Take students back to the founding of the United States--from Jamestown through the War for Independence--while explaining Colonial farming, shopkeeping, clothing, and kings and queens. The Home Teacher's Edition contains complete lesson plans that come with activities, patterns for crafts, games, and songs. Sixteen full-color pages of maps and other visuals (reduced Maps and More classroom charts) are included. Overview: Life in the colonies, 1607-1776; Map skills and graphs.