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A thinking approach to learning history. Makes history fresh, relevant, and real!

Brain Building Fun Social Studies!

A thinking approach to learning history. Makes history fresh, relevant, and real!

With You Decide! Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases court is in session. The honorable “judges,” your students, decide cases based on the first eight amendments to the Constitution. Students sharpen critical thinking skills, legal, and historical knowledge as they analyze amendments, discover origins, and rule on 75 actual cases presented before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Critical Thinking in United States History uses fascinating original source documents and discussion-base critical thinking methods to help students evaluate conflicting perspectives of historical events. This process stimulates students' interest in history, improves their historical knowledge, and develops their analytical skills for assessment tests.

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Critical Thinking in United States History

Grades: 6th - 12th+
Makes history fresh, relevant, and real! These books-on-cd use fascinating original source documents and discussion-based critical thinking methods to help children evaluate conflicting perspectives of historical events. Each Instruction/Answer Guide includes a course-end test and suggested solutions.
Printed Books and Books-on-CD available. Printable PDF includes Instruction/Answer Guides and Student Text.
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Colonies to Constitution Books-on-CD
New Republic to Civil War Books-on-CD
Reconstruction to Progressivism Books-on-CD
Spanish-American War to Vietnam War Books-on-CD
New Republic to Civil War Student Book
New Republic to Civil War - Instruction/Answer Guide
Reconstruction to Progressivism Student Book
Reconstruction to Progressivism - Instruction/Answer Guide
Spanish-American War to Vietnam War Student Book
Spanish-American War to Vietnam War - Instruction/Answer Guide
Critical Thinking in United States History 4-Books-on-CD Set

Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies

Great for Test Preparation!
Grades: 5-12+
In addition to waking up sleepy brains for the day's lessons, these short, fun daily social studies activity pages develop the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill assessed on standardized reading tests. This comprehension skill usually determines a child's reading scoreâ€“and every Daily Mind Builders page develops this skill.

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You Decide!

Grades: 6th - 12th
With You Decide! court is in session. The honorable “judges,” your students, will be asked to rule on 75 actual U.S. Supreme Court cases based on the first eight amendments to the Constitution. Students will sharpen their critical thinking skills and their legal and historical knowledge as they analyze the amendments, discover their origins, and rule on actual cases presented before the U.S. Supreme Court.

You Decide! Student Text
You Decide! Instruction Answer Guide
You Decide! Sample 1
You Decide! Sample 2

Olympic Games Unit Study

Have fun exploring the Olympic Games!
Age Level: 8-14
Forty lessons about Olympic history, sports, and athletes. Unit Study includes Bible, history, geography, physical education, sports vocabulary, creative writing, grammar activities, and puzzles. Students learn about both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games as they read and complete activities in the curriculum.

Olympic Games Unit Study

Exploring World History

by Ray Notgrass
Ages 13-19
Exploring World History is a high school world history curriculum combining world history, world literature, and Bible. It helps high school students gain a fuller understanding of the past as they read the history narrative, read classic literature, complete writing assignments, and study what the Bible says about issues and ideas in world history.

Exploring World History Curriculum Package
Exploring World History Literature Package
Exploring World History Quiz and Exam Book

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