 
Hands-on America,
Volume II features:
- 15 activities from the Late Colonial American life in the young United States of America.
- Two African American quilt projects.
- Twenty things to do with the Southeast Indians: Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminoles.
- Colorful maps, historical background, index, and bibliography further authenticate the activities in the book.
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Learn about America's early inhabitants, explorers, and settlers as
you complete the projects in Hands-on America Volume II!
Sample projects include the following:
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Underground Railroad Quilt
The story of the quilt patterns used as a code for slaves is told in the historical pages. A variety of paper projects using cut patterned paper are presented for classroom use.
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| Learning the Alphabet with Hotch Potch
Children's toys in the 1700s were intended to teach. The Hotch Potch stuffed fabric doll is adapted to paper for easy manipulation into alphabet letters.
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Mound Building Indians
There are over 100,000 mounds built as early as 1000 B.C. in the United States. The art and ingenuity of these early people is preserved in copper and other metal artifacts. |
| Seminole Patterns
The creative Seminole Indians living the Florida Everglades are known for their patterned, appliqued clothing. Paint and paper can replicate these handsome patterns on a variety of useful and decorative objects. |
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