History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+ [Paperback]

Mike Graf (Author), Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Grades 4-6. Build a portfolio of 10 famous adventurers with historical background fact sheets, maps and timelines, reading and writing connections, each in individual pockets. The pockets will be bound together with a decorative cover that students will be proud to display. Teacher evaluation sheet included. 96 pages

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557999058
• ISBN-13: 978-1557999054
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Children's Books > History > Exploration & Discovery

More About the Author

Mike Graf has shared his writing as well as his weather and national park experiences with children and teachers in hundreds of schools. Graf currently instructs part-time at Chico State University, teaching classes in child development and children's literature, and is a weather man for KHSL-TV. Graf has been a TV weathercaster at six different television stations and an elementary school teacher for nine years. A national park fanatic, Graf visits many national parks across the country every year. He lives in Chico, California. www.mikegrafauthor.com

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liked it!, January 20, 2008

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Jill (MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+ (Paperback)

I teach 5th grade and used the activities in this book to supplement the text and online scavenger hunts that we did as a group. What I like about the activities in this book is that they work for a wide range of skill levels. The gifted students in the class were having as much fun with the activities as the students who are severely impaired. All of the students were placed into groups and they were all able to do the activities with little help outside their groups. There are so many different activities in the book it was impossible to use them all, so it's important to select the things that look appropriate for your group of learners. Parents liked what they saw when we were finished, and the students had a very nice finished product.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly Disappointed, March 27, 2005

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Just Jo "lovethosebooks" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+ (Paperback)

I thought these History Pockets would compliment our homeschool well. I was wrong. They are good for bursts of information, but we found them to be busy work, dull and redundant to our learning.

I would not recommended them to fellow homeschoolers.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, June 21, 2006

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Kristen (MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+ (Paperback)

I teach 5th grade and I used this last fall. You definitely would be lacking if this was the only thing you did for an explorers unit. I did not use it "pocket" style for that reason, but did use some of the information and activities to supplement my unit. The information about the explorers is good, but some of the activities are a little silly and don't really support their learning well.