| Teacher's
Guide
The Teachers Resources
Guide is specifically geared to Grade 4 and Grade 8
Ohio Social Studies and Language Arts Content Standards.
The guide is in Adobe PDF format. Instructors may print
any part or the entire guide.
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a section of the Teachers Resources Guide
• Introduction
to Opening the Door West Plus! Intro
( 4.3 MB)
• Social Studies (Language Arts Indicator
Alignment included)
Using Primary/Secondary
Sources............................... Grade
4 (376 KB) | Grade
8 (320 KB)
Government......................................................................
Grade 4 (328
KB) | Grade 8
(300 KB)
Economics........................................................................
Grade 4 (356
KB) | Grade 8
(324 KB)
Indian Wars
of the 1790s...............................................
Grade 4
(368 KB) | Grade
8 (332 KB)
Comparing
Cultures.......................................................
Grade 4
(332 KB) | Grade
8 (316 KB)
Additional
Social Studies Resources ......................... Grade
4 (284 KB) | Grade
8 (256 KB)
• Vocabulary Lists.................................................................
Grade 4
(196 KB) | Grade
8 (196 KB)
• Glossaries ............................................................................
Grade 4 (1.2
MB) | Grade 8
(352 KB)
• Subject Areas
Math and
Science ............................................................Grade
4 (252 KB) | Grade
8 (308 KB)
Art ......................................................................................
Grade 4 (328
KB) | Grade 8
(312 KB)
Music .................................................................................
Grade 4
(336 KB) | Grade
8 (336 KB)
• Holistic Writing Rubrics 9 Point
Model Assessment .. Grade
4 (180 KB) | Grade
8 (196 KB)
• Ohio Social Studies Standards and
Indicators .............. Grade
4 (204 KB) | Grade
8 (240 KB)
• Ellen Shelburne’s Bibliography
for the Opening the Door West documentaryLink
(180 KB) |