American History All Aboard Book

Perform a Native American dance, compare and contrast the British and Continental Armies, pen a peace treaty after WWI, write a newspaper report on the death of President Lincoln and many more! Take your students on a journey through American history, from early exploration and colonization to the 21st century. The 1, 500+ activity ideas and 128 reproducible student handouts engage your students' multiple intellegences as they explore history from multiple perspectives. Includes formative assessment questions and a time line. The book addresses multiple learning styles: verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, visual/spatial, musical/rhythmic, bodily/kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Simply pick the activity idea that fits your students' needs. American History: All Aboard covers: • The Age of Exploration and Colonization of the New World (1450-1750) • Life in the Early Colonies (1600-1763) • The Era of Revolution (1750-1787) • The Formation of a New Nation (1787-1824) • America Expands to the West (1800-1860) • Political, Social, and Economic Reform (1800-1860) • Slavery and the Abolitionists (1820-1860) • The War Between the States (1861-1865) • Reconstruction and the Gilded Age (1865-1900) • The Progressive Era and World War I (1900-1920) • The Roaring '20s (1920-1929) • The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941) • World War II and the Holocaust (1939-1945) • Living Through the Cold War Years (1945-1975) • The Cold War Winds Down (1976-1992) • Entering the 21st Century (1993-2009) ©2010, 224 pages, reproducible, softbound, grades 4-7.