Witness the conflict between North and South and the South’s eventual secession that led to a rush to arms, pitting countryman against countryman. This program utilizes exciting re-enactments, artifacts, and interviews to explore key battles of the Civil War, life on the Northern and Southern home fronts, and the role of African Americans in the war. Concludes with the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the fall of the Confederacy. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
Producers: SchoolMedia, Inc.
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How Our Economy Works: All About Earning and Spending Money
During this engaging video, students will learn that people work to earn money so that they can satisfy their basic needs and wants, and that everything we spend money on is either for goods or services. They learn what a job is and the difference between production workers and service workers. They are introduced to the concepts of saving and banks. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Producers (2) Income (3) goods and services (4) Consumers (5) Smart choices (6) Saving money (7) Wasting money (8) Review.
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Causes of the Civil War
This compelling program reveals how the interests of the industrial North and the agricultural South (the Cotton Belt) came to clash over critical issues such as plantation slavery, and how these issues eventually led to the secession of the southern states. It journeys along the Underground Railroad, highlighting the resistance of slavery, and introduces viewers to an American hero, Abraham Lincoln, and his momentous political and social vision. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Learning about Money
With the help of two friends, students learn that money has value and comes in many denominations (from a penny to a 100-dollar bill). Students will go inside one of our country’s mints to discover how coins are made. Lastly, they will learn that every country has its own unique money and see some of the currencies used in different countries today. (1) Introduction (2) History of money (3) Currency (4) Where is money made? (5) How coins are different (6) Paper currency (7) Value (8) Review (99) End
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Expedition of Lewis and Clark: 1804-1806
Witness Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the West, complete with diary excerpts, encounters with Native Americans, the beautiful and threatening landscape, and a summary of their objectives and accomplishments. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Early Explorers: The Age of Discovery
Venture into the unknown with young Diego as he follows the footsteps of his ancestors as they explore the New World of the Western Hemisphere. The voyages across the fearsome seas and the arduous treks across the rugged landscapes open a new world to Diego as it is related to him in a letter from another explorer, his NASA astronaut father. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Oregon Trail
Discover why thousands of Americans left their homes in the East to endure months of hardship to settle in the West. Describes life on a wagon train. Learn about the special challenges of the trip, as well as the day-to-day routine, via re-enactments of the entire trip between Missouri and the West Coast. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Moving to America: Then and Now
Look around you, and you will see many different people speaking different languages, eating different foods, and wearing different clothes. This is America, a country of many different peoples, but where did they come from? When did they come to America? And how did they get here? The answers to these questions await students in this engaging look at the history of immigration to America. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction(2) Native Americans (3) Explorers (4) Settlers (5) Slaves (6) Pioneers (7) Immigrants (8) Immigrants today (9) Review and Conclusion.
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Underhand Throwing Skills
Features a variety of exercises that enable children to throw underhand: ball bonding (making the ball your friend), drop and catch, making a “bowl,” toss, figure 8, angel or rainbow, juggling, and dribbling.
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Let’s Explore: Around the Farm
With the help of Wanda students learn what a farm is, how we get food from farms, and what it would be like to live in a farm community. She shows us what it is like to be a farmer and the many things they do throughout the day and through the changing seasons. We go back in time to see what farming was like before modern equipment was developed. Next, we learn about the many special kinds of farms around today, see where milk comes from, go to an orchard and a vineyard, see how nuts and vegetables are grown, visit a poultry farm, and even visit a fish farm. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.