The New Nation Middle/High School Teaching Guide, A History of US: Teaching Guide pairs with A History of US: Book Four
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195188896 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Impossible to put down."--School Library Journal. "An exciting series Ms. Hakim braids multiple narratives together to bring alive material long dead to children's imaginations."--The New York Times Book Review"Joy Hakim didn't rewrite history. But she did make it a whole lot more fun to read."--Education Week"Readers young and old will find themselves amused, amazed, and engrossed by this searching, opinionated survey. In every sense a fresh look at our history." --Kirkus Reviews"Merits every accolade, starting with the most personal: I couldn't put it down."--Washington Post Book World"The liveliest, most realistic, most well-received American history series ever written for children."--Los Angeles Times"A thorough and accurate narrative of our nation's history."--The Philadelphia Inquirer"I think this is the best American history written for young people that I have ever seen."--David Herbert Donald
Wonderful History of Us Companion The teaching guide is a wonderful companion to the History of Us book. It enables the teacher to get the "Big Idea" across to the students, utilizing critical thinking, rather than looking for the memorization of facts.. Homeschooling Dream Mary E. Herman Joy Hakim's entire series is a homeschoolers dream. The books are written so well and the pictures are so nice that interest is kept by both student and teacher.. "Good Value" according to dferron. Completed my set bought at a garage sale for $5
The teaching guides developed for Middle/High schools were created to support 8th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. Also, each Part contains a cooperative learning activity developed for A History of US by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Social Organization of Schools. They present concise menus of ideas for teachers working with developing critical thinkers. In addition, each lesson presents activity suggestions for linking disciplines, further research, nonfiction reading, geography skills and differentiated instruction. Where the Elementary level
A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at McGraw-Hill's World News.