Transform your Great Depression unit with this comprehensive primary source learning pack featuring authentic historical documents from 1929-1939. Perfect for developing critical thinking skills through Document-Based Question (DBQ) methodology. What’s Included: 5 Core Primary Sources (suitable for all grades 3-12) Grade-specific scaffolded documents for Elementary, Middle, and High School Detailed teacher manual with educational…
A 12-page companion tool for the Tuning Fork Thesis Method. Includes seven thesis testing questions with revision direction for each, the “Although A and B, nevertheless C” formula broken down with cross-subject examples, an announcement language guide, a step-by-step revision workflow, a quick diagnostic table, and three level-specific graphic organizers for Levels 1, 2, and 3. Works as a planning tool before drafting, a revision diagnostic, or a conferencing reference.
Take time to deep dive the book Lost on a Mountain in Maine.
Use this cross-curricular guide to help make Donn Fendler’s 9 days lost in the Maine wilderness come to life. In this guide you will find these sections:
Key Themes
Comprehension and Vocabulary
Character Analysis
10 Applied Projects and Simulations by Age
Book vs Film Comparative Analysis
Mapping Donn’s Route: 8 geography and map skills
We have used this book and guide in correlation with our study of the 50 states.
This comprehensive guide to critical analysis and application of Amos Fortune, Free Man is suitable for grades 3-12 whether by a single student, in a homeschool group co-op, or a traditional classroom setting. Most of the resources are split up by suggested age or grade level.
Document is 69 pages. This study does not include quizzes as analysis, rather focuses on simulation and application from the novel.
Transform your literature instruction with this comprehensive novel study designed for homeschool families and elementary teachers. This complete unit includes differentiated activities for grades PK-5, cross-curricular extensions, character analysis tools, and flexible lesson plans. Perfect for developing critical thinking skills while exploring Richard Atwater’s beloved classic about penguins, family, and following dreams.
Includes: 75+ pages of activities, lesson plans, assessment tools, and implementation guides for confident literature instruction that students love. Supplemental reading and material list included.
Teach sophisticated historical thinking through food historiography! This 106-page toolkit shows students grades K-12 how to analyze historical recipes as primary sources revealing economic pressure, daily realities, and the context behind historical decisions.
Includes complete theoretical framework, two ready-to-teach lesson plans (Colonial & Great Depression), grade-level adaptations K-12, student worksheets, assessment rubrics, and flexible implementation for classrooms, homeschools, and co-ops. Uses the Four Lenses framework (Economic, Technological, Social/Cultural, Policy) to develop critical thinking, primary source analysis, and evidence-based argumentation.
A 26-page primary source analysis unit exploring how the 1935 Matanuska Colony reflects the shifting role of American government, from Homestead-era individualism to New Deal federal intervention. Includes real, composite, and illustrative sources, each clearly labeled with full transparency notes and verified archive links. Built for grades 6–12.
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