K-2 Core Curriculum – American History: Volume 3: Life in the 1800s
This is Volume III of the three part K-2 Core Curriculum American History series.
In this fun and interactive unit study, designed to meet and exceed state and national standards, your children will explore the history of the United States in the 1800s after the War of 1812. With over 47 activities and 33 hands-on projects, your children will be fascinated from beginning to end. Each chapter includes a variety of activities, including videos, hands-on projects, map work, interactive websites, readings, worksheets, charts, games, and much more to make learning history fun and relevant!
This unit study is part of our history core curriculum series for grades K-2. The time needed to complete this unit study will vary for each child, but you should expect to spend approximately 40 hours.
Take a peek inside:
Westward expansion
Manifest destiny
Erie Canal
Railroads and steam engines
Effects of westward expansion on Native Americans
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
California Gold Rush
Pony Express
Causes of the U.S. Civil War
History of slavery in the U.S.
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
The Underground Railroad
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter
The blue and gray
Major battles of the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Massachusetts 54th
Clara Barton
Music of the Civil War
Reconstruction
Sod houses
Pioneer life
Buffalo soldiers
and much more!
All activities in this unit study are presented in an easy to follow format with an active and updated web link. Click on the link and the best resources on the World Wide Web appear for your children. But this unit study is not just a collection of web sites to read! It is much more than that! The links bring the world to your children by providing streaming videos, interactive web sites, educational games, audio files, and more. At Intellego Unit Studies, we believe in the varied learning styles and multiple intelligences of every child. That’s why all of our unit studies include reading and writing activities, videos, art, comparisons, drawing and painting, discussions, hands-on activities, art projects, full-color high resolution graphics, printable activity pages, and more!
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Our Mission
At Intellego Unit Studies, our mission is to provide engaging curriculum that meets the need of the 21st century student. Using the best resources available on the Internet, Intellego Unit Studies unites technology, learning style theory, and multisensory activities to help children reach their true academic potential.
Our Focus
At Intellego Unit Studies, we provide comprehensive and complete K-8 curriculum in social studies and science. In addition, we provide multidisciplinary unit studies for electives and enrichment in the areas of science, history, art, music, civics, cultures, and popular interest.
Our Inspiration
At Intellego Unit Studies, we are inspired by the inquisitive nature of children and the nurturing adults who guide their learning.
Our Challenge
Before Intellego Unit Studies was created, we listened as children and parents complained that their curriculum was boring, inadequate, limiting, out-dated, or just plain ineffective.
You asked for:
Quality curriculum that replaces dumbing down with high expectations for students.
Engaging curriculum that supports active learning.
Creative activities that support parental involvement in their children’s education.
Comprehensive curriculum that teaches from multiple viewpoints.
Multisensory curriculum that contains more than just reading and writing activities.
Secular curriculum that respects the religious and spiritual beliefs of all people.
Multicultural curriculum that recognizes the past, present and future of racial and cultural minorities.
Reliable web-linked curriculum that brings your family the best resources on the Internet.
Easy to use curriculum that does not require extensive prep time.
Research-based curriculum that supports the learning needs of your children.
We have listened, and we hope you will agree that we have met the challenge you have placed before us.