Patriotic Holidays Unit Study

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Product Description Would you like to help your children learn more about our patriotic holidays? Written for the sole purpose of teaching children about four of the most important American holidays, Patriotic Holidays uses a unit study approach to simplify the concepts while exposing the student to so many important ideas from American history. This book contains four complete & separate week-long unit studies with easy-to-use daily lesson plans that are comprehensive and ready to use for these American Holidays: Memorial Day (May) Flag Day (June 14) Independence Day (July 4) Veterans Day (November 11) Each of these studies begins the week before the holiday, preparing students of all ages for the holiday and teaching them about American history, patriotism, responsibility, and appreciation of the sacrifice of countless patriots in generations past. The studies utilize readily-available resources such as carefully researched Internet sites, online encyclopedias, and easy-to-find books. The unit studies contain a Learning Plan for each of the five days of the week before the holiday and include learning objectives, daily quotations, spelling & vocabulary words, patriots to know, questions to be researched and answered, and a family patriotic activity. Review "...marvelous way to learn history, a super tool for teaching our children why they should be proud to be Americans." -- Cathy Duffy, Grove Publishing "Amanda Bennett has improved even herself! She has written a new unit study series entitled And What About..." -- Jocelyn Callahan, Eclectic Homeschool Organization About the Author Amanda Bennett is the well-known author of educational materials and national conference speaker. With many years experience as a parent and professional researcher, Amanda is uniquely qualified to present these materials to parents and teachers alike in an effort to provide them with the resources to teach in a way that will be exciting for both teacher and student.

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