Education Standards
State We're In: Washington (3-5 Edition) Teacher Guide
Overview
These Teacher Guides were developed by Washington educators to accompany the League of Women Voters of Washington's book The State We're In: Washington (Grade 3-5 Edition).
Each chapter guide is aligned with Washington Social Studies Learning Standards and includes a launch activity, focused notes, text-dependent questions, and an inquiry lesson developed using the C3 Framework.
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Watch the State We're In: Overview of Textbook and Teacher Guide by Leslie Heffernan, Central Valley School District
Attribution and License
Attribution
Teacher Guides for The State We’re In Washington (Grade 3-5 Edition) were developed by expert social studies educators from across the state. This resource would not be possible without their efforts.
Leslie Heffernan, High School History Teacher, Central Valley School District
Nancy Lenihan, Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Margit E. McGuire, Seattle University
Mary Schuldheisz, St. Luke's Lutheran Church & School
The downloadable digital version of The State We're In: Washington (Grades 3-5 Edition) by Jill Severn for the League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Print copies of The State We’re In: Washington, may be purchased from the League of Women Voters of Washington website.
Images::
- Chapter 8: Cover photo of the Tribes of Washington by Washington Tribes.org for the Washington Indian Gaming Association | used pursuant to fair use
- Chapter 9: Cover photo of Elwha dam site by Zandcee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapter 10: Cover photo by S K from Pixabay
- Chapter 11: Cover image by Venita Oberholster from Pixabay
License
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