| Story of the World, Vol. 1 Activity Book: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bauer, Susan Wise (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1933339055 ISBN-13: 9781933339054 Publisher: Well-Trained Mind Press OUR PRICE: $36.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child! Don't just read about history--experience it! Color a picture of a Minoan bull-jumper, make a model of the Nile River, create Roman armor and Celtic jewelry and more. Designed to turn the accompanying book "The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times" into a complete history program, this Activity Book provides you with comprehension questions and answers, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and plenty of simple, hands-on activities--all designed for grades 1-4. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science - Education | Home Schooling - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 909.08 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 8.6" W x 11" (2.35 lbs) 322 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Topical - Home Schooling - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive, 8.5 x 11 curriculum guide and activity book contains map activities, coloring pages, games, projects, review questions, cross-references to illustrated encyclopedias, and extensive book lists. Children and parents love the activities, ranging from cooking projects to crafts, board games to science experiments, and puzzles to projects. Each Story of the World Activity Book provides a full year of history study when combined with the Textbook, Audiobook, and Tests--each available separately to accompany each volume of The Story of the World Activity Book. Activity Book 1 Grade Recommendation: Grades 1-5. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bauer, Susan Wise: - Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary. |