We read pages 143 - 210 in Abraham Lincoln's World.
We added Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, and Wisconsin to our notebooks, along with presidents Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, and Polk.
We completed two more lessons in California History and went to the Irvine Museum to view a special exhibit of California scenery.
We read chapter 5 in Industrial Revolution and completed the paddle wheel boat from chapter 4.
Here are other books we read:
- If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern -- I made a list of about eight questions for K. to find the answers to in this book. One question, What are two different kinds of bees?, gave her a lot of trouble. She even had Dad looking for the answer, but, they were looking for insects instead of parties.
- The Supreme Court by Christine Taylor-Butler -- we read portions of the book that dealt with how the Supreme Court was established and John Marshall.
- Rachel's Journal by Marissa Moss -- fictional story, based on actual experiences of overland emigrants between 1846 and 1868. K. read this book on her own.
- Honest Abe Lincoln: Easy-to-Read Stories about Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler -- I had K. read this on her own.
- Kit Carson by Jan Gleiter -- this book has great illustrations and easy-to-understand text while telling the story of Kit Carson's life.
- A Picture Book of Harriet Beecher Stowe by David A. Adler -- the story of Harriet Beecher Stowe written for younger students with great illustrations.
- A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass by David A. Adler -- the story of Frederick Douglass' life written for younger students with great illustrations.
- Seminole Diary: Remembrances of a Slave by Dolores Johnson -- story of a slave family that flees to Florida and becomes part of a Seminole village. This book has wonderful illustrations and easy to understand text.
- Slavery and the Underground Railroad by Carin T. Ford -- we didn't read this book. I asked my husband to read some of it, and we decided that, although it is written in a manner that K. would understand it, she might not be ready for some of the realities it puts forth. However, I do want to get it the next time we visit this era of history.
- The Battle of the Alamo by Janey Levy -- lots of illustrations and just enough information for younger students.
- Battle at the Alamo by Teri and Bob Temple -- we just looked at the illustrations and read short excerpts from this book. It will be a good book when K. is older.
- The Battle of the Alamo by Amie Jane Leavitt -- this is an interactive history adventure, good for older students.
- We also read The Boxcar Children's book about The Alamo. Although totally fiction, it presented how it would be to visit it today.
- All is Well by Kristin Emery Litchman -- this book is about Mormons and the practice of polygamy. I read it because I wasn't sure how it would present the subject. This will be a book K. reads when she is older. There is nothing wrong with the book, and it presents well this subject and some history of the Mormon church. However, it presents Mormonism as truth, so since we aren't ready to delve into the teachings of the Mormon church, this book will wait.
- Suez Canal by Valerie Bodden -- we just looked at the pictures, but the next time we visit this time period, it will be a good book for K. to read
- Mapmakers of the Western Trails, Adventures with John Charles Fremont by Natalie Nelson -Hernandez -- this is a fictionalized account based on the facts of the life of General Fremont, written for young people.
- Enemies of Slavery by David A. Adler -- this book gives short (2 - 3 paragraphs) biographies about 13 people who fought against slavery.
- The Journey to Amazing Grace: Out of Slavery by Linda Granfield -- this is the story of John Newton
- Desperate Journey by Jim Murphy -- I read this book and really liked it. It is about a family that makes their living on the Erie Canal.
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