| Craft Projects |
| Pleasant Company did not produce a Craft book for Kit. |
 A simple quilt pattern can be purchased at any craft store. Make a small one for a doll or a larger one as a keepsake. This would also make a great community project to donate to a children’s hospital or shelter. This item is available on multiple websites at different prices - please see the links below.
Make a doll quilt |
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 This would be a great project to do with Dad or Grandpa and to have completed for the party at the end of the unit. See this site for instructions or search for other options.
Make a kite |
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 There are many recipes online for a variety of different jams. I prefer to use freezer jam recipes as it is easier and the kids can help more. This does take much of the day. You might want to do it over a weekend; pick berries one day and then make jam the next.
Make homemade jam |
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| Drawing Books |
| These books are very helpful in teaching children how to draw. You do not need to be an artist to teach from these books. Additionally, I have found many uses for these books beyond the Girls of American History curriculum. |
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 This complete set of eight books has been a wonderful resource for our family. We have used it with nearly every history curriculum over the years, as well as with many of our science curriculums. My children have often used it on their own as well. *This item is available on multiple websites at different prices - please see the links below.
Draw Write Now - Complete Set |
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Draw Write Now - Complete Set |
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 Book one includes a drawing exercise for a dog. *This item is available on multiple websites at different prices - please see the links below.
Draw Write Now Book 1 |
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Draw Write Now Book 1 |
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 Book five includes pictures of a train and airplane. *This item is available on multiple websites at different prices - please see the links below.
Draw Write Now - Book 5 |
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Draw Write Now - Book 5 |
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| Coordinating Books and History Curriculum |
| These are books that are helpful if you want a deeper study into the history of the time during the industrial revolution. |
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 A good resource for a family or class to create a newspaper. Pages are reproducible.
Create Your Own Class Newspaper |
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 The American Adventure series is an excellent series of historical fiction. Although fiction, it captures historical events and time periods well and in an exciting and entertaining way. This book series is wonderful and spans the course of many historic events. Pictures shown are examples and may not coordinate with the specific timeline of this unit.
American Adventure Series |
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 The My America an excellent series of historical fiction. These books are written for ages as young as seven year old. The font is bigger and there are far less pages than some of the other series below. This book series is wonderful and spans the course of many historic events. Pictures shown are examples and may not coordinate with the specific timeline of this unit.
My America Series |
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 The Dear America series can be called an “older sister” to the My America books. These books are also very well written, educational and entertaining. Suggested for children nine years old and older. This book series is wonderful and spans the course of many historic events. Pictures shown are examples and may not coordinate with the specific timeline of this unit.
Dear America Series |
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 The My Name is America ca be called an “older brother” to the My America books. These books are written from the perspective of a boy during the specified time period. Also entertaining and educational. Suggested for children nine years old and older. This book series is wonderful and spans the course of many historic events. Pictures shown are examples and may not coordinate with the specific timeline of this unit.
My Name is America Series |
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| Field Trips |
| This is by no means an exhaustive list. Please take the time to search your area for places that fit the study and would appeal to your children. The list below indicates field trip suggestions that can be done in any part of our country (some longer driving may be required), as well as field trips listed by area, if I have first-hand knowledge of great field trip locations. If you have a suggestion you would like to share, please send me an email. |
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 Tour a local newspaper
Anywhere in the US - Newspaper Tour |
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Visit a local train station
Anywhere in the US - Train Station |
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Go to a drive-in movie.
Anywhere in the US - Drive In Movie |
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Volunteer at a local mission.
Anywhere in the US - Volunteer |
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 Cincinnati Museum Center—includes Union Station Train Museum
Cincinnati, OH Area - Cincinnati Museum Center |
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 What child doesn’t love a train ride! The Tennessee Valley Railroad in Chattanooga hosts field trips. Check the website for details as they have fewer runs in the spring months.
Nashville, TN Area - Train Ride |
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Franklin, KY Drive-In—this venue is so much fun and just over the KY/TN border. Very reasonably priced and the food is fantastic.
Nashville, TN Area - Drive In |
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| Kit Books and Movies |
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 Beforever set of 3 books. This is a repackaging of the original 6 book set with an additional free reading book that is in a "choose your own adventure" format.
BeForever Book Set - Kit |
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 Kit set of six readers, required for the Girls of American History curriculum. These books can often be found at used book stores, your local library, ebay.com and the links below.
Set of Six Kit Books |
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 This book is filled with historic information about life girl during the time of the Great Depression; how people dressed, what they wore, what they ate, how they played and so much more. Truly an excellent resource, and strongly suggested for the Girls of American History curriculum. These books are often found on ebay.com.
Welcome to Kit's World |
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 This book is not required for the curriculum. This is an additional book filled with several related short stories about Kit. This book can also be found on ebay.com.
Kit's Short Story Collection |
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A Kit's Mystery - Danger at the Zoo |
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A Kit's Mystery - Midnight in Lonesome Hollow |
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A Kit's Mystery - A Thief in the Theater |
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A Kit's Mystery - Missing Grace |
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 Not required for the curriculum.
Kit Play Scenes and Paper Dolls |
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 The Great Depression hits home for nine-year-old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee* Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first-ever American Girl theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders paying houseguests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mothers lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kits new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real news get her and her friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they knew. So if it wasnt Will, then who did it? **This movie is somewhat different from the books.
Kit Kittredge - An American Girl |
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An American Girl 4 Movie Collection |
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Other movies of the time - Snow White |
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 Remake of the 1937 film.
Other movies of the time - Little Orphan Annie |
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Annie Movie - Remake |
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| Lapbook Templates |
| Lapbooking can be an excellent way for children to use multisensory techniques to further comprehend their reading. |
Free Lapbook Templates can be found here.
Lapbook Templates |
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 An alternative lapbook can be found at Knowledge Box Central. They offer the lapbook as an ebook, preprinted, pre assembled, or as a disk.
Knowledge Box Central |
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Additional Lapbook resources and information
Lapbook Information |
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Additional Lapbook information and resources.
Lapbook Information |
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