5th-6th Grade History: Early 1900s to Modern Times

Required Textbooks: America's Story Volume 3 & Teacher's Guide

Teacher: Maggie Walker

Course Description: America’s Story 3 concludes the exciting journey through American History, covering a time period from the early 1900s through present day. Students will experience the excitement of discovery and invention, exploring topics such the development of the Model T and early flight as well as the hardships of the Great Depression and World Wars, and we will examine the challenges our nation still faces. This curriculum uses a Charlotte Mason approach, bringing settings and characters to life through the use of narration and beautiful historic illustrations.

Classroom Work: Group discussion and review questions, Timeline activities, Primary/Secondary source analysis, Group simulations, Period Artist Studies, Reader's Theater and map work, with occasional presentations, quizzes and group projects/crafts. 

Homework: One chapter per week, all homework pages are included in the Teacher's Guide. Assignments include: directed journaling, short answer questions, artwork sketching, vocabulary, map adventures and copy work.