Today I am reviewing "Chronicles Of....A State History Notebook" (gr. 3-6) from Hewitt Homeschooling.
My family is so lucky to live in an area of the country that is just brimming with history. We live outside of Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of our nation. My children and I have walked in the footsteps of Washington, Franklin, Jefferson and Adams. We have visited Valley Forge, have touched the Liberty Bell and stood in the room where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed. Recently, we visited the home that Washington used as his headquarters during the Battle of Germantown. To stand in the room where he stayed is truly awe inspiring. Our house even lies on a street where there was a Revolutionary War battle! (we found out that our side of the street was the British side). Less than a mile away is another of Washington's headquarters. How cool is that?
So, when I was asked to do a review of a state history notebook for my daughter, I knew it would be exciting as we love history around here. :-)
The history notebook is a binder with 100+ pages of durable cardstock paper with all kinds of information that the student fills out while studying his/her particular state. These topics include:
- Facts, Symbols, Emblems: state seal, state flag, state license plate, state flower, state song, state capital, etc.
- Geographic Population: state outline, my and other states, relief map, state route map, climate map, natural resources, population and more.
- Industries and Jobs: main state industries, transporation, point of interest map, tourism and more.
- History and Government: historical events, history of my local area, Indian tribes, famous people, religious history, interview a new and old resident and more.
- Misc., Field Trips, and Photographs: famous places, events, current events, important cities, my favorite place, trip to my state's capital, trip to a nature center and more
- Certificate of Completion: We have not gotten to this point yet, but are looking forward to it!
Take a look at this Table of Contents to see for yourself. SO much to do and learn!
There are suggestions of all kinds of activities for the students to do when engaging in their state study.These include making a travel brochure and comparing "then and now" photos from your state and so many more.
Kiddo has enjoyed drawing and coloring the symbols for Pennsylvania as well as writing about all of the places she has visited. She wants to see our state capital. Both a state congressman and state senator attend our church, so I will be calling their offices soon to arrange a tour for September, as they are out of session right now.
We have found books to further read about our state:
We loved this product! Everything is there and with SO many choices. You don't have to worry about coming up with all of the ideas. You can do as many or as few of the pages as you like. You can add additional pages yourself like photographs or pamphlets from places you visit. The possibilities are really endless! You can purchase this exceptional product for only $19.95.
Hewitt offers so many different products that have to do with Shakespeare, Literature, History and more in addition to the product I reviewed. Some of my colleagues at the Review Crew received those other products. You can see all of the reviews by clicking on the graphic below:
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