Take your students on any number of learning journeys: join Lewis and Clark on an expedition; journey into the woods with fur traders; or ride a wagon train to the Oregon Territory as you learn how the quest for gold led to a feverish migration. Experience the excitement of resettlement following the Homestead Act, and ride off to a roundup during the cowboy era. Your students will explore the West with activities such as sewing a sunbonnet, panning...

Travel back in time to see what life was like in ancient Greece and Rome while having fun with hands-on activities such as making a star gazer; chiseling a clay tablet; weaving Roman sandals; making a Greek mosaic; creating Roman jewelry; throwing Greek pottery; casting a vote in a Roman-style election; and much more. Learn how these civilizations contributed to our present-day world by participating in art, math, cooking, science, and geography activities....

Presents an introduction to the types of homes, décor, foods and festivals of ancient peoples, including Romans, Celts, Egyptians, and Native Americans, with step-by-step instructions for projects, activities, and dishes.

Travel back two million years to discover fascinating facts about the life of Stone Age people - where they lived, what they ate, and what they looked like. Marvel at the fine tools and weapons they made, and at their survival alongside creatures such as mammoths. Features 15 fun and easy projects such building a shelter from clay mammoth bones and constructing a miniature stonehenge.

Discover the peoples who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth, including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami and Chukchi races, their origins, history and everyday lives. Fact boxes, pictures and try it yourself projects make finding out fun for 8 to 12 year olds.