History Pockets: Moving West, Grades 4-6+ [Paperback]

Cheney (Author), Martha Cheney (Author), Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

History Pockets-Moving West, Grades 4-6, contains ten discovery pockets. The introduction pocket gives an overview of the westward movement. The other pockets feature nine adventurous groups of people who took part in the westward movement. Each of the pockets contains: * a reproducible pocket label * a bookmark of short, fun facts about the subject * a fact sheet of background information for teacher and students * arts and crafts projects * writing activities Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book for teacher and student assessment purposes. The book includes the following pockets: * Introduction to Moving West * The New Frontier * Exploring the Wilderness * Missionaries at Work * On the Oregon Trail * The Native American Struggle * Settling the Far West * The Gold Rush * Homesteading the Great Plains * Building the Railroads

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557999023
• ISBN-13: 978-1557999023
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good starting point, September 10, 2008

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C. L. Oliver (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: History Pockets: Moving West, Grades 4-6+ (Paperback)

I recently purchase about 8 of the titles in this series. We started with the Civil War pockets since my 10 year old son is most interested in American War History. (After this one I intend to go back in time and do the Ancient, Native Americans, Explorers, Colonial America, REvolutionary and Moving West.)

These books are the backbone of my American History curriculum for our homeschooling. I then supplement the sections we are most interested in with library books, videos and internet sources. In addition to history we are learning United States Geography. Each section, we pick a state to learn about that corresponds in some way to the lessons. For instance, we are currently doing the "Great Leaders" section in the civil war book so we are listening to a boigraphy of Robert E. Lee and studying the state of Virginia, his home state.

My 6 year old son isn't getting into it too much but needs the hands-on activities as well as the practice sitting still and listening to me! For him (the others listen, also) I read a picture book that corresponds with the activities, and then consider his history lesson finished.

My 10 year old son is really enjoying it and wants to do it everyday. He enjoys taking his time and making the coloring and crafty parts very neat. He says that he likes this class because afterwards he has something he created which can help him remember the material- and he feels proud about the nice work he has done and can show it to "Papa" when he comes home from work.

My 11 year old daughter is a little less enamoured but is willing. It does seem to be growing on her - especially the additive geography that we are doing.

The prep time is pretty minimal- making a few copies, getting the corresponding library materials and doing some internet searches perhaps. We also hung a large timeline on the wall and are hoping to add something to it one of these days. So many ideas and too little time!

To sum things up, I have found the Civil War Pockets to be well laid and easy to use. When supplemented with other materials, and put into context, the "pockets" can offer a well rounded HISOTRY (or other, since they even have LITERATURE pockets) lesson for up to grade 6 or 7.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun 4th Grade Social Studies Activities, March 3, 2010

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A. Duncan (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: History Pockets: Moving West, Grades 4-6+ (Paperback)

I purchased this History Pocket because I had the Explorers one and found it very useful. I think this one is even better for California History.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the history pockets!, November 16, 2008

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DJC - See all my reviews

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This review is from: History Pockets: Moving West, Grades 4-6+ (Paperback)

This is a good complement to our study of American history. The kids enjoy making the "pockets" and the directions are easy to follow.