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Title: The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Janis Herbert ISBN: 1-55652-456-0 Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Summary: Fun activities for teaching the American Revolution to kids
Comment: "The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities" sets up the two complementary halves of Janis Herbert's book right in the title. On the one hand we have a fairly detailed history of the American Revolution for young students, with much more of a sense of the ebb and flow of the war itself, in terms of the specific battles, than they will find in their history textbooks. On the other hand there are almost two dozen activities, which will give kids a chance to make this particular period of American history come alive.
The seven chapters start with George III becoming king of England in 1760 and end with the ratification of the Constitution: (1) Sons and Daughters of Liberty looks at the taxation issues that sparked revolution; (2) Who Were the Colonists provides a sense of what these early Americans were like and what they did; (3) "We Must All Hang Together" details the early part of the war through the Declaration of Independence and the battles of Long Island and Trenton; (4) An Eventful Year covers 1777 and the pivotal battle of Saratoga and the winter at Valley Forge; (5) "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" looks at who the soldiers were on both sides and what military life was like for them; (6) "The World Turned Upside Down" covers the end of the war with the surrender at Yorktown; and (7) A Good Peace, a New Nation starts with the Treat of Paris and ends with the Constitution being adopted.
Many of the activities are things colonials would have actually been doing back then, such as brewing a batch of root beer, making Liberty Tea Punch, creating a sampler or papyrotamia, baking Boston Brown Bread and Churned Butter, or playing various colonial children's games (Skin the Snake, Stool Ball, and I Sent a Letter to My Love). Several of the activities are specific to the Revolution, such as making a tricorn hat or fringed hunting shirt, creating a power horn, and trying to get ready in a minute. There is even an activity for reenacting the Battle of Cowpens (requires far less bodies than doing the Battle of Antietam in the Civil War volume of this series). However, there are also activities specific to more contemporary concerns, such as protesting current issues of public concern and making a law. I cannot imagine that any class or individual student would take advantage of all of these activities, but certainly teachers could find a couple that would spice up a class unit on the American Revolution. What you find here can also inspire teachers and students to come up with their own activities.
Still, you want to remember that this book is also informative, and teachers can find additional information to work into their classes as well as the activities. Sidebars throughout "The American Revolution for Kids" are devoted to key figures, topics, and issues from the period. The back of this volume includes a Glossary, A Guide to Officers on both sides, short Biographies of key political and military figures, the Declaration of Independence, a list of Web Sites to Explore, Revolutionary War Sites to Visit, a Bibliography, and Index. You can find additional books combining history and activities on the Civil War and World War II as well as significant art movements such as Monet and the Impressionists and Dali and the surrealists, all of which are worth at least a serious look by anyone teaching this material to younger students.
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Title: The Civil War for Kids: A History With 21 Activities by Janis Herbert ISBN: 1556523556 Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore, Daniel O'Leary ISBN: 0590674447 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk ISBN: 1556524552 Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery With 21 Activities by Janis Herbert ISBN: 1556523742 Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution by Elizabeth Levy, Joan Holub, Richard Rosenblum ISBN: 0590451596 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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