Grades 4-8
These short nonfiction Toolkit Texts for American History include:
Plus a Digital Companion Resource provides all of the texts, primary source documents, and the image bank in a full-color digital format so you can display them for group analysis.
Download these samplers and see how this carefully crafted nonfiction resource depicts the controversies, issues, and perspectives that shaped American history—including untold stories of lesser-known individuals and new insights into historic figures and events.
“The CCSS and other state standards expect that children will read a variety of texts on a common topic and synthesize the ideas and information. These resources include families of articles on a common topic or theme, with the understanding that the more widely kids read on a common topic, the more they learn and understand.”
—Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis