Podcasts by Exploring America and Childrens Literature

Recommended Children's and Pedagogy Literature: Exploring America/Westward Expansion from 2011-02-14T02:00

I recommend the following books for use when teaching the era of the westward migration to students in intermediate-level grades:

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Primary Sources: Lewis and Clark Expedition from 2009-11-01T02:26

TheLibrary of Congress,American Memory Collection, offers a a resource titled "Listen

Sample Book Report Flyer from 2009-01-05T22:25

Though the book has nothing to do with U.S. history, I thought theattached tri-fold brochuresample report on the book Listen

Lecture: Michael Green — Exploration (11/5/2008) from 2008-12-01T21:00

Lecture:Michael Green - Exploration

Lecture: DeAnna Beachley - Exploration II (11/5/2008) from 2008-12-01T20:59

Lecture:DeAnna Beachley - Exploration II

Lecture: DeAnna Beachley - Exploration I (10/22/2008) from 2008-12-01T20:57

Lecture:DeAnna Beachley - Exploration I

Lecture: DeAnna Beachley, Ph.D. — "Women in Nevada and California Mining Camps" from 2008-11-07T04:54

"Women in Nevada and California Mining Camps"—A lecture by DeAnna Beachley, Ph.D.

Food Activities from 2008-11-05T19:34

For those teachers who enjoy using food to teach history while simultaneously teaching math, science, and literacy, you may find the following books useful.

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Lewis and Clark Timeline Lesson Plan from 2008-09-15T17:11

Herb Thompson of the Geographic Alliance in Nevada developed a lesson strategy in which students place a series of items in order (e.g., mountain ranges by height, continents in order of size or po...

Picture North America: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark Lesson Plan from 2008-06-09T15:17