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Eleven hands-on projects for Grades K–12, fully differentiated across four grade bands. Students build, illustrate, and analyze using 9 print-ready handouts, with rubrics and a teacher/parent reference guide included. Works with any American Alligator study or resource, no specific curriculum required.
One to Three Sessions. Real learning.
Transform a single afternoon into meaningful exploration of frontier friendship. Students analyze gift exchanges, research traditional plants, and build model snares to understand survival physics.
What’s Included:
Perfect for: Book clubs, co-op meetings, quick units, or testing this teaching approach before committing to the comprehensive study.
Time: 1-3 hours | Ages: Grades 3-9
Note: The Character Development Tracker also appears in the comprehensive study.
Transform The Sign of the Beaver into weeks of hands-on learning. Students assess survival skills, build working traps, investigate treaties, plan Indigenous gardens, and analyze cross-cultural friendship.
What’s Included:
Perfect for: Homeschool families, classroom enrichment, co-ops, unit studies on frontier life or Native American cultures.
Time: 2-10 weeks (flexible) | Ages: Grades 3-9
Free 33-Page teaching guide for the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary (2026). Learn the Five Pillars framework: The Grievances, The Philosophers, The Road to Rebellion, The Creation Process, and The Signers.
Free K-12 mini-lesson teaching students to question who writes history. Differentiated graphic organizers help students analyze Revolutionary War events from multiple perspectives and identify whose voices are missing from historical narratives.
24-page companion guide for The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin. Includes differentiated analysis & comprehension worksheets (Grades 6-12), answer key, rubrics, and 2 project options. Perfect for homeschool, classroom, or book clubs exploring Revolutionary War history and moral complexity.
Walk in their shoes. Face their choices. Honor their sacrifice. Interactive scenarios exploring 12 Declaration signers through critical decision-making moments. Perfect for the 250th anniversary. Grades 3-12, but emphasis for secondary students.