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Africa
Alaska
America I
America II
Ancient People I
Ancient People II
Asia
Celebrations
Latin America
Rocky Mountains

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Hands-on America, Volume I features:
- 28 projects photographed in full color
- Cultural information, including an introduction to Vikings & early   explorers, Woodland Indians, and the Founding Indian Fathers
- Maps of the 13 original colonies, along with information about each
- Important points of interest, such as Jamestown, Plymouth, the   Hudson River, etc.
- Pattern pages and cultural patterns
- See sample projects below


Learn about America's earliest inhabitants, explorers, and settlers as you complete the projects in Hands-on America! Sample projects include the following:

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These Iroquois False Face masks, used in healing ceremonies, were carved directly into trees and then cut away to complete the details. You can create them with modern-day materials such as paper plates and raffia.

Paper Chains

Here are wonderful paper chains featuring traditional Early American motifs, such as sailing boats, turkeys, tipis, beavers, and more. Easy and inexpensive for fast classroom projects. Perfect for dressing up classrooms and bulletin boards, or for  holiday decorating.

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Indian chiefs, merchants, Quakers, Puritans - now it's easy for the children you teach to see what the early settlers and earliest inhabitants of America looked like! Just copy the patterns from the back of the book, color, and mount on cardstock tents for a great display. Especially fun and appropriate for Thanksgiving.

Viking Jewelry

Viking men and women prided themselves on their appearance. Handsome jewelry was worn with pride. Now you can replicate the Vikings' jewelry with aluminum, clay, and other inexpensive materials for a surprisingly authentic look.

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Wreath of Foods

Early American settlers discovered New World foods that are an important part of America's diet today. Corn, beans, pumpkins, and squash - create them in clay to decorate this colorful  wreath of an early American garden.