Click here for the Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Verbal curriculum Develop critical thinking skills in all academic areas–reading, writing, math and science–with this reproducible book of higher thinking activities. Visual and verbal exercises will work on improving recognition and understanding of analogies, classifications, antonyms & synonyms, spatial awareness, vocabulary development, descriptive writing, graphic organizers…
By England’s Aid: The Conclusion of the Eighty Years’ War~ The 80 Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch Republic. Set in 1585 through 1604, this sequel to By Pike and Dyke continues the story of the Dutch Protestant struggle for independence from their Spanish Catholic rulers. Two English brothers experience the major conflicts in…
By Pike and Dyke: William the Silent and the Eighty Years’ War~ William the Silent rebels against his Catholic Spanish overlords. From 1579 through 1585, the heroic Dutch Protestants fight for freedom from Catholic Spanish rule. Few know of the persistent efforts of the Prince of Orange, known as William the Silent, or the huge…
By Right of Conquest: Cortez Conquers the Aztec Nation (1521)~ Cortez conquers the Aztecs with a mere handful of Spaniards. Setting: AD 1518-1523 – Sailing ships, Conquest of Aztec Empire in Mexico, Central America. Story: The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Hernando Cortez and a mere handful of Spaniards is one of the greatest…
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Captain Bayley’s Heir: A Tale of the California Gold Mines (1850s)~ Find adventure and riches in the California Gold Fields. Setting: Frank Norris, accused of theft and unable to prove his innocence, leaves for excitement and adventure in the California Gold Fields of 1850’s America. He sails the Atlantic, braves a storm while working as…