Thinkers Book List
Loop 1 - American History
The book list provided on this page corresponds with the content provided in your daily lesson plans. You are welcome to add or skip any of the books based on your preference and your students needs and interests. Depending on the time and financial resources that you have available, we have provided suggestions on how to find and purchase the reading materials that you will need for this school year.
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Bible
Archeological Study Bible
-Kaiser
History
America the Beautiful Part 1
-Notgrass
Naya Nuki: Soshoni Girl Who Ran
-Thomasma
America the Beautiful Part 2
-Notgrass
Up From Slavery
-Washington
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
-Lenski
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
-Latham
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
-Fritz
Literature
A Long Way From Chicago
-Peck
Johnny Tremain
-Forbes
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
-Maybury
Calico Bush
-Field
Moonshiner's Son
-Reeder
Streams to the River, River to the Sea
-O'Dell
The Great Little Madison
--Fritz
The Sherwood Ring
-Pope
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
-Twain
Moccasin Trail
-McGraw
Old Farmer's Almanac
-any version
Call of the Wild
-London
My Side of the Mountain
-George
Swift Rivers
-Meigs
The Hobbit
-Tolkien
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold
-Fritz
Bonanza Girl
-Beatty
Out of the Dust
-Hesse
By the Great Horn Spoon
-Fleischman
Jericho's Journey
-Wisler
Nothing to Fear
-Koller
The Arrow Over the Door
-Bruchac
The Journeyman
-Yates
Turn Homeward, Hannalee
-Beatty
Case for Christ for Kids
-Strobel
The Slopes of War
-Perez
Big Red
-Kjelgaard
Maniac Magee
-Spinelli
Rascal
-North
The Door Within
-Batson
The Landing of the Pilgrims
-Daugherty
Math
Math-U-See
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Universal Set of materials (includes instruction manual, instruction DVD, student workbook, integer block kit, digital pack, and test booklet
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Math-U-See placement resources can help ensure students start at the level best suited for them.