Freebie Friday

It's Like Having a Money Tree in Your Back Yard!

This week I have two websites full of resources and a free e-book!



America's Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty is a tested lesson plan resource and supplement for Kindergarten-12th grade teachers of social studies, U. S. history, U. S. government, political science, economics, geography, speech, and/or related subjects. Written by fellow teachers, the resource consists of age-appropriate and modifiable lesson plans grouped into three separate books according to level: elementary, middle, and high school. Each elementary school lesson plan correlates practically with the nationally applicable Core Knowledge Skills (grades K-6) (national edition). Each middle and high school lesson plan correlates with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) standards (national edition). All lessons emphasize one or more themes of freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility. The resource aims not simply to present historical facts but to provide opportunities for students to explore and understand the factual and philosophical significance and meaning behind events, causes, and effects—the whys—relating to and influencing the early history of the United States.
Click below to check out this great resource.
Tip: The links to download all the PDF lessons and resources (grouped by Elementary School, Middle School and High School) is at the bottom of the page… or it looks like you can order it all on CD for free using the link at the top of their page.

http://www.americanheritage.org/k-12_lessons.htm


THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'
CLASSROOM MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS Site

Today we feature this huge library of resource materials on all sorts of American history topics, created by teachers for teachers, incorporating the Library of Congress' primary sources into student instruction. There are loads and loads of resources and subjects here. To search the collections, just click on each category listed on their page:

Lesson Plans

Themed Resources

Primary Source Sets

Presentations & Activities

Collection Connections

Each of these sections will take you to dozens and dozens of great downloadable and online resources to enhance your history studies. Your tax dollars actually providing some wonderful resources for you. Have fun!


Click below to go to the site!
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/

How Flat is Your Homeschool World?

By Phyllis Wheeler


Learn about the revolution in the regular classroom that is boosting test scores and pointing former dropouts toward college. How might YOU be able to use some of these ideas in your homeschool?


Download now . . . the free E-Book is only
available for a limited time!



http://thehomeschoolmagazine.com/teachers_toolbox/wp-content/uploads/hflatr21.pdf

Have a wonderful week!

Lauren