The term Iroquois describes one of American history's most influential Native American confederacies, the Haudenosaunee, or "People of the Longhouse." Based mainly in present-day New York State, they played a major role in regional trade and diplomacy. The Iroquois also helped influence the democratic ways of life in the new United States through Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father. Enduring the theft of much of their traditional land base, the Iroquois fought proposals to force them to leave their homelands. The Iroquois describes the significant influence these people had on the creation of the modern United States and their continued roles in American society.
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know (Core Knowledge Series)
What should your child learn in the sixth grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American sixth graders.
According to a leading cognitive scientist, we've been teaching reading wrong. The latest science reveals how we can do it right. In 2011, when an international survey reported that students in Shanghai dramatically outperformed American students in reading, math, and science, President Obama declared it a "Sputnik moment": a wake-up call about the dismal state of American education. Little has changed, however, since then: over half of our children still read at a basic level and few become highly proficient. Many American children and adults are not functionally literate, with serious consequences.
TB-Explore Our World 5Explore Our World is a light and lively primary series in American English.
Explore Our World inspires and motivates young learners in their first encounters with the real world with National Geographic stories, pictures, and video, developing their communication skills and helping them to understand their world – all while learning English!
SB-Explore Our World 5Explore Our World is a light and lively primary series in American English.
Explore Our World inspires and motivates young learners in their first encounters with the real world with National Geographic stories, pictures, and video, developing their communication skills and helping them to understand their world – all while learning English!
