4th Grade Immigration Lesson Plan including terms, project, and chapter books.
Category: Social Studies
History, social science and geography for kids.
10+ Books for 5th Grade Social Studies
Explore 5th Grade and 4th Grade Social Sciences (aka American History) in Immigration, Civil Rights Movement and U.S. History using picture books, chapter books, videos and more.
Who Owns the Money? Economics for 4th Graders
Who owns the U.S. money and why can’t we just print more? The economics of supply and demand and function of the Treasurer of the United States (my college roommate) for 4th grade.
Exploring Vietnam: Culture and KidLit
For children’s literature, I picked two books, one picture and one chapter book, that really seem evoke the culture and spirit of Vietnam. Both have a Zen quality to their story: spare, eloquent, and powerful. And both stories recall the terrible war but also the ability of the Vietnamese to transcend and make peace with it.
Spain: children’s books, interior design, El Bulli recipe and more
I am planning a trip to Barcelona next year for two reasons: my kids have studies Spanish for YEARS so it’s time to take off the training wheels and my husband and kids are obsessed with Barcelona soccer. So forgive me if my post slants a little towards Barcelona. Of course, the irony: they speak Catalan there which is closer to Latin.
Africa: Bamileke, fashion, chocolates for Darfur, and more
This week, we are exploring Africa. Why? A million years ago b.c. (before children), I designed and manufactured women’s golf apparel using natural fibers and geared to fashion forward twenty-, thirty- and forty-somethings. The first collection used gorgeous fabrics from West Africa.
18 Award-Winning Historical Fiction Children’s Books
One of my favorite blogs, The Fourth Musketeer, just covers KidLit Historical Fiction. I pretty much file every book review of hers into an email folder labeled “Books I Want to Read.” She posted on the Historical Association Awards Young Quills from Great Britain here. I have listed the winners as well as the short lists for this year and last year. Historical fiction is a great way to get kids excited about history! If you want to find more great books, be sure to subscribe to The Fourth Musketeer’s blog. She’s a librarian and the go to person on that!