All lessons (Customizable large map, multiple page, for designing as desired)
Alaska and Hawaii maps are here
Lesson 1
CTM – Sounds of New York ***PARENTAL NOTE!*** Make sure to listen to the minute marker 0:25 – 1:25 as there is bad language outside of this time frame. We pre-screened it for you.
Lesson 2
Activity 3 – merican Planning Association
Activity 3 – NYC Dept. of City Planning
Lesson 3
Pittsburgh Accent *PARENTAL DISCRETION*. This shows general conversation from locals and there is reference to boyfriends, dating, etc.*
Philadelphia Accent *PARENTAL DISCRETION* Video is fine before mm 3:25. Afterward, there are images of adults with an alcoholic beverage in their hand, a woman in bikini, etc.*
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Sundew (Parental discretion advised for very young or sensitive children)
Lesson 6
Cranberry Farming (this one is most entertaining, but the person filming is from Canada)
Cranberry Farming (this one is actually from the state; not as entertaining or informative)
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Scrapple *Some children may not be comfortable reading the ingredient list
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
NA – This unit does not have Core Connections
This is here as a courtesy only. No books are required for the unit. Some of these books may contain errors about the event or time period.
Customers may also write in and suggest to add books to this list. All lists come recommended to us by others and have not all been vetted by us. If you have any suggestions to add to this list, please email in so we can do so. Some of these books may contain more mature themes or theology or other educational teachings that we do not necessarily endorse, so we advise all parents to screen for content and personal beliefs. Books can also be sub-categorized into different age groups, so feel free to jump around!
Early Learner:
• Aunt Flossie’s Hats and Crab Cakes Later by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
• Horseshoe Crabs and Shorebirds by Victoria Crensen
• Red Bird by Barbara Mitchell
• Aaron and Alexander by Don Brown
• Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Water
• Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares
• The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies
• Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick
• Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman
• Night of the Moonjellies by Mark Shasha
• Mirette and Bellini Cross Niagara Falls by Emily Arnold McCully
Growing Learner:
• The Rescue Begins in Delaware by Cheri Pray Earl
• The Great Explosion by Ilona E Holland
• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
• The Flag Maker by Susan Campbell Barlett
• The Story of Baseball by Lawrence A Ritter
• They Called her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell
• Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac
• The Cricket in Time Square by George Selden
• All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
• The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh
• Brady by Jean Fritz
• The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh
• Timeless Thomas by Gene Barretta
Advanced Learner:
• Water Rat by Marnie Laird
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
• The Riddle of Penncroft Farm by Dorothea Jensen
• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
All activities in the unit are as follows.
– Culinary activity (ingredients needed will vary depending on what you have in your pantry already)
– Life/job/science skills activity
– Bucket List
We intentionally design our units so that you should have most everything you need around your home. Anything extra will be listed below:
LESSON 1/2 – Option 3
Recyclable materials (cardboard, plastic bottles, egg cartons, whatever you have on hand)
Craft materials (paint, glue, scissors, tape)
LESSON 3/4 -Option 2
Wood scraps
LESSON 5/6 – Option 3
Cranberries or alternative
LESSON 7/8 – Option 3
Wooden sticks (Popsicle sticks, craft sticks, pencils, or from outside)
Rubber Bands
Plastic spoon or alternative
LESSON 9/10 – Option 2
Shoe box or alternative
Standard craft items (paint, pens, tape, etc.)
Sources