TCM11122-Primary Sources: My Family Then and Now

Use original documents and photographs as well as letters, maps, cartoons, and posters to help students explore the past. Primary sources provide unique insight into the lives of people in different time periods.

Each kit includes: 16 photographs and primary source documents--photo cards with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities printed on the back; CD with photographs, other primary sources student activity sheets, and extension activities; and 80 page Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, background information, a wide variety of student activities, and a document-based assessment section to help students prepare for essays found on many standardized tests. Plus, each kit meets the NCSS standards for primary source documents and this series has received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers EdPress.

Photographs: The tradition of family reunions then and now; Home from the Victorian era and row houses of today; May Pole dancers then and celebrators of D237a de los Muertos now; Family history in portraits and snapshots; Hula dancers from long ago and children learning the hula today; Newsboys from 1912 and a family-run restaurant from today; Families helping with chores both long ago and today; Family recreation on a coaster from Coney Island and a modern day roller coaster.

Primary Sources: Traditional family cookie recipe Sears, Roebuck and Company house advertisement Birthday gift thank-you card Family record showing family history and marriages from the 1800s Map displaying cultural diversity in Chicago neighborhoods Hill-Top Cleaners business card from the early 1900s A list of family rules An amusement park map from Belle Vue Zoological Gardens

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