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Free Grades 6-8 | CKHG Unit 2: Ancient Greece and Rome Free Resource Focus: In this unit (Unit 2 for schools using the CKHG series in Sequence grade-level order), students explore how the cultural and political traditions of ancient Greece and Rome have influenced Western society more profoundly than perhaps any... View
Free Grades 6-8 | CKHG Unit 6: Independence for Latin America Free Resource Focus: In this unit (Unit 6 for schools using the CKHG™ series in Sequence grade-level order), students explore the wave of independence movements that led to the liberation of French, Spanish, and Portuguese Latin American colonies, beginning in... View
AmerRev_SR_cover Free Grade 4 | CKHG Unit 7: The American Revolution Free Resource Focus: This unit (Unit 7 for schools using the CKHG series in Sequence grade-level order) begins by providing background information on the establishment of the thirteen colonies. Students learn about early alliances, the French and Indian War, and... View

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