NewIma Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I've put together my list of materials that I've used to teach my children American History, and thought someone else may find it useful. It contains living books, documentaries, novels, and films to engage kids 3rd grade-8th grade in US History. I hope it helps someone! American History Upper Elementary/Middle School Book List Indigenous Stories: Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People by Yellowhorn Birchbark House Series by Louise Eldrich Kaya American Girl Series Jamestown-Early Colonists: Written in Bone by Walker 1607: A New Look at Jamestown by Lange Pocahontas by Jones Colonial Period: Bound for America by Haskins Building a New Land by Haskins Women of Colonial America by Miller Fort Moses by Turner Revolutionary War: King George: What Was His Problem? By Sheinkin Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Fritz Yellow Fever: An American Plaque by Murphy Lewis and Clark Expedition: Lewis and Clark PBS documentary War of 1812: The War of 1812 PBS Documentary Star Spangled by Grove Slavery: Jefferson’s Sons by Bradley Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad by Petry The Life of Frederick Douglas by Walker The Civil War: Two Miserable Presidents by Sheinkin Pink and Say by Polacco Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel by Butzer The Address Documentary Suffrage: Rightfully Ours by Hollihan Child Labor: Kids at Work: Hines by Freedman Newsies Movie Counting on Grace by Winthrop David Copperfield Masterpiece Theatre World War 1: The War to End All Wars by Freedman Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood by Hale Prohibition/20’s: What were the Roaring 20’s? by Mortlock The Dragon’s Child by Yep Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance PBS Documentary Harlem Stomp by Laban Carrick Hill Poetry for Young People Langston Hughes Depression/New Deal: What Was the Great Depression? by Pascal Bud, Not Buddy by Curtis Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken Movie World War 2: Attack on Pearl Harbor by Shelley Tanaka What was Pearl Harbor? By Demuth Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? By Smith What Was D-Day? By Demuth Diary of Anne Frank Civil Rights Movement: My Story: Rosa Parks Autobiography Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.? by Bader What Was the March on Washington? by Krill The Cold War: What Was the Berlin Wall? By Medina The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Sis The Butter Battle Book by Seuss Balloon (movie) Vietnam: What was the Vietnam War? By O’Connor Space Race: Who Was Neil Armstrong? By Edwards Hidden Figures film Apollo 13 film with Tom Hanks 80’s: Who Was Ronald Reagan? By Milton What is the AIDS Crisis by Medina 90’s and 2000’s: What Were the Twin Towers? By O’Connor What Was Hurricane Katrina? By Koontz President Obama’s Victory Speech Dream Big Dreams by Souza Who is Hillary Clinton? by Alexander 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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