Lit k-12

By lanacronk
  • Dec 19, 776

    Ancient Times

    Ancient Times
    Ancient Times
    The Great Pyramid, built by Khufu (Cheops) in 2550 BC Important People: Tutankhamun, Ramesses II Important Events or Ideas: Pyramids were built, Pharrohs ruled the land. Books: The Golden Goblet, Eloise Jarvis McGraw. The Bronze Bow Elizabeth George Speare. The Ancient Egyptians Andy Hammond
  • Dec 19, 1215

    Medieval Times

    Medieval Times
    Medieval Times
    1215 Important People: King John, Martin Luther, William the Conqueror, Important Events or Ideas: Magna Carta signed 1215. Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church Books: The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman, The door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli,Miss Frizzles Adventures Medieval Castle Johanna Cole
  • Dec 19, 1492

    Colonial Times

    Colonial Times
    Colonial Times
    1492 Important People: Christopher Columbus, Important Events or Ideas: 1492 Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue, Mayflower Books: Pilgrim Cat Carol Antoinette Peacock and Doris Ettlinger, Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac and Greg Shed, Hasty Pudding: Cooking in Colonial America by Loretta Frances Ichord and Jan Davey Ellis.

  • Revolutionary Era

    Revolutionary Era
    Revolutionary Era
    1776 Important People: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Founding Fathers, King George Important Events or Ideas: Decloration of Independence, Revolutionary War, Boston Tea Party
    Books: The Rifle Gary Paulsen,George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen From Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer,The Winter of the Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory

  • Early Frontier Era

    Early Frontier Era
    Early Frontier Era
    1846 Important People: Daniel Boone, Thomas Jefferson , Important Events or Ideas: Oregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny Donner Party Books: The Slave Dancer Paula Fox, Mr. Tucket Gary Paulsen, Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia Maclachlan, The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds Rodman Philbrick

  • Civil War Era

    Civil War Era
    Civil War
    1 Jul 1861 Important People: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Harriet Tubman Important Events or Ideas: Slavery, Lincoln's Inauguration, sucession, The Battle of Bull Run, The Underground Railroad Books: Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco, Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty, Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder

  • Post-Civil War Frontier Era

    Post-Civil War Frontier Era
    Post-Civil War
    1870 Important People: Abe Lincoln, Ulyssess S Grant, Andrew Johnson Important Events or Ideas: Reconstruction, Emancipation, Klu Klux Klan Books: Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder, In the Land Mildred D Taylor, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, The Road to Freedom: A Story of the Reconstruction Jabari Asim

  • World War I Era

    World War I Era
    World War I
    1914 Important People: Franz Ferdinand, Winston Churchill, Woodrow Wilson Important Events or Ideas: Central Powers, Allied Powers, Europe, Trench Warfare, Treaty of Versailles Books: The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree Gloria Houston, Home is Beyond the Mountains Celia Barker, A Brave Soldier Nicolas Debon,When Christmas Comes Again:
    The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer

  • Great Depression Era

    Great Depression Era
    The Great Depression
    1929 Important People: FDR, Keynes, Hayek, Karl Marx Important Events or Ideas: Stock Market Crashes, Economic policy, Black Tuesday, Federal Reserve Books: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry Mildred D. Taylor, Out of the Dust Karen Hesse, Bud, not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis

  • World War II Era

    World War II Era
    WWII Important People: Adolf Hitler, Anne Frank, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman,General Hideki Tojo, Josef Stalin Important Events or Ideas: Allied, Axis, Third Reich, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Concentration Camps Books: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boynes, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Road to Memphis Mildred D. Taylor, Number the Stars, Lois Lowry, Jacov have I loved Katherine Patterson

  • Civil Rights Era

    Civil Rights Era
    Civil Rights Era Important People: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Medgar Evers Important Events or Ideas: March on Birmingham, Greensville Sit ins, Little Rock Nine, Brown Vs. Board of Education. Books: My Dream of Martin Luther King Faith Ringold, Martin's Big Words Doreen Rappoport, To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
    by Christopher Paul Curtis