Category Archives: social studies

Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Liberty!

Posted on November 19, 2008 by openwidearchive

  We tend to remember exactly what we were doing when monumental events occur. Liberty! pinpoints the actions of a young boy on the day he witnessed and participated in the unveiling of one of our national symbols, the Statue of Liberty. … Continue reading →

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: We the Kids

Posted on November 19, 2008 by openwidearchive

The Constitution of the United States of America is one of the most important documents in our country’s history. It currently resides in a museum, people write books about it, and some of the most important people in our history … Continue reading →

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: If I Were President

Posted on November 18, 2008 by openwidearchive

The book If I Were President, written by Catherine Stier and illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan, explains the daily activities and responsibilities of our country’s leader and is told from the point-of-view of six young children who are imagining that they … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: How We Learned the Earth is Round

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

  Have you ever wondered how it was discovered that the world is round? How We Learned The World Is Round, written by Patricia Lauber and illustrated by Megan Lloyd, explains the different stages of thought that existed about the size … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

Johnny Appleseed: The Story Of A Legend is a  wonderful biography written and illustrated by Will Moses. His writing on the early explorer John Chapman will really open the eyes and imagination of children reading this book. Johnny Appleseed was born … Continue reading →

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Teaching History With Children’s Literature: …If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up with one of America’s greatest leaders?  The book, If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern explores questions like these and so many others in this creative book … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Look What Came From Egypt

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

Miles Harvey’s Look What Came From Egypt explains in detail with photographs and captions the numerous art, food, and styles we use in today’s society that originated in Egypt. The book is broken up into separate sections including inventions, fashion, … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Abraham Lincoln

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

What American doesn’t know about our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln? He is an important part of our history, with his own memorial and the penny dedicated to him! In Abraham Lincoln, Amy L. Cohn and Suzy Schmidt go through Abe’s … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: George Washington Carver

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

Did you know that George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans? In George Washington Carver, a biography by Tonya Bolden, students can read the inspirational and impressive life of George Washington Carver, the brilliant … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: …If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

 … If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon is one of many books in the “… If You Lived Then” series about different historical events and eras. The series takes history from a kid’s perspective, a long list of … Continue reading →

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