World War I: 1914-1925
World War I: 1914-1925 helps students understand the citizens and leadership during this era, and the choices that changed history. Topics include Prohibition, women’s suffrage, jazz, advances in technology, and World War I.
The trade books for the Primary section of this unit are A Picture Book of George Washington Carver, Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy, The Night the Bells Rang, and Mailing May. The trade books for the Upper Elementary portion of the unit are Radio Rescue, A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Moonshiner’s Son and The Language of Doves. The unit does not include the actual children's literature books.
About the Series:
Social Studies curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with background and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These materials encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
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Student Activities
Classroom activities include discussing the pros and cons of ethnic neighborhoods within a town, holding an election with only half the “electorate” voting, comparing clothing styles before and during the Roaring Twenties, practicing Morse code, experiencing bankruptcy, and creating a jazz version of Mary Had a Little Lamb. Students also create a travel brochure for a national park, design a national budget, invent and market a new snack food, draw a comic strip, and make a quilt. Although activities are organized into primary and upper elementary sections, many assignments can be adapted to suit either age group.
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