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History

American Kids in History: Revolutionary War Days
Civil War Days
 Victorian Days
World War II Days

  

American Kids in History:
Discover the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities and Recipes
written by David C. King, interior illustrations by Cheryl Kirk Noll
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 
Revolutionary War Days

Revolutionary War Days , 2001

Step back to 1776 America and visit with the Logan family on thier farm in Virgenia, and the Wentworths at their inn in Philadelphia. Taste the flavors of the time by baking your own cranberry nut bread, learn to play the game of Patriots & Redcoats, and much more!

 

for ages 8 to 12
Science

Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments

Backyard Pets

Elementary
activity books
 Evan-Moor Geography Elementary Workbooks

civilwardays

Civil War Days, 1999

Travel back to 1862 and spend a year with the Wheelers, an African American family in New York City, and the Parkhursts, a white family in Charleston, South Carolina. They'll show you what it was like to grow up in days gone by, like how to make your own apple pandowdy , send top-secret messages in morse code and play the exciting African game of mankala.

 activity from Civil War Days
 
 
 

Vietnam
Brazil
Korea

Pre-school
parent/ teacher resource books

Where is Thumbkin?
Count on Math
300 3-Minute Games

victoriandays
Victorian Days, 2000
Travel back to 1893 and join the Kadinskys, a family of Polish immigrants and the Hobarts, a wealth family living in New York City. Join them in amking cinnamon bread stick, playing Polish checkers, cooking up your own rock candy, and much more.
victorianschool
 
 

More Games to Play with Toddlers
Start Smart
I Can't Sing Book
The Values Book
Big Book of Math Rhymes & Chants

   worldwarIIdays


World War II Days, 2000

Travel back to 1942 and spend a year with the Donatos of San Francisco and the Andersens of Minnesota, two families working hard to make ends meet during wartime. Make a sweet potato pie, play the game of Sea Battle, and pick up radio stations on your own crystal radio set!

 
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The Ben Franklin Book of Easy & Incredible Experiments

The Franklin Institute Science Museum shows you how to do your own exciting experiements Ben Franklin's way. Using inexpensive, easy-to-find items, you'll discover how to:

Build an optical toy show. Make a weather station, build you own printing press, and much, much more!

 


backyardpets
Backyard Pets: Activites for Exploring Wildlife Close to Home,
by Carol A. Amato, John Wiley & Sons
 
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southkorea

brazil

vietnam


Evan-Moor Around the World Geography Series

Each book begins with the re-telling of a folktale from the country being studied. Illustrated and reproducible, you get a reproducible story mat and cut-out characters that can be used by the student to re-tell the story. Finally, there are 24 pages of activites, including cooking, math, music, writing, and much more!

South Korea: The Bird with the Broken Leg

Brazil: The Witch who loved Sweets.

Vietnam: Why the Monsoon Comes each year.

how to order Around the World Geography workbooks

 
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whereisthumbkin 
Where is Thumbkin? 500 Activities to Use with Songs You Already Know, by Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore, Gryphon House, Inc., 1993 order Where is Thumbkin here
  
      countonmath Count On Math
By Pam Schiller  & Lynne Peterson Brown, Gryphon Housemathgame order Count on Math		  
    3003minutesgames 300 Three Minute Games: Quick and Easy Activities for 2-5 Year Olds Jackie Silberg, Cheryl Kirk Noll (Illustrator), Gryphon House, 1997

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moregamestoplaywithtoddlers		 More Games to Play with Toddlers, by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon House, Inc., 1996

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startsmart		 Start Smart! Building Brain Power in the Early Years, by Pam Schiller, Gryphon House,Inc. 1999

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  ican'tsing  
I Can’t Sing Book - for Grownups Who Can’t Carry a Tune in a Paper Bag...but want to do music with young children, by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon House, Inc., 1998 singing game
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   the values book
values activity The Values Book: Teaching 16 Basic Values to Young Children, by Pam Schiller and Tamera Bryant, Gryphon House. Inc., 1998
  contactcheryl   Math Rhymes & chants The Big Book of Math Rhymes & Chants,
by Jo Ellen Moore, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers 		  
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