Over 50 word search puzzles to supplement your US History studies and for a fun activity to keep your students occupied. One word search puzzle per state plus the District of Columbia, some with over 50 words or phrases to find! Word list of terms to find included with each If your students need extra help remembering facts about the 50 states as you study US History, here is a supplement that will motivate them to memorize facts for each of the 50 states and DC. Just set them loose on these puzzles, and watch their interest grow. (Word search puzzles help cement the words in your students’ memory due to the effort and concentration involved in finding and circling them.) Each state puzzle is in a shape appropriate for one or more of the facts associated with that state. For example, California’s puzzle is in the shape of the front of an old Spanish mission, and Oklahoma’s puzzle is in the shape of the state itself. 51 usable pages

Your students can have fun solving puzzles while practicing their cursive capital letters by copying the names of all the countries around the world in alphabetical order. Each page of this book represents a letter of the alphabet and includes a fancy letter, games and puzzles, country names that start with that letter of the alphabet to copy in cursive, and a Mystery Flag. The Mystery Flags are real flags for kids to color, with coloring instructions, belonging to a country that is listed on that page — but which one? Kids can use the Internet or encyclopedia to discover the country each flag represents. In this book we also include an account of our home school “Trip Around the World” unit study with photos, plus a page of facts of extremes from around the world (tallest mountain, highest waterfall, largest river, etc.). We top it all off with 2 word searches of countries around the world. Includes a colorful answer key to the Mystery Flags and puzzles. 40 pages packed with challenging fun! Faith-based The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. Quotes About This Product “In a word, this product is delightful!.. It is useful, creative, simple, and helpful. The graphics are absolutely wonderful, and the pages are beautifully designed. This is the perfect supplement for a geography course, and I started assigning these pages right away as part of my children’s geography (3rd and 8th grade). It is also just a great penmanship book on its own… This is one of the finest quality products I have seen, and I am thrilled to have made the discovery!” Camilla Anderson The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC October 2007 “Here is a great way for kids to brush up on their cursive writing and do geography at the same time. This 40-page e-book provides children the opportunity to practice their cursive letters while giving you some great ideas and starters for doing your own world unit study. … You could … locate the countries on a map, study the culture, try some of the regional cuisine, make a craft, etc. The possibilities are numerous. This book offers so much more than just cursive practice … ideal for those who like world geography and enjoy combining research with writing practice.” Kathy Davis homeschoolbuzz.com

Illustrated with beautiful full-color graphics, photos, and paintings by famous artists, this Art & Nature Science Unit on America the Beautiful, which was the third issue of Artistic Nature Magazine, includes the following features: Nature-Science Articles Raccoons, moose, deer, squirrels, chipmunks, pikas, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, bison, elk, bears, caribou American Natural Wonders Niagara Falls, Estes Park, Rocky Mountains, Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon, Giant Sequoias, Yosemite, Hawaiian Islands US Regions Eastern, Southern, Midwest, Rockies, Desert, West Coast, Northeast, Alaska, and Hawaii Historic Places Greenfield Village, Washington DC Zoo, Smithsonian Institute, Arch of Saint Louis underground wagon train museum (Museum of Westward Expansion) History What life was like in a wagon train, Oregon Trail map, wagon train coloring page Activities to Do July Fourth parade, Uncle Sam card to make, How to make a doll-size “covered” wagon, recycling, reusing and living green, Hawaiian fruit salad to make, deer at sunset bookmark to cut and paste Art Lessons How to paint a tassel-eared squirrel silhouette with sunset background, elk painting for kids to draw and paint (with art instructions). Coloring Pages Most of our coloring pages also have art instructions to teach kids how to become better artists. Coloring pages include a seashore picture, a moose in a lake, mother deer and 2 fawns, a wagon train picture, bighorn sheep in the mountains of Colorado, a scene from the Sonoran Desert, giant trees in California, elk in Alaska, and more! Stories Kit Goes West - Grand Canyon, Joymarie’s story of her childhood travels to 20 states Artist Masterpieces Featured artist Albert Bierstadt, painter of American scenery: 14 of his majestic paintings, plus 3 paintings of American scenery by 3 other artists Poetry Four original poems by Joymarie Dunlap: “America the Beautiful” “Precious Gifts from Thee” “I’d Rather Have Contentment” “Sunshine Poem” Spiritual Focus Psalms about nature; Contentment; Being good stewards of our land (includes the teaching of Jesus) Our Family and Home School Outdoor family photo collage, our July Fourth parade and celebration, our family park photos Fun Puzzle and Activity Pages Change-a-Word puzzles, word scramble, Find the Animal Tracks, Animal word search, and more You can add in books, videos, other library materials or any other activity you choose! One of the advantages of using this book is that you can print out any page the day it is used, and when your child is through with that page, it can be put into a notebook that becomes a record of what that child has learned and done. Your children can then decorate the pages and add pages from other sources you or they choose as the unit study progresses. So download this book and get started on your Art & Nature Science Unit on America the Beautiful today!