EARLY CALIFORNIA

By Marty DeJonghe and Caroline Earhart. Over 120 lessons help students enhance basic skills by applying language arts or math concepts to historical situations. Hands-on and engaging, the activities in these well-thought-out books combine multiple subjects to keep students engaged while saving teachers valuable classroom time. Lessons cover subjects ranging from reading comprehension and grammar to critical thinking and geography, and historical areas of emphasis include the state’s native settlers, the founding of the missions, and the gold rush. Indexes. Grades 3–5. gdysocialstudies