakes, accomplishments, inventions, and more! Topics covered include the Pilgrims and the Puritans, the progressive movement, the depression, landing on the moon, and much more. The text is divided into 7 units. Each unit contains 3-5 chapters. Chapter reviews include important terms, content questions, and application questions to help . . .
Christopher Columbus (Sower Series) -- Christopher Columbus' greatest discovery was not the New World. As a young boy Columbus trusted Christ as his Savior and discovered the ways of God. This little-known fact was the reason for his adventurous life. Columbus felt God wanted him to explore the world and find new land and people so that Christ could be proclaimed. Finding boats and money to make the trip turned into a grueling experience in discouragement. Kings and queens promised and failed him. But Columbus was determined. He had promised . . .
Complete Set of 13 - "If You....." Book Series -- Save $26.90 off the suggested retail! You get almost 4 books FREE
These colorful, illustrated, homeschool favorites will help your children get a better grip on what it was like to live during that time period. An easy read for anyone in grades 2 - 5. Easy enjoyment for ages 2 - 102.
Titles include:
If You Sailed On the Mayflower
If You Traveled On the Underground Railroad
If You Traveled West In a Covered Wagon
If You Were There When They Signed the . . .
Exploring America Quiz & Exam Book -- This quiz and exam book matches the Exploring America Curriculum Package by Ray Notgrass.
This package includes 2 spiral bounds book with lesson review questions, literature review questions, weekly quizzes and quarterly tests along with answer keys.
From Sea To Shining Sea For Children -- The sequel to The Light And The Glory For Children, carries the story from the Constitutional Convention, through the great revivals and westward expansion, to the tragic conflict over slavery. Included are the conversions of famous Americans and other facts omitted from contemporary education. Written for children between 2nd and 8th grades with two or three questions at the end of each chapter.
From Sea To Shining Sea, repackaged edition: 1787-1837 -- The sequel to The Light And The Glory, carries the story from the Constitutional Convention, through the great revivals and westward expansion, to the tragic conflict over slavery. Included are the conversions of famous Americans and other facts omitted from contemporary education.
Softcover 480 pages
George Washington (Sower Series) -- See history come alive...learn of many hidden facts involving famous men and women from the pages of their diaries, letters to friends, books they wrote, etc. Washington was not a preacher or great Bible scholar, and he did not speak or act in this manner. He was much like the average member of your church, for he sat regularly in the pews of many churches. Daily Washington lived by the biblical teachings he gleaned from his Bible reading. And he was a sower of the seeds of faith to others.
He . . .
Great Native Americans Coloring Book -- Carefully researched, accurately rendered coloring book dramatically portrays 42 outstanding Native Americans, among them Queen Allaquippa of the Delawares greeting a young George Washington; Geronimo, the famous Apache chieftain; as well as Chief Joseph (Nez Percé), Pontiac (Ottawa), and Sitting Bull (Sioux.) Descriptive captions.
History of US - Book #1 -- Book 1: The First Americans Pre-history - 1600 Talk about your extreme adventure! Here it is! Trek across Beringia with hunter-gatherers. Hunt seals with the Inuit. Harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa. Hunt the mighty buffalo. Sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and join all the great early explorers—including Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, Champlain, and others.
History of US - Book #10 -- Book 10: All the People 1945-2001 People call it “post-war,” but the last 55 years feature battles of another kind—struggles for equality for all. Here's Harry S. Truman, Joe McCarthy, the 60's, the Vietnam War, the women's movement, major American scientific advancement, the Cold War, J. F. K., Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, Ronald Reagan, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and September 11th.
History of US - Book #2 -- Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740 Time to tame the fierce wilderness and meet native peoples... Rendezvous with Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join the religious reformer William Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac.
History of Us - Book #3 -- Book 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791 And a country is born! But first, there's the French and Indian Wars, the Stamp Act and Magna Carta, the Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence, not to mention the actual War for Independence. George Washington, Benedict Arnold, Molly Pitcher, John Adams, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and many more play a thrilling role in the tale.
History of US - Book #4 -- Book 4: The New Nation 1789-1850 Here's life in the fledgling republic! We see George Washington learning to be president, the ins and outs of the Louisiana Purchase, early administrations and laws, economic issues, the unbelievable journey of Lewis and Clark, great Indian chiefs Osceola and Tecumseh, Jefferson and Hamilton, and the disgraceful Trail of Tears.
History of US - Book #5 -- Book 5: Liberty for All? No sooner a nation, than kaboom! It's the westward migration, the California Gold Rush, a war with Mexico, the Oregon boundary conflict, Texas and the Alamo, de Tocqueville and Dickens's visits, the mighty Sojourner Truth, immigration, the budding Women's Rights Movement, the Underground Railroad, the contentious Kansas-Nebraska Act, and so much more.
History of US - Book #6 -- Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865 Some people called it the Civil War, but there was nothing civil about it. Here's the story of the Civil War, with Lincoln, his debates with Stephen Douglas, the Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation, Appomattox, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and the struggles of the soldiers in blue and gray.
History of US - Book #7 -- Book 7: Reconstructing America 1865-1890 The country tenuously reunites, the American West beckons, and new cities spring up across the plains. Meet P. T. Barnum, Ida B. Wells, Mark Twain, Lee Yick, Thaddeus Stevens, Thomas Alva Edison, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, Mary Antin, and a nasty fellow named Jim Crow. Who are they? Your ancestors. And here are their extraordinary stories.
History of US - Book #8 -- Book 8: An Age of Extremes 1880-1917 You learn about economics in this volume, usually a snore, but there's not a yawn in the house when you meet dynamic movers and changers like Mother Jones and Ida Tarbell; the powerful captains of industry: Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller; the muckrakers, the poet Emma Lazarus, two brothers who want to fly, and a teddy bear president.
History of US - Book #9 -- Book 9:War, Peace and All That Jazz 1918-1919
America's on a roll and suddenly we've got Model T's, woodframe airplanes, radios, Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, jazz, Babe Ruth, the Depression, the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the two World Wars—all in a 30-year span!
History of US Books Set #1 - 11 -- Contains the following titles at a savings!
The First American Prehistory to 1600
Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740
From Colonies to Country 1735-1791
The New Nation 1789-1850
Liberty for All? 1820-1860
War, Terrible War 1855-1865
Reconstructing America 1865-1890
An Age of Extremes 1880-1917
War, Peace, and All That Jazz
All the People 1945-2001
Sourcebook and Index
History of US Books Set #1 - 10 -- Contains the following titles at a savings!
The First American Prehistory to 1600
Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740
From Colonies to Country 1735-1791
The New Nation 1789-1850
Liberty for All? 1820-1860
War, Terrible War 1855-1865
Reconstructing America 1865-1890
An Age of Extremes 1880-1917
War, Peace, and All That Jazz
All the People 1945-2001
History of US Source and Index Book #11 -- Documents that shaped the American Nation This sourcebook presents excerpts from many of the documents recommended on various state frameworks At the beginning of each selections there is a note on where you can find the document or topic discussed in the series, a headnote that provides background on the document and discusses why it is important, the text of the document, and definitions in the margins that will help readers understand unfamiliar word or unusual meanings as well as identifying . . .
Mercy Clifton, Pilgrim Girl
Crimson Cross Series -- The 1620 storm-tossed voyage of the Mayflower is the worst experience of Mercy Clifton’s sixteen years. She and her parents are Pilgrims, bound for the New World, where they can worship God in peace. Relying on her friends, Elizabeth and Priscilla, and the affection of an English Springer Spaniel named Loyal, Mercy survives the crossing and their first perilous months in America.
But she is tested through painful loss, her attraction to the handsome but disturbing Jack Billington, and the perils . . .
Sounding Forth The Trumpet (paperback, adult) -- This tells the dramatic story of our nation’s struggle with slavery and human rights in the pre-Civil War years. Learn about the events that led up to the Civil War, including the Mexican War, the Gold Rush, the skirmishes of Bleeding Kansas and the emergence of Abraham Lincoln. Study questions for each chapter and a glossary of terms are included. - by Peter Marshall and David Manuel
Sounding Forth the Trumpet Study Guide -- Sounding Forth the Trumpet Study Guide that goes with Sounding Forth the Trumpet by Peter Marshall
For each chapter, there are these sections -
Introduction
Teaching Objectives
Continuing Themes
Key Words
Key Concepts
Key People
Key Places
Questions for Discussion
Thoughts to Ponder
Softcover, nonconsumable, 64 pages. Accompanies Sounding Forth the Trumpet with ISBN - 9780800756925 and Sounding Forth the Trumpet for Children, 9780800757038
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Story Of The American Revolution - Coloring Book -- Excitement, drama of a fateful era captured in 40 finely drawn scenes: Boston Massacre, Paul Revere’s ride, battle of Lexington; execution of Nathan Hale, George Washington at the Delaware, signing of the Treaty of Paris, and more. Copyright-free illustrations, fact-filled introduction, captions.
The Bulletproof George Washington -- Read the thrilling account of God's providential care of George Washington in the French & Indian War and of Washington's open gratitude for God's intervention. An encouraging story of God's sovereign preservation of our first president.
The Light And The Glory Children's Activity Book -- A wonderful treasure that helps kids ages 5 - 9 really enjoy the book (the book says 8, but my 9 year old loved it!). Coloring pages, crossword puzzles, even a Mayflower model to put together!
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The Light And The Glory For Children -- It's nice to read how God's foundation was laid for America from Christopher Columbus to George Washington. Find out who God used and how He orchestrated events to bring about His will for the nation. Written for children between 2nd and 8th grades with two or three questions at the end of each chapter.
The Story Of The U.S.A. - America Becomes a Giant - Student Book -- (Grades 4 - 8) This series presents basic topics in American history in easy to read language without sacrificing interest or scholarship. Workbooks can be used independently; all books contain illustrations, word lists, and comprehension questions. America Becomes a Giant and Modern America present nineteenth-and twentieth-century history. The role of minority groups in the development of our democratic society is stressed.
The Story Of The U.S.A. - America Becomes a Giant - Teacher's Guide -- (Grades 4 - 8) This series presents basic topics in American history in easy to read language without sacrificing interest or scholarship. Workbooks can be used independently; all books contain illustrations, word lists, and comprehension questions. America Becomes a Giant and Modern America present nineteenth-and twentieth-century history. The role of minority groups in the development of our democratic society is stressed.
The Story Of The U.S.A. - Modern America - Student Book -- (Grades 4 - 8) This series presents basic topics in American history in easy to read language without sacrificing interest or scholarship. Workbooks can be used independently; all books contain illustrations, word lists, and comprehension questions. America Becomes a Giant and Modern America present nineteenth-and twentieth-century history. The role of minority groups in the development of our democratic society is stressed.
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