Workbooks FAQ

How many workbooks are there?

We now have 15 workbooks in circulation:

2019 Titles:

2027 Workbooks:

Are there teacher’s guides?

There are free, online teacher’s guides that contain teaching tips; information; helpful links; larger versions of illustrations, photographs and maps; and more.

The online teacher’s guides do not contain the answers to the questions found in the workbooks. To get those, email bill@tnhistoryforkids.org from your school email address. Tell him your name, school and what title you are using. He will send teachers (but not students) a pdf of the answers.

Here are the teacher’s guides for the 2019 editions:

Here are the teacher’s guides for the 2027 editions:

What do the curriculum workbooks cover?

Curriculum workbooks for grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cover ALL the social studies standards for those grades. (For instance: Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee for first grade; the Star-Spangled Banner for second; latitude and longitude for third; early U.S. history for fourth; Tennessee history for fifth.)

Curriculum workbooks for grades 8 and 11 cover all of the Tennessee-specific topics which the standards require teachers to cover, but which are probably not discussed in nationally published textbook (the Civil War in Tennessee, the lost state of Franklin, the Civil Rights movement in Tennessee, etc.)

What about the reading workbook?

ELA teachers and curriculum coordinators have told us that it is hard to find accurate and interesting stories written on grade level that cover the topics in the social studies standards. Therefore, we have created a booklet called Comet Earthquake and Fire Canoe for fourth grade. This workbook contains wonderful “history columns for kids,” with the topics ranging from how the death of a boy led to the Boston Massacre to whether Betsy Ross REALLY created the first American flag to how more Americans died in British Prisoner of War “death ships” than in all of the battles of the Revolutionary War COMBINED.

How much do workbooks cost?

Workbooks current cost $2.50 each.

We ask you absolutely not to make copies of them. After all, at $3 a copy, you can buy another one for MUCH cheaper than it costs to copy them (even in black and white, and the booklets are COLOR!)

How can workbooks be purchased?

Information on how to order booklets can be found HERE.

If you have additional questions about workbooks or how to order them, please contact orders@tnhistoryforkids.org or bill@tnhistoryforkids.org.

He can also answer questions about ordering the 2027 third grade booklets.

What about trading cards? How do I order those?

To learn more about our trading cards and for order information, click here.

Booklet Previews
Critters and Maps [1st grade] Critters and Maps [1st grade] Your Land, My Land [2nd Grade] Your Land, My Land [2nd Grade] Around the World [3rd grade, 1 of 2] Around the World [3rd grade, 1 of 2] Across the Ocean [3rd grade, 2 of 2] Across the Ocean [3rd grade, 2 of 2] Upon a Pivot [4th grade, 1 of 2] Upon a Pivot [4th grade, 1 of 2] Torn Union [4th grade, 2 of 2] Torn Union [4th grade, 2 of 2] Comet, Earthquake and Fire Canoe [4th grade ELA] Comet, Earthquake and Fire Canoe [4th grade ELA] American Machine [5th grade, 1 of 3] American Machine [5th grade, 1 of 3] Long March to Tennessee [5th grade, 2 of 3] Long March to Tennessee [5th grade, 2 of 3] Long March to Tennessee 2027 edition [5th grade, 1 of 3] Long March to Tennessee 2027 edition [5th grade, 1 of 3] Work for Freedom [5th grade, 3 of 3] Work for Freedom [5th grade, 3 of 3] Powerful Words 5th Powerful Words 5th Free and Independent State [8th grade] Free and Independent State [8th grade] Don’t Keep Them In Doubt [2027 edition] Don’t Keep Them In Doubt [2027 edition]