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Founding Fathers... & Mothers: A Field Trip to 18th Century America

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As an educational writer, I am extremely impressed with this book. The ideas are unique and designed to appeal to a variety of age groups. I firmly believe that learning should be fun. This book promotes learning through art and imagination. The play (and other activities) involves all students. They will be having fun and learning at the same time. I would highly recommend this book to any first through eighth grade school teacher. A wonderful first attempt by a new curriculum writer. I look forward to more.

While researching for a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) assessment I discovered "Founding Fathers & Mothers : A Field Trip to 18th Century America" by Stacey Marlolf and Laurie Pessanno. I was searching for a way to help my students understand the spirit and inner life of Colonial America through art, literature, documents, drama, crafts, writing, etc. When I opened "Founding Fathers & Mothers" I knew I had found it all, and MORE in just one book!

The authors presented a well rounded, well researched, egalitarian approach using humanities to integrate learning in history. Their book was a valuable resource for the NBPTS assessment and my fifth grade students and I are currently using the drama and craft sections to prepare for our "Colonial Fair" in the spring. We will be presenting their play "Tempest in a Teapot" and have already practiced our colonial dancing by using the audio tape that comes with this book.

When I first discovered this book, I liked it because it was well rounded, comprehensive and was a great tool for my research. But now after actually using it in the classroom I love it because it's FUN. My students loved cutting out the Betsy Ross star and creating their own acrostic and silhouette.