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Counties Work

Do you want to make your community a better place to live? In Counties Work, you decide about the programs and services that affect everyone! Your choices shape the community, and your citizens’ satisfaction determines whether you’ll get re-elected for a second term. Choose wisely.

1775: Rebellion

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In 1775: Rebellion, players take the roles of the American Continental Army and Patriots against the British Army and the Loyalists. Each side tries to control the colonies, provinces and territories.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
90 min.
1775: Rebellion

Timeline: Music & Cinema

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Timeline: Music & Cinema is a card game played using 110 cards. Each card depicts a historical event on both sides, with the year in which that event occurred on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Social Studies
Fine Arts
Play Time: 
15 min.
Timeline: Music & Cinema

Timeline: Americana

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Timeline: Americana takes the players through a historical tour of the popular history of the country. Each player has a hand of cards, and they take turns trying to place those cards correctly into the growing timeline. Guess correctly to get rid of all your cards and win!

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
15 min.
Timeline: Americana

Cardline: Globetrotter

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Players of Cardline: Globetrotter want to rid themselves of cards as quickly as they can, with the first player to have an empty hand winning the game.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
15 min.
Cardline: Globetrotter

Kennedy's Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation

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Copies: 7

On a sunny day in Dallas, Texas, at the end of a campaign trip, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated by an angry, lonely drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes briefly, but is hunted down, captured, and then shot dead while in police custody.

Author: 
Bill O'Riley
Lexile: 
1050L
Kennedy's Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation

The Boy on the Wooden Box

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Copies: 7

Leon Leyson loved playing on the Krakow streetcars with his friends and tagging along after his older brothers...

Then, suddenly, German soldiers were: In his country. In his city. In his home.

Seemingly overnight, the life he knew vanished. The Third Reich wanted him, and every other Jew in Europe, dead.

Author: 
Leon Leyson
Lexile: 
1000L
The Boy on the Wooden Box

The Spanish-American War

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Explores the conflict between Spain and the United States as well as Cuba's own battle for independence. Also examines the impact of the war on Hispanic communities in the Southwest. Includes artwork, photographs, and a time-line.

The Spanish-American War

Ancient Celts

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Depicts the history of the Celts, their culture, religion, and warfare and discusses their invasion of ancient Gaul and Rome. Includes a chronology of Celtic history, a glossary, an index, and illustrations and photos.

Ancient Celts

Early Germans

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A history of early German peoples and their battles with the Roman Empire. Includes a timeline and a glossary.

Early Germans

Goths

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Introduces the Goths who lived near the Black Sea from 239 A.D. to about 500 A.D. Describes the life in Gothia and war with Rome. Includes a timeline and glossary.

Goths

Huns

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An overview of the Huns of Central Asia from 370 to 470 A.D. featuring color maps and illustrations. Describes their lives as warriors and their leader, Attila.

Huns

Scythians and Sarmatians

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Provides an overview of the history and ancient culture of the Scythians and Sarmatians. Features maps and illustrations, a timeline, a glossary, and sources of additional information.

Scythians and Sarmatians

Vikings

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A history of the Vikings featuring many color illustrations. Describes their way of life as well as their conquests in medieval times. Includes a timeline and a glossary.

Vikings

The Ancient Chinese

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Provides information about the land and people of ancient China, their customs, religions, and the Imperial dynasties. Includes illustrated folk tales and myths and their sources as well as a glossary and an index.

The Ancient Chinese

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