History Pockets: Colonial America, Grades 4-6+

by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

History Pockets-Colonial America , Grades 4–6, contains eight discovery pockets. The introduction pocket gives an overview of the settlement of the thirteen original colonies. The other pockets feature a look at the aspects of colonial life in the northern, middle, and southern colonies. Each pocket Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book for teacher and student assessment purposes. The book contains the following This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only. About Evan-Moor
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96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

We used several books and resources for our colonial America and native American studies. My daughter enjoyed listening to me read during breakfast and completing the activities. We appreciated some updates, such as ongoing excavations in Jamestown (our other book from Scholastic published a year AFTER this one mistakenly printed that the locations was still lost).
Still, there were parts that are worth revising. For example, it mentions that Squanto's real name may have been Tisquantom-- so why refer to him as his nickname the entire time?
Also, we feel that Pocohantas' story should not have been told from only the colonists narrative. While I fully recognize that historical accounts are controversial, I think the oral narrations carried by the tradition of native American nations are worth being heard. My daughter and I spent a long time reading both accounts before I sat back to watch my 9yo draw her own conclusion. In her words, "it's too bad Pocohantas didn't write her own story." While I usually stress the good of historical figures despite their poor decisions, it was hard doing so with John Smith knowing about the observations in his own accounts focused on a very young girl. It's just creepy, okay?
Overall, I'm glad we we used this book as part of our studies because it actually made a better effort to represent Native Americans during colonial times better than other books we gathered (aside from Pocohantas, of course).
I would've liked more craft and activity ideas that didn't involve cutting/pasting, but for convenience it was fine (our favorite were the paper dolls for learning how colonists dressed, but we felt it helpful to watch a YouTube video and visit a museum to gain a better visual).
For other homeschool parents and teachers, this book should not be your only resource, and I'm glad I bought it second hand but I think there were many parts that were worth our time.