Fifth Grade, History, Set Seven

In this set of weeks we are covering 1990 - 2016. There were so many things we could have covered, but my goal was to cover the events that took place before K's birth which people refer to in every-day-life.

Presidents

• Bill Clinton by Mike Venezia
• George W. Bush by Mike Venezia
• First Family by Deborah Hopkinson -- about the Obama family

Events

• Hubble Space Telescope
• The Gulf War
• The Gulf War by Anita Yasuda
• 9/11
• September 11 Then and Now by Peter Benoit
• September 11 Through the Eyes of George W. Bush by Emily O'Keefe -- I didn't use this one now, but want to when K is older
• Ground Zero Dogs by Meish Goldish
• Seven and a Half Tons of Steel by Janet Nolan -- transitions nicely into Hurricane Katrina
• Hurricane Katrina
• Buddy by M.H. Herlong -- very good book. If you can only read one book about Katrina, read this one
• Hurricane Katrina by Peter Benoit -- just looked at the pictures
• Hurricane Katrina: Survival Stories by Jeanne Marie Ford -- a quick read, but very interesting
• Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival by Janet Wyman Coleman -- picture book; very good quick read, also
• Hurricane Katrina: An Interactive Modern History Adventure by Blake Hoena -- we always enjoy the interactive books!

• The 1990's Decade in Photos by Jim Corrigan

Fifth Grade, History, Set 5/6

This section covers 1968 - 1989.

• Presidents
• Richard M. Nixon by Mike Venezia 
• Gerald R. Ford by Mike Venezia
• Jimmy Carter by Mike Venezia 
• Ronald Reagan by Mike Venezia
• Who Was Ronald Reagan?  by Joyce Milton 
• George Bush by Mike Venezia
• Notable People
• Shirley Chisholm by Jill S. Pollack -- lots of information, well presented; read bits of it 
• Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets by Kathleen Krull -- picture book with good information and delightful illustrations
• Who Was Jim Henson?
• Henry Aaron's Dream by Matt Tuares -- picture book with good coverage of his life
• Swinging for the Fences: Hank Aaron and Me by Mike Leonetti -- another picture book 
• Bill Gates: Computer King by Josepha Sherman
• Who Was Bill Gates?
• Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak by Mike Venezia
• Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen -- a good story of his life
• Sandra Day O'Connor by Lisa McElroy
  
• Events
• Apollo 11
• Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds -- story in verse
• Moon Landing by Joe Dunn -- graphic history
• The First Lunar Landing by Dennis Brindell Fradin -- starts with the history of flight and the desire to go to the moon
• 26th Amendment passed
• Roe v. Wade
• Supreme Court Cases Through Primary Sources: Roe v. Wade by Simone Payment -- I read the book, then summarized it for K. A good book for her to read when she is older. It is mostly objective, just presenting the facts. 
• Sears Tower Built
• Sears Tower by Julie Murray -- an easy read with lots of pictures 
• Camp David Accord
•  Israel and Palestine by John King -- there were two pages about the peace talks at Camp David with President Carter, however, I think this will be a good book to read at another time
• Three Mile Island
• Emergency at Three Mile Island by Aaron Feigenbaum -- good book, lots of pictures, solid information about the incident, talked about people who were involved
• Olympic Boycott
• The 1980 U.S. Olympic Boycott by martin Gitlin -- this book gives the stories of three people - a soviet athlete, a USOC member, and a U.S. athlete - to understand their perspectives on the boycott.
• Mount St. Helens
• Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber -- we read portions and looked at the pictures
• Will It Blow? by Elizabeth Rusch -- we didn't use this book. If you are studying volcanoes, this would be a good book to use. It allows to to look at the evidence and clues the scientists had to figure out if the volcano would erupt.
• Iran Hostage Crisis
• The Iran Hostage Crisis by R. Conrad Stein -- we read portions and looked at the pictures, so K. would have a pretty good idea of the cause, duration, and solution.  
• Grenada Invasion
• Grenada by Guek-Cheng Pang -- pages 38 - 41 
• Challenger Disaster
• The Tragedy of the Space Shuttle Challenger by Henry M. Holden -- we read bits and portions
• Exxon Valdez Disaster 
• The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by Peter Benoit
• The 1970s: Decade in Photos by Jim Corrigan -- we looked through it reading the captions by photos of events/people that we had not already read about