American
History Year One
Books and Materials List for Topic 13
This page contains the books and materials (plus reviews) used in our American history curriculum topic 11. This topic in our curriculum will explore the Pilgrims, Plymoth Colony, the Mayflower, Squanto, Thanksgiving and more.
Books and Materials for Topic 13
Pilgrims –Complete Theme Unit Developed in Cooperation With Pilgrim Hall Museum, K-3 (Susan Moger)
You can use this book instead of History Pockets for a change. See the schedule for what the book contains. It has a nice variety of activities and a pull out poster!
There are a couple of “classroom” activities mentioned…they are easily adapted to a small family (use stuffed animals instead of classmates for the “how crowded was it on the Mayflower: Move Over” activity).
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Topic 13
History
Pockets: Life in Plymouth Colony (K-3)
You will not need this if you choose
the activity book above (Pilgrims - Complete Theme Unit).
It's just a matter
of preference. This partictular History Pockets book has a lot of simple projects
- many of them cut and paste. There is also some vocabulary, simple writing projects,
coloring (or painting), a word find puzzle and much more. Instead of making the
pockets, my son glued most of the material into his history notebook. The exception
was the diorama of a "keeping" room.
Click here to view this entire history pockets book, page-by-page, at Evan-Moor.
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 5 stars
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 (by Ann McGovern)
This is another
wonderful, engaging question and answer book in the "What If" series
by Ann McGovern. I found it to be informative without being overwhelming with
fun and humorous illustrations. Our children not only enjoyed what they read but
retained it! This is a must-have, if you can get it. :-)
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 5 stars
Squanto,
Friend of the Pilgrims (Clyde R. Bulla)
This was one of my favorite books
as a child so I just had to schedule it in! This story covers not only Squanto's
time with the Pilgrims, but also his previous capture and time spent in England.
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Sarah
Morton’s Day (Kate Waters)
My kids love the photographs in this book.
They make history seem to come alive! The pictures were taken at Plymouth Plantation
and really help children "see" what life was like during "Pilgrim
times".
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 3 stars
Samuel
Eaton's Day : a Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy (by Kate Waters)
My kids
love the photographs in this book. They make history seem to come alive! The pictures
were taken at Plymouth Plantation and really help children "see" what
life was like during "Pilgrim times".
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Thanksgiving
on Plymouth Plantation (Time-Traveling Twins) (by Diane Stanley)
This book
was a huge hit with our son. He really loved the pictures and enjoyed such features
like the "then and now" pages on Thanksgiving foods. Be
advised: this book mentions children drinking beer.
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 5 stars
*This is an
optional read-aloud from a free online text.
19.
THE COMING OF THE CAVALIERS
20.
BACON'S REBELLION
21.
THE STORY OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE
22.
THE STORY OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS
Three
Young Pilgrims (Cheryl Harness)
"When Bartholemew, Remember, and Mary
Allerton and their parents first step down from the Mayflower after sixty days
at sea, they never dream that life in the New World will be so hard. Many in their
Plymouth colony won't make it through the winter, and the colony's first harvest
is possible only with the help of two friends, Samoset and Squanto. Richly detailed
paintings show how the pilgrims lived after landing at Plymouth, through the dark
winter and into the busy days of spring, summer, and fall. Culminating with the
excitement of the original Thanksgiving feast, Three Young Pilgrims makes history
come alive. "
We really enjoyed this book and also loved the pictures.
This is a worthy addition to your book basket or your permanent shelves.
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Magic
Tree House Research Guide: Pilgrims (by Mary Pope Osborne)
This informative
book is great for your book basket or a source for a simple report.
Topic 13
Otter's rating: 3 stars
The Pilgrims of Plymoth [videorecording]
/ produced for Weston Woods by King Productions. Weston, Conn.: Weston Woods Studios,
1993.
This video is an adaptation of the 1986 book of the same title, written
by Marcia Sewall. It chronicles the day-to-day life of the early Pilgrims in the
Plymouth Colony.
Topic 13
Mayflower:
A Story of Courage, Community, and War (by Nathaniel Philbrick)
This books
is NOT for your kids, but for you! I decided to do a little extra reading about
the Pilgrims and picked this book up from the library. I it found to be very informative
and interesting. It reads like a "documentary" - this is the "real"
story, not the "watered-down" version for the kiddies.
If you are looking for a good read and would like to fill in this study for yourself with some depth, you might consider it.
PLUS
Children’s Treasury of Virtues
The Story of the U.S.A. Book 1
History Pockets: Colonial America
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