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U.S. History and Geography *
+ lyrics * of the USA


from Inquiry Unlimited's "Teaching Children Social Studies"


a constantly changing URL database with content relevant to elementary school curricula

A look at Boston: her history * and geography *

Connect your classroom strategies and themes to the NCSS STANDARDS *:

10 thematic strands - culture * | time, continuity, and change * | people, places, and environment * | individual development and identity * | individuals, groups, and institutions * | power, authority, and governance * | production, distribution, and consumption * | science, technology, and society * | global connections * | civic ideals and practices *


Ancient Cultures of the Americas * - Ice Age; Beringia; Paleo-Indians *;
Clovis people; Mound * builders;
Native American literature *, Native
American * index and linguistic * groups
( Native American 1600s books *); Mesoamerica *(Aztecs, Mayans) [calendars *]


Historical Documents * and timelines * and Presidents * of the United States
from early colonial history to the present

Colonial history to the American Revolution * - settling the colonies
to the periods of Revolution
[passenger list * activity | Peopling *
North America | Original colonial simulation *| Early 1700s timeline * |
Colonial settlers 1600s * books |
Native American 1600s * books]



Boston * and Massachusetts * history from colonial times

Revolutionary Period, 1775-1789 *
- causes, battles [ Primary and
secondary source resources * | Simulated
town meeting * | Applied Revolutionary Period activities * | Later 1700s * timeline | Letters * from Looney Lobster | Student-generated colonial * writings]


History of individual states + lyrics * -
History of: Northeastern *; Southern *; South Central *; No. Central *; Western *; Great Basin * - through the years

History of the North American native peoples linguistically * or using our cultural * index


Washington - Buchanan * (1789-1860)
Life, Domestic, International [Applied Westward Expansion * classroom project | Applied Abolitionism * project |
Underground Railroad * books | Student-created slave * narratives | Books on slave contributions * | frontier trails *]


North America * (Canada, USA, Mexico) - Maps * of the USA -

Travel (Geography)
in the USA + lyrics * - Geography of: Northeastern *; Southeastern *; South Central and Gulf *; No. Central *; Western *; Great Basin and Pacific *


Civil War History *
Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865

Our Global World
Europe * | Asia * | Africa * | North America * | South America * | Other Areas *

Reconstruction Period *,
1865-1900

Life, Domestic, International

[Johnson - McKinley - Sp. Am. War]

Biography *
Databases; global heads of state; presidents * and first ladies; politicians; explorers; scientists; artists; athletes; authors

1901 to 1933 *
Life, Domestic, International
[T. Roosevelt and World War I]

Labor movement *
railroads, factories, women in workplace [ textile mills student-created narrative *, strikes *]

World War II period * (1933-1953)
of F.D. Roosevelt and Truman

Transportation history *
Air, ground, rail, water (385), Pony Express * | steamboats * | transcontinental railroad * | early explorations *

1953 - 2002 *
Life, Domestic, International

Travel *
Flags, tourism, calendars * domain of * geography [map * study, environmental * regions, map * reading (910)




NEW PUBLICATION AVAILABLE - From Caravels to the Constitution by Marjorie Duby.
(Purchase it at: Creative Teaching Press.)

Content: Blackline masters - Using word searches, hidden messages, analogies, anagrams, and creative puzzles, students will learn about history while they apply critical-thinking skills. This resource provides students with opportunities to organize and analyze information and to draw conclusions. Extension activities promote practical, informative, narrative, and expository writing skills to help meet the standards. 112 pages [LW405 - From Caravels to the Constitution - $13.99]



As of December 4, 2003, you are visitor to enjoy exploring United States history and geography with Eureka United States.

[ Lee School * | Boston area * and global links | USA timelines * | Revolutionary * period ]

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Last modified: October 17, 2006.

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