Colonial America Exploring History Through Primary Sources

ISBN: 0-7439-3929-8

Price: $129.00

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. Each kit also meets the NCSS standards for primary source documents. Photographs: Portrait of Pocahontas; Capitol building in Williamsburg, Virginia; Headstones from the Salem witch trials; "The Death of General Wolfe" painting; Portrait of William Penn; Thatched colonial cottages; Native American home; Whale oil lamps. Primary Sources: Colonial banknotes; Sign stating the rules of a colonial tavern; Captain John Smith's map of Virginia, 1612; Mayflower Compact; Deeds for Long Island & Westchester; England's image of the world in 1719; Phillis Wheatley poems; Slave auction sign. This series has received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers EdPress.