U.S. History and Geography, Book 2

U.S. History and Geography, Book 2 is an interdisciplinary social studies curriculum unit for middle school and intermediate students that has been developed around hands-on activities to promote student participation. English/language arts, health, math, science, art, and physical education are interwoven with the organizing strand of social studies. In each lesson, the activity is linked with specific social studies content. As the title indicates, history and geography strands predominate, but economics, political science, sociology, and other areas of social studies are included.

These supplementary lessons are neither ordered sequentially nor arranged chronologically. Part 1 has general application; Part 2 is an introduction to U. S. history. Part 3 focuses on people, Part 4 on significant events, and Part 5 on the arts. Part 6 investigates problems, and Part 7 is a look at the future. Lessons include Learning Public Opinion, Biography Time Lines, Space Exploration and the Planets, and Art since 1878.

This curriculum unit complements the graded courses of study, K-12 scope and sequence models, and frameworks developed by states and school districts. It is user-friendly and designed to be easily adapted/tailored by the classroom teacher to meet student needs.

Help your students develop reading skills--while strengthening their core knowledge--by using literature in the classroom. Use Center for Learning novel/drama units to enhance instruction in U.S. history.

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
• Where the Lilies Bloom
• Out of the Dust
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
• The Slave Dancer

See our Novel/Drama section for additional titles.

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.