With this volume, Dr. Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek thoughtfully guide teachers through three distinct topics: Indigenous Peoples of North America, Colonial America, and the American Revolution. It features expansive, multi-dimensional learning tools to support classroom teaching.
The hybrid print-and-online platforms offer distinctive resources and opportunities for every type of learner. An easy-to-navigate companion website to theWalking Through History series hosts a wide range of content to enhance student emersion in the subject matter, including:
- plays
- debates
- discussions
- simulations
- reenactments
- city council hearings
- law and judicial cases
- military strategies
- engineering and architecture
- poems, poetry, prose
- text at multiple reading levels
- art projects
- journal and reflection prompts
- rubrics
- peer assessment forms
- unit and final exams
The volume brings materials from across this period of American history to life by stimulating and cultivating students' imaginations.
The seriesWalking Through History presents student-centered, hands-on activities, active simulations, debates, and discussions, which provide an unparalleled engaging learning experience.Its objective is for students to walk in another's shoes through lessons based on a particular historical period. Field-tested and proven teaching strategies for virtual and in-person classrooms are highlighted across the series. These books are specifically designed to be used with whiteboard and other interactive tools. Notably, this updatedExploring Historyseries features content that has been recognized with distinguished awards from the:
- Middle States Council for the Social Studies
- New York State Council for the Social Studies
- National Association for Gifted Children
