history

1st grade History

Learning about Families,School, Neighborhoods, Our Country, Food, Clothing, Shelters and Workers

2nd grade History
Learning about Communities, Maps,the Earth, Learning about Needs and Wants, Learning about Rules and Laws, Learning about Communications and Transportation, Learning about the First Americans, Learning about Our Country's History and Holidays

3rd grade History
Using Maps and Social Studies Tools, Studying One Community,Learning about Cities and Smaller Communities,Farm Products for Our Communities, Resources for Our Communities, Connecting Our Communities, Citizenship, Our Nation Celebrates Its Past

4th grade History

Using Maps and Globes, Learning from Graphs, Diagrams, and Photographs, Alaska-A Land of Plenty, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, The Soviet Union and the Amazon Basin, Deserts of the United States, The Mojave Desert, The Sahara and Atacama Deserts, Illinois:  A State in the Great Lakes Region, Maryland and Louisiana, China, Kenya, and Australia, Colorado, Tennessee , Yugoslavia and Switzerland, People Need Each Other, Your State and You.

5th grade History

Learning about Maps, Learning about History, Native Americans, Exploration and Discovery, Exploring the New World, The English Colonies, The Road to Independence, A New Republic, Nationalism, Westward Expansion, Civil War and Reconstruction, The Last Frontier, An Industrial Nation, A World Leader, An Independent World,The New England States, The Middle Atlantic States, The Southeast States, The South Central States
The North Central States, The Mountain West States, The Pacific States, Mexico , Canada

6th grade History

Learning about Maps and Climate, Finding Facts on Graphs, Using Reference Books, Ancient Civilization in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Ancient Times in Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Civilization in India and China, Land and Resources of Western Europe,Land and Resources of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Nature and People in the Middle East and North Africa, Nature and People in Africa South of the Sahara, Land and Resources of South Asia and East Asia, Land and Peoples of the Americas


7th Grade  Social Studies
The First Americans
Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great explorers--Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, and more--in this brilliantly told story of America before it was America.

Making Thirteen Colonies
People are coming to America--all kinds of people. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. Meet Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join 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 in this remarkable journey through the dynamic creation of what one day becomes the United States.

From Colonies to Country
How did compliant colonials with strong ties to Europe get the notion to become an independent nation? Perhaps the seeds of liberty were planted in the 1735 historic courtroom battle for the freedom of the press. Or maybe the French and Indian War did it, when colonists were called "Americans" for the first time by the English, and the great English army proved itself not so formidable after all. But for sure when King George III started levying some heavy-handed taxes on the colonies, the break from the motherland was imminent. With such enthralling characters as George Washington, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Eliza Pinckney, and Alexander Hamilton throughout, From Colonies to Country is an amazing story of a nation-making transformation.
The New Nation
Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New NationA History of US.
tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents an acre!), Lewis and Clark's daring expedition through this wilderness, the War of 1812 a.k.a. "Revolutionary War, Part II," Tecumseh's effort to form an Indian confederacy, the growth of Southern plantations, the beginning of the abolitionist movement, and the disgraceful Trail of Tears are just a few of the setbacks, sidetracks, and formidable tasks put in the new nation's path. Master storyteller Joy Hakim weaves these dramatic events and more into a seamless tale that's so exciting, how could it be true? But it is--it's
8th Grade Social Studies

War, Terrible War
Riveting, moving, and impossible to put down, War, Terrible War takes us into the heart of the Civil War, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure long marches, freezing winter camps, and the bloodiest battles ever fought on American soil. Off the war fields, War, Terrible War captures the passion and commitment of abolitionists and slaveowners alike in their fiery debates throughout the land. With profiles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Jefferson Davis, soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, average citizens, and others, War, Terrible War is the compelling story of a people affected by the horrors of war during this tragic and dramatic period in A History of US.
Reconstruction and Reform
Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re-United States. Railroad tycoons were roaring across the country. New cities sprang up across the plains, and a new and different American West came into being: a land of farmers, ranchers, miners, and city dwellers. Back East, large-scale immigration was also going on, but not all Americans wanted newcomers in the country. Technology moved forward: Thomas Edison lit up the world with his electric light. And social justice was on everyone's mind with Carry Nation wielding a hatchet in her battle against drunkenness and Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois counseling newly freed African Americans to behave in very different ways. Through it all, the reunited nation struggles to keep the promises of freedom in this exciting chapter in the A History of US.
An Age of Extremes
For the captains of industry--men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford--the Gilded Age is a time of big money. Technology boomed with the invention of trains, telephones, electric lights, harvesters, vacuum cleaners, and more. But for millions of immigrant workers, it is a time of big struggles, with adults and children alike working 12 to 14 hours a day under extreme, dangerous conditions. The disparity between the rich and the poor was dismaying, which prompted some people to action. In An Age of Extremes, you'll meet Mother Jones, Ida Tarbell, Big Bill Haywood, Sam Gompers, and other movers and shakers, and get swept up in the enthusiasm of Teddy Roosevelt. You'll also watch the United States take its greatest role on the world stage since the Revolution, as it enters the bloody battlefields of Europe in World War I.
All the People
People call it "post-war," but All the People covers a period in U.S. history that features battles of another kind-from Cold War combat overseas to struggles for equality at home to learning to live with the threat of terrorism on U.S. soil. During these years, the United States began to be a nation for all its people, outlawing school segregation, protesting war in Vietnam, and campaigning for equal rights for women. From Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to seamstress Rosa Parks, extraordinary individuals led us back to the ideals espoused by the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. But mostly-as it always has been inAll the People includes the events of September 11, 2001, and a discussion of how many aspects of the terrorist attacks have brought to the forefront the qualities that keep America strong: representative democracy, freedom of speech and press, and, especially in the face of religious totalitarianism, the basic freedom of religious tolerance. the United States-it was ordinary citizens who marched and voted and hoped and dreamed and made things happen.
World History (College Bound)
CONNECTING WITH PAST LEANINGS: Early Civilizations. Empires of the Ancient World, Regional CivilizationsEarly Modern Times: The Renaissance and Reformation (1300–1600), The First Global Age: Europe and Asia (1415–1796) The First Global Age: Europe, the Americas, and Africa (1492–1750), The Age of Absolutism (1550–1800)Enlightenment and Revolution: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1700–1800), The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789–1815),1789–1815), Thevolution Begins (1750–1850),Revolutions in Eu1750–1850) ,Revolutions790–1848).Industrialism and a New Global Age: Life in the Industrial Age (1800–1910), Nationalism Triumphs in Europe (1800–1915), Growth of Western Democracies (1815–1914), The New Imperialism (1800–1914), New Global Patterns (1800–1914)World Wars and Revolution: World War I and Its Aftermath (1914–1919), Revolution in Russia (1917–1939), Nationalism and Revolution Around the World (1914–1939), Crisis of Democracy in the West (1919–1939), World War II and Its Aftermath (1931–1949)The World Today:  The World Since 1945: An Overview (1945–Present), Europe and North America (1945–Present), East Asia and Southeast Asia (1945–Present),  South Asia and the Middle East (1945–Present), Africa (1945–Present), Latin America  (1945–Present)
World History
 offers a full-year world history course that provides students with a guided discovery tool and encourages understanding of key world history topics and social studies skills. This new program supports content understanding with integrated reading support such as a controlled reading level, systematic vocabulary instruction, an outline format, and engaging narrative. Comprehensive content coverage from the beginning of the world to present day engages students, reinforces learning, and prepares students for standardized testing through a variety of assessment tools
Government ( College Bound)
Foundations of American Government: Principles of Government, Origins of American Government Federalism, The Constitution, Political Parties, Voters and Voter Behavior, The Electoral Process, Mass Media and Public Opinion ,Interest Groups. The legislative Branch:  Congress, Powers of Congress, Congress in Action  The Executive Branch: The Presidency, The Presidency in Action, Government at Work: The Bureaucracy, Financing Government, Foreign Policy and National Defense.  The Judicial Branch:   The Federal Court System,  Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights. Civil Rights: Equal Justice Under the Law. Comparative Political and Economic Systems:   Comparative Political Systems,
Comparative Economic Systems. Participating State and Local Government:  Governing the States, Local Government and Finance.

Government
The Curriculum for American Government program introduces to students the intricacies of the federal, state, and local governments, and their rights and responsibilities as U.S. citizens. The manageable, accessible, single-concept approach helps students of all abilities to see the relevance of American Government in their lives. With a full-color design, charts and maps, and comprehensive skills support and practice,  American Government helps students achieve success in becoming responsible citizens in the twenty-first century.