Connecting with the Past

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, and Important Words by Sheila Keenan
• National Geographic Readers: Ellis Island by Elizabeth Carney
• Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

Lesson 5

• The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• glue
• crayons, colored pencils, or markers
• Spelling Journal (kit)

Lesson 1

• glue or tape

Lesson 2

• world map (kit)
• large paper (kit)
• Leaves Page (kit)

Lesson 3

• map of the United States
• tape or glue

Lesson 4

• green paper plate (kit)

Final Project

• poster board
• stapler

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used