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Abraham Lincoln the Great Emancipator / America's Journey Through Slavery
A7105
- In 1861, the Civil War was a conflict that threatened to permanently divide the United States. Without President Abraham Lincoln's leadership, courage and determination to maintain the Union, our country may have ceased to exist. From his childhood in Kentucky, to his election as President and his outspoken views against slavery, this program chron... |
3-8 |
$39.95 |
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America's Journey Through Slavery Series / 5 Volume Series
A7100
- Meets state and national curriculum standards
U.S. History Era 2: Standard 1: Understands why Europeans brought enslaved Africans to their colonies. Standard 3: Understands how the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies and how slavery reshape European and African life in the Americas. Standard 3C: The studen... |
3-8 |
$179.95 |
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American Heritage Series
A5800
- This five part series tells the stories of key points in American History. From the American Indian Civilization through early English settlements, from the slow movement west to the great migrations to the United States. The ideas and events shown in these programs are central to our national identity, and students will start to gain a valuable fo... |
3-6 |
$169.95 |
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American Symbols of Freedom / Citizens Rule Series
A7003
- Was there really an Uncle Sam? Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Why are the flag's colors red, white, and blue? Children will enjoy exploring answers to these questions and learning about the origins and meaning of our country's most valued symbols and celebrations. In this program, students will learn the history behind our country's most impor... |
3-6 |
$39.95 |
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Citizens Rule Series
A7000
- In America, citizens hold the power of government. The series helps students to understand the documents that grant the people of the United States their rights and freedoms. With voting rights, citizens have a choice to elect their leaders. In this series, students will learn about the country's political system and voting process. The symbols of ... |
3-6 |
$104.95 |
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Colonial Life for Children Video Series / 9 Volume Set
9K00D
- These exciting dramatic presentations for children view the traditions of early colonial life through contemporary insights into the men and women who carried their dreams to a new life in America. Follow along in each dramatization as modern-day kids explore the sites of these settlements to learn what daily life was like for both colonists and Na... |
3-7 |
$269.55 |
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Colonial Times / Field Trips to Yesterday
A8195
- Students take an educational and entertaining journey back to Colonial America to learn what life was like in the original Thirteen Colonies. Shot at historic restorations in York, ME; Philipsburg Manor, NY; Philadelphia; and Colonial Williamsburg, program interviews "Colonists" at each site so viewers can explore the similarities and differences o... |
3-8 |
$39.95 |
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Creating the Federal Government
A8199
- How our country's founders forged the framework of our government comes to life in this engaging program. Students will learn about James Madison and Alexander Hamilton and their key roles in the creation of the Constitution. Viewers will come to understand why compromise played such an important role in the final drafting of the constitution and h... |
3-8 |
$39.95 |
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Dutch & New Amsterdam, The / Colonial Life for Children Video Series
9K01D
- Seeking a shortcut to Asia through the fabled Northwest Passage in the New World, explorer Henry Hudson, sailing for the Dutch, laid claim to the region now known as New York and the Hudson River Valley. By 1624, merchants from the Dutch West India Company founded the colony of New Netherland and established New Amsterdam as its capital city. Learn... |
3-7 |
$29.95 |
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Early Explorers / The Age of Discovery
A5802
- Students learn about trade with the Far East in the fifteenth Century and how restrictions on that trade helped bring about the Age of Discovery. Join along with Diego as he learns about Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Amerigo Vespucci, John Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan and other fearless men helping solve the mysteries of the uncharted world. |
3-6 |
$39.95 |
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Early Settlers / The Era of Colonization
A5803
- Students witness colonial life in a new land as Annabel Lee Sloan, with the help of her diary, reminisces about the wonderful homecomings she had with her father when he would return from his many travels and reveal to her the fascinating tales of a new and ever-growing nation. We travel from the ports of New England to the lush fields of the South... |
2-6 |
$39.95 |
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Escaping Slavery on the Underground Railroad / America's Journey Through Slavery
A7103
- Students will understand that the Underground Railroad was a series of safe houses maintained by volunteers which were used by enslaved people to escape freedom. This program focuses on the importance of the underground railroad to the abolition movement. |
3-8 |
$39.95 |
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French & Colonial Quebec, The / Colonial Life for Children Video Series
9K02D
- As one of the oldest settlements in North America, Quebec was first surveyed by French explorer Jacques Cartier and later founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. While Quebec began as a very small outpost, the settlement quickly became the center of New France as the French colonists became expert trappers and established relationships with both th... |
3-7 |
$29.95 |
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Harriet Tubman and Her Escape / America's Journey Through Slavery
A7104
- Millions of enslaved African-American men, women and children lived in the United States less that 200 years ago. During that period of American history, many brave men and women attempted an escape to freedom. Harriet Tubman is perhaps the best known of these American heroes. Through reenactments and animated maps, this program chronicles her life... |
3-8 |
$39.95 |
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How the USA Grew / Thirteen Colonies to 50 States
A8197
- This program is designed to give students a clear understanding of the historical events of various land acquisitions that led to the creation of the United States as it exists today. Archival footage combined with lively maps and graphics help tell the story of how the United States grew from 13 colonies to 50 states. Events covered include the Lo... |
3-8 |
$39.95 |
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How We Elect Our President / Citizens Rule Series
A7002
- What does it take to become President of the United States? What is the Electoral College? The program takes kids through the entire election process. Through colorful graphics, lively animation and live-action footage the entire election process is explained in simple-to-understand language. Children will learn about political "platforms" and "par... |
3-6 |
$39.95 |
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Immigration to the United States / American Heritage Series
A5805
- Revisit America’s history of immigration via the correspondence between young Mai in China, and her Grandfather who lives halfway around the world. Follow the trail of letters as grandfather allays Mai's fear of the unknown. He answers her many questions about America’s history of immigration. The stories of hardships endured by the immigrants are ... |
3-6 |
$39.95 |
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Jamestown / Colonial Life for Children Video Series
9K03D
- While doing research for a school project on the Jamestown settlement in Virginia, Greg gets zapped into the Internet and finds himself at the historic site itself! Colonial interpreters at Jamestown help answer his questions about the early days of the English colony and the struggles for food, water and shelter. Greg finds that many of the men wh... |
3-7 |
$29.95 |
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Lewis and Clark / Tools of Survival
A8219
- Students travel with Lewis and Clark and experience how these explorers survived without the tools of civilization? They witness how these adventurers learned to tan hides, make bullets, candles and other necessities needed to survive this epic journey. |
3-6 |
$39.95 |
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Long Ago, Yesterday, and Today
A8001
- Compare the lives of people living in a community today to those who lived recently and long ago. Re-creations, artifacts, photographs, and time-lines tell the stories of how our parents, grandparents, and other ancestors lived on a daily basis. Includes different types of shelter, food, clothing, transportation, recreation, and forms of education. |
K-3 |
$29.95 |
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