Idaho Notebook

by Dennis Sonius

Overview

Idaho Notebook was originally written and extensively used as a workbook for use by Idaho students in grades four and eight. The Smashwords Edition has been totally rewritten and aligned with the Idaho Core Standards for Social Studies in grade four. This book contains fifty short articles and a few illustrations. Most of the stories are followed by comprehension questions or an activity. A Lexile score is listed for each article.
The articles begin with the formation of Idaho. Articles discuss the prehistoric animals and populations of Idaho. The various native tribes are discussed. There are articles about discovery and exploration, early missionaries and the interaction with native people. Settlement, economic growth and the current economy are all discussed. The final articles review state government, state symbols and the population as it is today.
This book is designed to provide a resource to meet the Idaho social studies standards in an economical way. Idaho Notebook may be downloaded fifteen times for the cost of one current hardback Idaho history text last published seven years ago.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045677875
Publisher:	Dennis Sonius
Publication date:	02/05/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	759,839
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dennis is a graduate of the University of Idaho and Idaho State University. He taught and served as a principal in Idaho for 39 years. He originally wrote the Idaho Notebook in 1977 as a consumable workbook for 4th grade students. The fifth edition was published in 1994.
Dennis is currently retired and lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.