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History Makers

MIDDLE SCHOOL
3500 B.C. - Present

TRISMS award-winning History Makers prepares the middle school student for high school, by researching historical personalities, inventions and scientific discoveries, and exploring new worlds. The TRISMS students are learning to explore their libraries, home bookshelves, and educational web sites...and  enjoying the process!

History Makers uses a format of integrated study where all subjects focus on a point in time. By studying the Scientists, Inventions, and Explorers, the student gains skills in Reading, Vocabulary, Language Arts, Science, History, and Geography. History Makers develops research skills and critical thinking while developing a chronological and geographical progression through time: the big picture.

History Makers was designed with the 6th-8th grader in mind. Nevertheless, it is easily adaptable to upper elementary and high school making an ideal choice in a multilevel setting.

The TRISMS high school student will then take what they learned in History Makers, and broaden their study. Discovering the Ancient World, Expansion of Civilization, Rise of Nations and Age of Revolution divides time into sections to allow for more in depth study.

History Makers provides two years of study for younger students, or a one year study for the eighth grader. Excellent for co-ops, or multi-level setting, this versatile curriculum features a weekly lesson plan that eliminates hours of preparation and planning.

You set the pace with this curriculum covering the entire timeline in either one year or, more comfortably, in two. Answer keys are provided for all questionnaires, worksheets, quizzes and tests.

History Makers package includes:

  • Teacher's Manual and Answer Keys
  • Lesson Plans
  • Reading List
  • Science Assignments
  • Language Assignments
  • Poetry/Literature Helps
  • Timelines
  • Culture Outlines
  • Complete Student Pack
  • Questionnaires
  • Maps
  • Tests
  • Quizzes
  • Worksheets

Institute for Excellence in Writing is incorporated into the Literature assignments.