Thousands of students use Sterling to achieve academic success!Comprehensive content book for homeschooling American History. From the founding of the United States of America to the present-day political and societal challenges, this comprehensive text is a perfect study guide to learn about our nation's history and its democracy. Student learn historical figures and important events that established the foundations of the American government, the meaning and significance of the social movements, and how each important historical event shaped the country's political development and cultural heritage. The book is structured around five focus areas: political history, economic history, foreign relations, social history, and intellectual and cultural history. This thematic, context-based framework for exploring history is more engaging than a simple chronology-based approach. With this book, students master U.S. history core content and develop the ability to apply their knowledge on tests and exams. It also offers the analysis necessary to make them more engaged and appreciative participants in American society. Highly qualified history teachers, scholars, and researchers prepared this learning material to build knowledge and skills for understanding American history. Our editorial team reviewed and systematized the content for targeted and effective learning so students can significantly improve their understanding of the subject.

This book provides a lively account of one of the most important and overlooked themes in American education. Beginning in the colonial period and working to the present, Gaither describes in rich detail how the home has been used as the base for education of all kinds. The last five chapters focus especially on the modern homeschooling movement and offer the most comprehensive and authoritative account of it ever written. Readers will learn how and why homeschooling emerged when it did, where it has been, and where it may be going. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the most recent scholarship on the topic and to provide comprehensive coverage of recent trends.

Teacher Guide for the 34-week, 9th-12th grade history course! This convenient teacher's guide includes perforated, three-hole punched worksheets, grading criteria, and exams to assess student comprehension. This curriculum reflects a solid educational process to help a student develop a Christian world view and form his/her own understanding of history from that perspective.

This is a lively account of one of the most important and overlooked themes in American education. Beginning in the colonial period and working to the present, Gaither describes in rich detail how the home has been used as the base for education of all kinds. The last five chapters focus especially on the modern homeschooling movement and offer the most comprehensive and authoritative account of it ever written. Readers will learn how and why homeschooling emerged when it did, where it has been, and where it may be going. Please visit Gaither's blog here: http://gaither.wordpress.com/homeschool-an-american-history/

American history middle school books for kids ages 11+ Help your middle school or high school child build proficiency in US history and AP us history with the activity-packed Mark Twain American History Workbook! American History Books are a great way for students to have a thorough understanding of a people's history of the United States from 1865 to present day through focused lessons and practice. Why You'll Love This US History Workbook Engaging and educational history lessons and activities. World War I and World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and US presidents are a few of the topics that are included in the workbook to help inspire learning in your child's classroom or homeschool curriculum. Bonus online resources, extended reading suggestions, and a timeline of events are included for additional learning support. Tracking progress along the way. Activities, essays, and "challenge" problems are included to test student knowledge. Use the answer key in the back of the American history workbook to track your child's progress before moving on to new lessons and topics. Practically sized for every activity. The 96-page workbook is sized at about 8" x 10 1/2"--giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Mark Twain Books Designed by leading educators, Mark Twain Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and resources in a wide range of subjects for middle- and upper-grade homeschool and classroom curriculum success. The Mark Twain American History Workbook Contains: US history lessons and activities Online resources and extended reading suggestions Time lines and answer key

Having taught American history a number of times, each time writing (and re-writing) her own materials, Celeste has shared her love of history with many students in her homeschool classes. Designed to be engaging and written in a comfortable style, All American History reads like a good book -- bringing America 's story to life piece by piece. Containing hundreds of images and dozens of maps, All-American History Volume I is a complete year's curriculum for students in grades 5 - 8 when combined with the Student Activity Book and Teacher's Guide. It is also adaptable for younger and older students. The first volume covers Exploration through 1840. Each week includes a chapter from the Reader, maps, forms, and review questions in the Activity Book, and plenty of hands-on and further research ideas in the Teacher Guide. (As well as great teaching tips, ANSWERS to everything, and a great book list ) The teacher book also provides additional hands-on and further research ideas for the younger students you may use this with. There are 32 weekly lessons, and each lesson contains three sections examining: the atmosphere in which the event occurred the event itself the impact this event had on the future of America

Complete Home School American History Course: A Story of Courage, Conflict and Freedom. This high school course is specifically designed from a Christian perspective for home school education! "While creation confirms the existence of God, History reveals the need for a Savior." Everything you need for high school American History is included in this purchase - student workbook, answer keys, guides, tests etc. The workbook contains instructions on how to access digital resources from Google Drive. These digital resources are needed to complete the course and are included in the purchase!Additional workbooks for family members can be purchased separately.This course is proven to help students learn about America's exciting history and have been developed and used by an experienced high school teacher. Course Overview: The course will explore the development of the United States as a nation from colonial times to the present. This story includes the courage showed by the early explorers and the colonists who persevered through extreme hardship with hard work and faith in their God. As the American nation grew, more immigrants were drawn to the promise of the American Dream. Although many were able to benefit from the fruits of their labors, others people groups, like African slaves and Native Americans, struggled under hardship. A new national identity began to be formed, ultimately, coming into conflict with the British hierarchy. Following independence, the new American nation would expand from sea to sea, but also divide from North to South culminating in the Civil War. New freedoms were ensured, but the wounds of the nation would take time to heal. The new century would be one in which America emerged from its isolationist shell to play a large role in world affairs. Throughout each of these events Christianity has played an integral role in the development of the nation and will continue to influence the future course of the United States. Key Details: - Common Core aligned! - The course workbook contains 243 pages of learning! Plus, there are over 150 files (powerpoints and answer keys) free to access from Google Drive (instructions within workbook)!- Very clear and well-organized unit guides (checklist based). Parent can easily assign tasks to student each day. - ANSWER KEYS! In-depth and very helpful. - Course utilizes many engaging online resources (eg. interactive mapping, primary video clips, simulations, articles etc.) including a free online textbook (ushistory.org)!- Thematic packages included: The Original Colonies, Life in the Colonies, the Road to Revolution, the American Revolution, the Antebellum Period, the Civil War, Post-Civil War America, America at the Turn of the Century, the Great War, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War Two, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Era, Politics of Distrust, Towards the New Millennium and A New America Emerges. - Includes many Common Core aligned resources. - Many primary resources incorporated into the activities. Other items included: - 11 interactive Smartboard review activities (most can be done without a Smartboard!). - 2 tests with answer keys.- Full exam with answer key.- Introductory activities including, "The American Dream in Real Life."- Informal transition games for review or simply to get students physically moving! - Many differentiated evaluations (eg. Twitter Dialogue, "Fact or Fiction" Investigations, Facebook templates).- Engaging Discussions.- Clear rubrics for evaluations.Any questions? Please contact me for more details at [email protected]. For a review of the course check out the Old School House magazine by searching, "American History: A Story of Courage, Conflict and Freedom."