SHOPPING CARTTCM8723-Primary Source Readers: Expanding and Preserving the Union
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Get CorrelationsTeach social studies content and reinforce nonfiction reading and writing skills at the same time with NEW Primary Source Readers.
Primary Source Readers are based on the National Council for the Social Studies standards as well as language arts standards. They provide a crucial bridge between reading and writing and content-area material.
Content-rich, 24-page readers
- contain historical information written at two levels: 8 biographies written at a Grade 4 reading level and 8 topic-based books written at a Grade 5 reading level. Great for differentiated instruction!
- include an index of key concepts for easy reference.
Lesson plans for each reader
- cover social studies content and process skills.
- provide practice in nonfiction reading and writing.
- contain document-based assessments.
Teacher Resource CD
- contains a PowerPoint presentation of each reader for large-group reading instruction.
16 overheads
- reinforce the historical content from the readers.
- provide teachers with a means of teaching whole-class lessons.
- introduce primary-source analysis skills to students.
Each Primary Source Readers kit includes:
- 6 copies of each of 16 titles (96 books total)
- Teacher's Guide
- 16 Primary Source Overheads
- Teacher Resource CD
- sturdy storage box with handles
Titles in this set include: Expanding the Nation, Lewis & Clark, The war of 1812, James Madison, Pioneer Trails, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Slavery in America, Harriet Tubman, American Indians in the 1800s, Sitting Bull, Civil War is Coming, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War Leaders, Robert E. Lee, Battles of the Civil War, and Ulysses S. Grant.
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