Primary Source Readers
12 total works
American Indians of the Plains: Surviving the Great Expanse
by Jennifer Prior
How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about the culture, history, and distinctive features of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Comanche, Pawnee, Osage, Omaha, and Crow tribes. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read and Respond post-reading questions and a culminating activity sharpen critical-thinking skills while building reading comprehension and vocabulary.
How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about the events that lead to the American Revolution. With a visually appealing layout, this ESL book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read and Respond post-reading questions and a culminating activity sharpen critical-thinking skills while building reading comprehension and vocabulary.
What does it take to be a good leader? Young readers will learn what it takes in this inspiring nonfiction title that features plenty of bright photos, easy-to-read engaging text, and vocabulary.
Bring Florida history to life with the Florida's American Indians through History informational text. This fascinating nonfiction book features primary source documents and images. Build literacy and subject content knowledge with this high-interest book that explores history, geography, and other strands of social studies. This colorful, vibrant informational book contains text features such as sidebars, headings, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Florida state standards for Social Studies and English Language Arts, WIDA, as well as the NCSS/C3 Framework, this text helps build students' college and career readiness skills.
Ignite your students' passion for history through the use of intriguing primary sources! The Primary Source Reader series features purposefully leveled text to increase comprehension for different learner types. Students will learn about this vital period of American history and the many significant events that lead to the Revolutionary War. This informational text includes captions, a glossary, an index, and other text features that will increase students' reading comprehension. It aligns with state standards including NCSS/C3, McREL, and WIDA/TESOL and prepares students for college and career readiness.
Published 30 August 2016
The Primary Source Readers series will ignite students' interest in history through the use of intriguing primary sources. This nonfiction reader features purposefully leveled text to increase comprehension for different learner types. Students will learn about American Indians of the Plains including the Cheyenne, Crow, and Comanche tribes, and many others. Text features include captions, a glossary, and an index to help build academic vocabulary and increase reading comprehension and literacy. This book prepares students for college and career readiness and aligns with state standards including NCSS/C3, McREL, and WIDA/TESOL.