"Exploring American History"—Scope and Sequence: Schedule for Topics and Skills Week Memory Work Bible Reading History Geography Biography 1 Ephesians 4:32 Jan 1–11 Columbus; early map- South Florida; Palm Beach; making; Equator Atlantic Ocean; Jupiter, FL; Jupiter Inlet; Spain 2 Psalm 56:3 Jan. 12–21 Longitude & latitude; various kinds of maps 3 Luke 6:31 Jan. 22–Feb. 1 The first Americans; Northwest Coast; South- Leif Ericcson Makah, Hopi, Wood- west Region; Plains States; lands, and Seminoles Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta; Woodland Region; St. Lawrence River; Norway; Iceland; Greenland; Baffin Island; Labrador; Canada; Nigeria; America; Atlantic Ocean 4 Psalm 136:1 Feb. 2–13 Columbus, Pilgrims Genoa; Mediterranean Sea; Christopher and Plymouth; Ireland; England; China; Columbus; Squanto; Mayflower; India; San Salvador; Massa- Squanto; Pilgrims Early Settler Life chusetts; Plymouth; Malaga; Spain; Alaska; Scotland; Iceland; Africa 5 Deuteronomy Feb. 14–24 Pilgrims; Squanto; Leiden, Holland 6:5 Thanksgiving 6 Psalm 118:24 Feb. 25–Mar. 6 Colonial Times; Colo- New England nial foods, clothing, and schooling 7 James 1:22 Mar. 7–16 Colonial medicine Brazil; Florida and law 8 Matthew 25:40 Mar. 17–26 Colonial family life, Tokyo ©2020 by Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. 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Sonlight Curriculum, ©2020 by work, games, and travel 9 Numbers 6:24 Mar. 27–Apr. 5 Colonial communica- Boston tion, and jobs 10 Numbers 6:25 Apr. 6–15 The British Acts; The France; England; Great Brit- King George III Seven Years’ War ain; London 11 Numbers 6:26 Apr. 16–25 Colonies and Great George Washing- Britain; Boston ton; King George Massacre; Taxation; III Boston Tea Party; First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress; American Revolutionary War 12 Colossians 3:23 Apr. 26–May 5 Battles of Lexington & China Concord; Declaration of Independence (continued on the following page) Exploring American History | 5-Day | Section Four | 1 Week Memory Work Bible Reading History Geography Biography 13 Isaiah 26:4 May 6–15 Battle at Saratoga; Berkshire Mountains; Fort Ti- Henry Knox Valley Forge; Boston conderoga, NY; Lake George Massacre 14 Proverbs 8:7 May 16–25 Battle of Yorktown; New York; New Jersey; King George After the war Philadelphia; Boston; France; III; Benjamin London; Australia; New Franklin; George England Washington 15 Matthew 11:30 May 26–June 4 Constitutional Thirteen Colonies; Wash- George Wash- Convention; Lewis ington; Washington, D.C.; ington; Benja- and Clark Expedition; Maryland; New Orleans; min Banneker; Louisiana Purchase Mississippi River; Louisiana Thomas Jefferson; Purchase Lewis and Clark; John Adams 16 James 4:7 June 5–14 Lewis and Clark Pittsburgh, PA; Missouri Sacagawea; Lewis Expedition River; Fort Mandan; St. Louis, and Clark MO; Cheyenne, WY; Europe; London 17 Job 19:25 June 15–24 Lewis and Clark Ex- Rocky Mountains; Oregon; Lewis and Clark; pedition; “The Duel”; Yellowstone River; Quebec; Sacagawea; Battle of Trenton Maine; Weehawken, NJ; St. Aaron Burr; Alex- rights reserved. 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Sonlight Curriculum, ©2020 by Croix; Paris; Rome ander Hamilton 18 Psalm 95:1 June 25–July 4 Sequoyah; Frontier Alaska; India; Ethiopia; Sequoyah; Dolley life; War of 1812; Yel- Southeast Asia; Liberia; Madison; James low Fever epidemic; Philadelphia; Haiti; Fort Madison; Mary Star-Spangled Ban- McHenry; Baltimore; French- Pickersgill; Francis ner; National Anthem town, MI Scott Key; Peter Cartwright 19 Psalm 95:2 July 5–14 Frontier life Tennessee; Nashville, TN; General Andrew Illinois Jackson 20 Psalm 95:3 July 15–24 Frontier life Illinois River; Springfield, IL; Johnny Massachusetts; Meriden, CT; Appleseed Bronx, NY; New York City 21 Psalm 95:4 July 25–Aug. 3 Frontier life; Webster’s Abraham Lincoln; Dictionary Noah Webster; Dave the Potter 22 Psalm 95:5 Aug. 4–13 Erie Canal Pennsylvania; France; John James Ireland; Buffalo, NY; Hudson Audobon River 23 Psalm 95:6 Aug. 14–23 Erie Canal; Halley’s New York City; Brooklyn; the Mark Twain Comet; The Gold Narrows; Sandy Hook, NJ; Rush; Mexican Ameri- Hannibal, MO; San Fran- can War; California cisco, CA; Maine; Atlantic Ocean; Florida; North Caro- lina; Tybee Island; Georgia; South America; Okefenokee Swamp; British Columbia; Salt Spring Island; Pacific Ocean (continued on the following page) 2 | Section Four | 5-Day | Exploring American History Week Memory Work Bible Reading History Geography Biography 24 Psalm 95:7 Aug. 24–Sept. 2 Manifest Destiny and East Coast; Missouri; Inde- the West; Pioneers; pendence, MO; Platte River; Long Star Republic California; San Francisco; Punta Reyes; Arizona; Grand Canyon; Canyon de Chelly; Winslow, AZ; Mexico; Oaxa- ca, Mexico; Tehuantpec; San Juan Chamula; Krk, Croatia 25 Philippians 4:4 Sept. 3–12 Early American Fort Laramie; Columbia River Pioneers 26 Isaiah 55:11 Sept. 13–22 Pioneers; Fugitive New York City; New York; Elizabeth Black- Slave Act; Under- Florida; Manchester, Eng- well; Randolph ground Railroad; Pony land; London; Maryland; Caldecott; Harriet Express Pennsylvania; Canada; Or- Tubman egon; St. Louis, MO; El Paso, TX; Mexico; Antarctica 27 1 Peter 1:25 Sept. 23–Oct. 2 The Civil War; Emanci- Kentucky; Indiana; Illinois; Abraham Lincoln; pation Proclamation Springfield, IL; Southern Robert E. Lee; States; Northern States Ulysses S. Grant 28 1 John 4:4 Oct. 3–12 The Civil War 29 1 Corinthians Oct. 13–22 The Civil War 10:31 30 Proverbs 30:5 Oct. 23–Nov. 1 Seneca Falls Conven- New Hampshire; Seneca Sarah Hale; Eliza- tion; Women’s Voting Falls, NY; Owego, NY; Sac- beth Stanton; Fisk Rights; Transcontinen- ramento, CA; Omaha, NE; Jubilee Singers; tal Railroad; Oregon; Council Bluffs, IA; Promon- President Ulysses Fisk Free Colored tory Summit; Utah Territory; S. Grant; Jan Ernst School Nashville, TN; New York City; Matzeliger Philadelphia; Delaware; ©2020 by Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. All rights reserved. All Ltd. Sonlight Curriculum, ©2020 by Pennsylvania; Lynn, MA; The Netherlands (Holland); South Africa; Japan; India; Taiwan; Indonesia; Suriname 31 Isaiah 43:5 Nov. 2–11 World’s Fair; Thir- Chicago; Arkansas; Texas; Thomas Edison; teenth Amendment; Oklahoma George Ferris; Oklahoma; Statue of Bass Reeves; Liberty George Washing- ton Carver 32 Psalm 145:9 Nov. 12–21 Spanish American The Badlands, ND; New York Theodore Roos- War; Panama Canal; City; Cuba; Panama; Balti- evelt; Matthew Peary and Henson more, MD; Washington, D.C.; Hensen; Kath- reach the North-Pole; Spain; France; Black Sea; erine Sessions; Panama-California China; Japan; North Africa; William Bentley; Expo Russia; Nicaragua; Green- Albert Einstein land; Labrador; San Diego, CA; Jericho, VT (continued on the following page) Exploring American History | 5-Day | Section Four | 3 Week Memory Work Bible Reading History Geography Biography 33 1 John 4:19 Nov. 22–Dec. 1 Incan cities discov- Cusco; Peru; Chicago; New Hiram Bingham ered; Wright Broth- York City; Hornell, NY; Bing- III; Ruth Law; Hor- ers; World War I; hamton, NY; Baltimore, MD; ace Pippin; Babe Radio; Immigrants to Manhattan; Kiev; Poland; Ruth America Rotterdam; Holland; Russia; Wisconsin 34 Philippians 4:13 Dec. 2–11 Macy’s Thanksgiving Silverton, OR; Idaho; Bobbie the Day Parade; The Great Wyoming; Nebraska; Iowa; Wonder Dog; Depression; Attack on Illinois; Walcott, IN; Scotland; Tony Sarg; Ruth Pearl Harbor; Navajo New York; Germany; Guate- Harkness; William Marines mala; San Francisco; Suez Carlos Williams Canal; Red Sea; Mediterra- nean Sea; Sri Lanka; Singa- pore; Hong Kong; Shanghai, China; Yangtze River; Chonq- ing; Chengdu; Utah; Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico; Iwo Jima 35 2 Corinthians Dec. 12–21 Appalachian Spring; Indiana; Holland; Montgom- Aaron Copeland; 9:7 World War II; Dutch ery, AL; Atlanta, GA; Birming- Isamu Noguchi; rights reserved. 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