Inquiry-Based Lessons in U.S. History

from willoughbj2

I have always loved history. This book was your typical U.S history book. All the lessons were layed out in a nice organized manner. I'm not a teacher, and really this book isn't too relevant for my life, but it was still an informative book- i am glad i received it for a review!

from lyssjj

I received this book through the Early Reviewers program. I generally find Prufrock Press education materials to be useful and well done. Inquiry-Based Lessons in U.S. History was no exception. It will be very valuable to the middle grade social studies teacher looking to create lesson plans. Com...

from thebookendfamily

I have been using Decoding the Past: Inquiry Based Lessons in U.S. History for home schooling, and am very pleased. One of the main advantages of home schooling is the extra time that one is able to spend with the student, and this books approach, which emphasizes research by the student, specifi...

from TLCrawford

"Inquiry-based Lessons in U.S. History : Decoding the Past" is the second middle school history plan I requested to review the book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program. I have to repeat that I am not a teacher, never have been and, at the grade level this book is for I never want to be....

from nbmars

There are several things that disappointed me about this book focused on teaching U.S. history to middle school students. First of all, in the Introduction, the authors state that teachers at all grade levels asked for help in finding primary sources, cartoons, and maps to use with text books. Th...