The American Revolution: CKHG Student Reader
$9.95
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The American Revolution provides background information on the thirteen colonies and then explores causes, consequences, key figures, and major ideas of the struggle for independence.
Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. For each reader, a Teacher Guide and Timeline Cards are separately available. All materials may be downloaded and previewed in their entirety.
The American Revolution begins by providing background information on the establishment of the thirteen colonies. Students learn about early alliances, the French and Indian War, and causes and provocations of the American Revolution including British taxes, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party. Students are introduced to major ideas in the Declaration of Independence and to key figures in the Revolution, including George Washington, Crispus Attucks, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict, Arnold, John Paul Jones, and Nathan Hale. Students are also introduced to art and literature representative of the period.
Related Components
- Teacher Guide: with detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, additional activities, and assessments
- Timeline Cards: visual aids to reinforce big ideas, chronology, and context
Preview the Book
Download this CKHG Student Reader in its entirety in PDF form.
Bundles:
- The American Revolution Homeschool Set:
1 Student Reader
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards - The American Revolution Classroom Set:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards - Grade 4 American History Set:
For each of three CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards - Grade 4 Complete Grade-Level Set:
For each of seven CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except Exploring Maps and World Mountains)
About CKHG
Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.
CKHG Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. In general, the content and presentation in CKHG Student Readers for Grades 3-5 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school (Lexile levels 650 – 980).
Using CKHG in the Classroom
- For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
- For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.
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Paperback
6.7 in. W x 9.6 in. H
140 pages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-022-4
