American
History Year One Curriculum
Books and Materials List for Topic 25
This page contains the books and materials (plus reviews) used in our American history curriculum topic 25. In this topic of our history curriculum you will learn about the Gold Rush, bees, pioneers and more.
Books and Materials for Topic 25
Children
of the Gold Rush (by Claire Rudolf Murphy)
We loved the pictures in this
book. There is something about seeing the faces of children from that era staring
up at you...How neat to read about children in another time and SEE them!
Topic 25
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Gold
Rush Dogs (by Claire Rudolf Murphy & Jane G. Haigh)
I scheduled this book because my son loves animals (especially dogs).
Topic 25
Otter's rating: 5 stars
The
Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive (by Joanna Cole)
If you are doing the
Pioneer sampler book, I’ve scheduled a study about bees to go with the information
in the “Finding a Honey Tree” chapter.
Topic 25
*This is an optional read-aloud from
a free online text.
77.
POLK–THE FINDING OF GOLD
78.
TAYLOR–UNION OR DISUNION
Bees / a production of Schlessinger
Media ; producer, David Yarnell ; directed by Martin Morris ; written by Paula
Deats ; Bugsbee-Berkzee Productions
Topic 25
Daily Pioneer Life [videorecording]
/ produced by JWM Productions, Inc ; supervising producer, Lori Gibson ; series
producer and director, Yana Benyumov ; series writer, Anne M. Dickerson. Wynnewood,
PA : Schlesinger Media, c2004.
“Join the players in a pioneer
life adventure game to discover what life was like in pioneer settlements in the
western territories of the United States during the 1800's. Learn about the hardships
pioneers endured from cooking in a log cabin to tending cattle in the fields.”
Topic 25
PLUS
American Adventures True Stories From America’s Past 1770-1870
The Story of the U.S.A Book 2: A Young Nation Solves Its Problems
American Kids in History Pioneer Days
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