This study guide is designed to accompany the title A History of US, Book 1, Revised 3rd Edition by Joy Hakim. The text covers Prehistory-1600, including an overview of indigenous communities in North America before discussing the first arrival of European explorers and early European settlements. This guide is age-flexible and can be used as desired for family-style or individual history study but is recommended for approximately 5th-8th grades. Questions are intentionally designed to require the student to not simply race through reading this text but to stop, to consider details and to consider how the stories of history are being told and why they are being told in this way.
7-Week, 5-Day Schedule
Timeline Cards
Video & Song links
Questions requiring short written answers
Discussion questions
Optional additional readings
Answer Key
A History of US, Book 1, Revised Third Edition by Joy Hakim
We suggest additional literature that adds rich context to this period of history. Here are those extra readings:
Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson
We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History by Philip Hoose (only a few pages, this will be scheduled for each volume of these guides)
Encounter by Jane Yolen
Around the World in a Hundred Years by Jean Fritz (selected chapters)
Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England by Stanley and Vennema
Printing Instructions:
For best results, open with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and print from that program.
Page Count: 40 Pages
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Please Note: This product is for your personal use only, not for resale or redistribution in any way. You will receive a digital product only.
This study guide is designed to accompany the title A History of US, Book 1, Revised 3rd Edition by Joy Hakim. The text covers Prehistory-1600, including an overview of indigenous communities in North America before discussing the first arrival of European explorers and early European settlements. This guide is age-flexible and can be used as desired for family-style or individual history study but is recommended for approximately 5th-8th grades. Questions are intentionally designed to require the student to not simply race through reading this text but to stop, to consider details and to consider how the stories of history are being told and why they are being told in this way.
7-Week, 5-Day Schedule
Timeline Cards
Video & Song links
Questions requiring short written answers
Discussion questions
Optional additional readings
Answer Key
A History of US, Book 1, Revised Third Edition by Joy Hakim
We suggest additional literature that adds rich context to this period of history. Here are those extra readings:
Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson
We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History by Philip Hoose (only a few pages, this will be scheduled for each volume of these guides)
Encounter by Jane Yolen
Around the World in a Hundred Years by Jean Fritz (selected chapters)
Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England by Stanley and Vennema
Printing Instructions:
For best results, open with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and print from that program.
Page Count: 40 Pages
…
Please Note: This product is for your personal use only, not for resale or redistribution in any way. You will receive a digital product only.
