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Curriculum: U.S. History

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Trail Guide to Learning

by Debbie Strayer and Linda Fowler

Geography Matters

Trail Guide to Learning is projected to be a complete program for students in grades K through 12, although only two years of the program are available thus far. The methodology is a combination of both Ruth Beechick's and Charlotte Mason's ideas, which overlap and complement each other very well. It uses a unit study approach built around geography in the context of historical events. Science, art, and language arts are also covered with language arts receiving a great deal of attention in a manner somewhat like that used in Learning Language Arts through Literature.
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Curriculum: World History

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Geography

On the web: Check out the (mostly) free maps online modern and historical from the University of Texas at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html. Students (and others) can practice identifying the location of the states with this online puzzle: http://jimspages.com/States.htm

Timelines

Supplements: U.S. History

Supplements: World History

Websites

Many documents are available free at: www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/

The National Archives Experience: Docs Teach - using documents from The National Archives, this site makes primary source documents from U.S. history available and also provides extensive detailed lesson plans for teaching specific topics from our history. Lessons cover only selected topics so this is supplemental material.

Social Studies School Service has a website page with descriptions and links to a number of primary source-based learning resources as well as huge range of other social studies resources in all media formats at www.catalog.socialstudies.com