The activities in these books revolve around students using multiple intelligences to make U.S. and world history exciting. Take your students on a journey through American history, from early exploration and colonization to the 21st century. In world history, traverse the globe from ancient Egypt to recent events in the modern world. Each chapter includes reproducible student handouts and comes complete with a student-friendly description of the historical topic or period to provide context and meaning. Includes formative assessment questions and a timeline.

American History: All Aboard covers:

• The Age of Exploration and Colonization of the New World (1450–1750)
• Life in the Early Colonies (1600–1763)
• The Era of Revolution (1750–1787)
• The Formation of a New Nation (1787–1824)
• America Expands to the West (1800–1860)
• Political, Social, and Economic Reform (1800–1860)
• Slavery and the Abolitionists (1820–1860)
• The War Between the States (1861–1865)
• Reconstruction and the Gilded Age (1865–1900)
• The Progressive Era and World War I (1900–1920)
• The Roaring '20s (1920–1929)
• The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1941)
• World War II and the Holocaust (1939–1945)
• Living Through the Cold War Years (1945–1975)
• The Cold War Winds Down (1976–1992)
• Entering the 21st Century (1993–2009)

©2010. Grades 4–7. Reproducible. 8.5 x 11 inches. Softcover, 224 pages.

Adventures Through World History covers:

• Ancient Egypt (4000 BC–1000 BC)
• Ancient Greece (2500 BC–100 BC)
• Ancient Rome (509 BC–AD 476)
• The Dark and Middle Ages (500–1500)
• The Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (500–1591)
• The Renaissance and the Reformation (1300–1600)
• The Age of Discovery (1450–1750)
• The Advanced Civilizations of Mexico and Peru (500–1550)
• The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (1550–1789)
• The Age of Democratic Revolution (1640–1830)
• The Industrial Revolution (1700–1900)
• Era of World War I (1914–1920)
• The Rise of Dictators (1919–1939)
• The Holocaust (1933–1945)
• World War II (1939–1945)
• The Cold War (1945–1991)
• Events in Asia after World War II (1945–1995)
• Turmoil in Southeast Asia (1945–2000)
• Recent Events in the Middle East (1975–2007)
• Recent Events in the Modern World (1980–2007)

©2008. Grades 7–12. Reproducible. 8.5 x 11 inches. Softcover, 192 pages.