activity programs

Examines the highlights of American history from ancient times through the twentieth-century, and includes chapter drills, time lines, and activities, as well as other learning tools for students.

Presents a collection of hands-on history activities, with fun facts about American holidays and interesting projects including a fabric family tree, a flag cake, and kitchen fireworks.

Presents over thirty literature-based lesson plans designed to teach students in grades three to six about the geography of North America, including Mexico and Canada; grouped in twelve geographical regions.

Presents facts and activities designed to teach children how to conduct historical research, focusing on the puzzle of who really discovered America.

Presents twenty-four readers theater scripts featuring historical figures, which teach students in grades 4-8 about important historical moments from the days of the New World explorations to the start of the twenty-first century.

Photographs, illustrations, and text introduce children to the people, wildlife, history, culture, legends, clothing, and art of Africa.

Provides historical details of the settlement of the West and descriptions of frontier life with accompanying activities.

Describes the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Includes related activities.

Uses activities and handicraft projects to reinforce information about the clothing, architecture, writing, work, food, and religion of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Nubians, and Hittites who lived in the Near East in ancient times.

Presents nearly thirty projects related to each of the four seasons, during the years of the Revolutionary War; examples include New England Indian Pudding and Ben Franklin's Glass Harmonica.