The most fascinating stories ever told are the ones written in the pages of history.  In this ongoing class, students will learn about a different events from U.S. History each week through coloring a picture, listening to stories and discussing topics with the class. Starting with the American Revolution and continuing on to the Cold War, every lesson will be filled with exciting events that shaped the United States of America. Multiple viewpoints will be considered with each topic. Each lesson will stand alone, and students are welcome to join and withdraw at any time. The classes will be ongoing for twenty weeks with the first four topics listed below. At the end of the twenty weeks, the lessons will begin again with week one. 



Week 1 (Week of September 23) Boston Tea Party
Week 2 Week of September 30) Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Week 3 (Week of October 7) Declaration of Independence
Week 4 (Week of October 14) U.S. Constitution
Week 5 (Week of October 21) Westward Expansion
Week 6 (Week of October 28) Underground Railroad
Week 7 (Week of November 4) Civil War
Week 8 (Week of November 11) Era of Reconstruction
Week 9 (Week of November 18) Transcontinental Railroad
Week 10 (Week of November 25) Gilded Age
Week 11 (Week of December 2) Spanish American War
Week 12 (Week of December 9) (WW1) 
Week 13 (Week of December 16) Roaring 20's
Week 14 (Week of January 6) Great Depression
Week 15 (Week of January 13) WW2
Week 16 (Week of January 20) Korean War/ Cold War
Week 17 (Week of January 27) Civil Rights   
Week 18 (Week of February 3) John F. Kennedy and Cuban Missile Crisis)
Week 19 (Week of February 10) 1960's/Vietnam
Week 20 (Week of February 17) End of Cold War