Primary Source Readers: California Kit
Item 28550
Grade 4
ISBN 9781425832308
Language English
Interest Level 3-6
Build social studies content-area literacy by integrating dynamic primary sources into the classroom! This comprehensive kit uses original documents, maps, photographs, and other materials to engage students in learning the history of California, from the early exploration of California to 21st century California. These authentic resources will capture students' curiosity about California's rich past and promote critical thinking and literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, civics, geography, and economics. Appropriately leveled content makes this a great resource for differentiating instruction for multiple reading levels. Aligned to the new California Standards for reading and writing, the California State Social Studies Standards, the California State History-Social Science Framework, the NCSS C3 Framework, and other state and local standards, this kit prepares students for college and career.
Primary Source Readers: California Kit includes:
- Nonfiction Readers - 18 titles, 6 copies each, 32 pages per book in print and digital formats
- Teacher's Guide with lesson plans
- Interactiv-eBooks for each title
- Professional audio recordings of books
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Readers in the Kit
Crossing Oceans: Immigrating to California 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging text! Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this title focuses on immigration to California from the gold rush to the end of the nineteenth century.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28599
ISBN:9781425832797
California in the 20th Century 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging title! Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this 6-Pack promotes social studies content literacy with a focus on the history of California during the twentieth century.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28601
ISBN:9781425832810
Californians Who Made a Difference 6-Pack
This nonfiction title introduces students to Californians who made a difference, and provides teachers with valuable classroom resources to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28604
ISBN:9781425832841
Exploration of California 6-Pack
Exploration of California 6-Pack provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills. Delve deeper into California's history with primary source documents.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28590
ISBN:9781425832704
Junípero Serra: A Spanish Missionary 6-Pack
Introduce students to California's rich history with this text that profiles the life of Franciscan missionary Junípero Serra. This 6-Pack will engage students with intriguing primary source documents that breathe life into the pages of history.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28592
ISBN:9781425832728
Mexican Rule of California 6-Pack
Introduce students to California's rich history with this text that details the history of Alta California. This 6-Pack will engage students with intriguing primary source documents that breathe life into the pages of history.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28593
ISBN:9781425832735
Biddy Mason: Becoming a Leader 6-Pack
Biddy Mason's life began as an enslaved person, but she became a successful nurse, midwife and land owner who influenced the city of Los Angeles. Learn more about her life through intriguing primary sources that will keep students engaged in reading.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28596
ISBN:9781425832766
California's Indian Nations 6-Pack
This primary source reader 6-Pack provides a rich background of three California tribes-the Tongva, the Yokuts, and the Yana. Intriguing primary source documents offer opportunities for students to think about historical events more critically.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28589
ISBN:9781425832698
Trails to California 6-Pack
Trails to California 6-Pack provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to excite students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills. Delve deeper into California's history with primary source documents.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28594
ISBN:9781425832742
California: Becoming a State 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging title! Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this 6-Pack details California's journey to statehood, and promotes social studies content literacy.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28597
ISBN:9781425832773
California: Towns to Cities 6-Pack
This primary source reader 6-Pack integrates literacy and social studies content and details the history of four major cities in California from the gold rush to the end of the 19th century: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Fresno.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28600
ISBN:9781425832803
California's Complex Water System 6-Pack
Introduce students to California's complex water system with this nonfiction text! This 6-Pack will engage students with intriguing primary source documents that breathe life into the pages of history.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28602
ISBN:9781425832827
Governing the Golden State 6-Pack
This 6-Pack introduces students to California's unique geography, and provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28605
ISBN:9781425832858
Primary Source Readers: California Add-on Pack
Add nonfiction readers focused on California state studies to your classroom library with this Add-on Pack that includes one copy of each of the eighteen titles from the Primary Source Readers: California Kit.
Grade:4
Item Number:28551
ISBN:9781425832315
California's Spanish Missions 6-Pack
Breathe life into the pages of history with this 6-Pack of primary source readers. Explore the history of California's missions through primary source documents that give students a better understanding of what life was like back then.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28591
ISBN:9781425832711
The Gold Rush 6-Pack
The Gold Rush 6-Pack provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills. Delve deeper into California's history with primary source documents.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28595
ISBN:9781425832759
Crossing a Continent 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging text! Featuring dynamic primary sources, this 6-Pack details the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, and promotes social studies content literacy.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28598
ISBN:9781425832780
Education in California 6-Pack
This intriguing title introduces students to California's school system, and provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to excite students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28603
ISBN:9781425832834
Geography of California 6-Pack
This engaging 6-Pack introduces students to the history of California's state government, and provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28606
ISBN:9781425832865
Products in this Kit
Primary Source Readers: California Add-on Pack
Add nonfiction readers focused on California state studies to your classroom library with this Add-on Pack that includes one copy of each of the eighteen titles from the Primary Source Readers: California Kit.
Grade:4
Item Number:28551
ISBN:9781425832315
California's Indian Nations 6-Pack
This primary source reader 6-Pack provides a rich background of three California tribes-the Tongva, the Yokuts, and the Yana. Intriguing primary source documents offer opportunities for students to think about historical events more critically.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28589
ISBN:9781425832698
Exploration of California 6-Pack
Exploration of California 6-Pack provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills. Delve deeper into California's history with primary source documents.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28590
ISBN:9781425832704
California's Spanish Missions 6-Pack
Breathe life into the pages of history with this 6-Pack of primary source readers. Explore the history of California's missions through primary source documents that give students a better understanding of what life was like back then.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28591
ISBN:9781425832711
Junípero Serra: A Spanish Missionary 6-Pack
Introduce students to California's rich history with this text that profiles the life of Franciscan missionary Junípero Serra. This 6-Pack will engage students with intriguing primary source documents that breathe life into the pages of history.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28592
ISBN:9781425832728
Mexican Rule of California 6-Pack
Introduce students to California's rich history with this text that details the history of Alta California. This 6-Pack will engage students with intriguing primary source documents that breathe life into the pages of history.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28593
ISBN:9781425832735
Trails to California 6-Pack
Trails to California 6-Pack provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to excite students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills. Delve deeper into California's history with primary source documents.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28594
ISBN:9781425832742
The Gold Rush 6-Pack
The Gold Rush 6-Pack provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills. Delve deeper into California's history with primary source documents.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28595
ISBN:9781425832759
Biddy Mason: Becoming a Leader 6-Pack
Biddy Mason's life began as an enslaved person, but she became a successful nurse, midwife and land owner who influenced the city of Los Angeles. Learn more about her life through intriguing primary sources that will keep students engaged in reading.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28596
ISBN:9781425832766
California: Becoming a State 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging title! Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this 6-Pack details California's journey to statehood, and promotes social studies content literacy.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28597
ISBN:9781425832773
Crossing a Continent 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging text! Featuring dynamic primary sources, this 6-Pack details the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, and promotes social studies content literacy.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28598
ISBN:9781425832780
Crossing Oceans: Immigrating to California 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging text! Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this title focuses on immigration to California from the gold rush to the end of the nineteenth century.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28599
ISBN:9781425832797
California: Towns to Cities 6-Pack
This primary source reader 6-Pack integrates literacy and social studies content and details the history of four major cities in California from the gold rush to the end of the 19th century: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Fresno.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28600
ISBN:9781425832803
California in the 20th Century 6-Pack
Ignite students' curiosity about historical events with this engaging title! Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this 6-Pack promotes social studies content literacy with a focus on the history of California during the twentieth century.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28601
ISBN:9781425832810
California's Complex Water System 6-Pack
Introduce students to California's complex water system with this nonfiction text! This 6-Pack will engage students with intriguing primary source documents that breathe life into the pages of history.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28602
ISBN:9781425832827
Education in California 6-Pack
This intriguing title introduces students to California's school system, and provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to excite students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28603
ISBN:9781425832834
Californians Who Made a Difference 6-Pack
This nonfiction title introduces students to Californians who made a difference, and provides teachers with valuable classroom resources to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28604
ISBN:9781425832841
Governing the Golden State 6-Pack
This 6-Pack introduces students to California's unique geography, and provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28605
ISBN:9781425832858
Geography of California 6-Pack
This engaging 6-Pack introduces students to the history of California's state government, and provides teachers with a valuable classroom resource to engage students as they examine social studies content and develop critical literacy skills.
Grade:3-5
Item Number:28606
ISBN:9781425832865
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Grade:3-4
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ISBN:9781433350399
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Grade:3-4
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