Exploring American History through the American Girls - 1914 - 1974
Worlds collide when we use the Historical American Girls series to learn more about United States History, culture of the time, geography, food of the time, how children played and learned plus more!
What's included
10 live meetings
15 in-class hoursClass Experience
Join us in this engaging way to learn United States history! Students will explore United States History from 1914 to 1970s. • Jewish Immigration to New York City (Meet Rebecca) • The Great Depression (Meet Kit) • World War II (Meet Molly) • Social Changes of the 1970s (Meet Julie) We plan to include the historical events of the country for the time studied. In addition, we will explore the culture, lifestyles, geography, and inventions of the time. We also begin to talk about some literary terms such as character, setting, and conflict as they are used in literary analysis. All students will keep a timeline (which can be continued if they take the other two Exploring American History with the American Girls segments offered in Winter 2019 and Spring 2019). All students will create a map of where the historical girls lived. Finally, all students will create one more project in which their parents will record them presenting and we will share in class. All classes are held LIVE, but we also record our classes and provide parents with the link to re-watch OR if a student must miss class. MANY of our students watch the recordings and are VERY successful. Eva Goldstein-Meola, M.Ed. as a Consulting Teacher of Reading and Writing, B.S as an Elementary Education Major/Reading Minor, has over 30 years in Reading/Writing/Classroom/Homeschooling experience will be teaching this class. Eva has spent the last 16 years instructing homeschoolers in (IEW) Writing and literature. She has been involved in virtual education since 2008 when it was in its infancy. In addition, Eva homeschooled her own (now 22-year-old) daughter. Finally, Eva Goldstein-Meola is IEW trained by Andrew Pudewa and has spoken at numerous conferences (both homeschooling and not) about the importance of writing in your child's life. Upon registration, you will receive a personal email from me, Eva Goldstein-Meola. Please check SPAM/JUNK folders if you do not receive it within 72 hours. This will provide you with directions for our VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, Jigsaw as well as our LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CANVAS. AT Open Tent Academy (OTA), we use amazing technology to give your child the best advantages in virtual learning. Parent Testimonial: Just a quick note to thank you for a wonderful class! I was a little apprehensive that Cyrus and Ellis would balk at taking an American Girl themed class, but they thoroughly enjoyed your class and never once mentioned that it was girl-centric. Your combination of American history, geography, culture, and reading was perfectly balanced. Well done! ~ AKH – Northern Virginia
Other Details
Supply List
Students will need to have access to: • Meet Rebecca 978-1-59369-520-0 • Meet Kit 978-1-58485-016-8 • Meet Molly 978-0-93729-507-6 • Meet Julie 978-1-59369-257-5 In addition, students will need to have access to these items to complete their three mini projects: • Spiral Notebook/Paper for Notetaking • Pencil / Pen • Internet Access • Access to smart phone or tablet to record project (optional) • Access to POWER POINT to create project (optional) • Basic art supplies Poster Board, Markers, Colored Paper All other handouts/materials are provided by Eva Goldstein-Meola via our Learning Management System, CANVAS, which is available 24/7.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Open Tent Academy is an all-inclusive, virtual environment where homeschoolers (and “after-schoolers”) can take an array of classes, taught by instructors, who are experts in their fields. Open Tent Academy is a secular, inclusive program open to students from all backgrounds.
OTA uses its own VIRTUAL CLASSROOM (Jigsaw) and LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Canvas) where students can access 24/7 all material needed for class as well as turn in their work and receive feedback, take tests and quizzes, turn in projects and work in cooperative groups. Upon registration, Eva Goldstein-Meola, director at OTA, will send you very specific directions on what to do. PLEASE check your SPAM/JUNK folder if you do not hear from us within 72 hours as sometimes, our emails land there.
For 2018-2019, OTA is offering over 150 classes for grades 3 – 12, ranging from traditional classes to out-of-the-box subjects. You can see what we offer at www.opententacademy.com as well as on Outschool.
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Live Group Class
$300
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
90 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
5-10 learners per class
