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DISCOVER COLORADO / DESCUBRE COLORADO

Its People, Places, and Times

By Matthew Downey & Ty Bliss

Discover Colorado traces the state’s history from the time of the Paleo-Indians through the building of Denver International Airport.

Revealing Colorado’s past as the result of different cultural contributions, Discover Colorado focuses on three: Native American, Spanish-American, and Anglo-American.

A Social Studies Textbook for Third and Fourth Grades

With more than 150 photos, maps, timelines and drawings, Discover Colorado involves the student with active, colorful pages. Organized in six units of two chapters each, Discover Colorado highlights specially designed features in each chapter that will increase reading comprehension and understanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1   Regions of Colorado 
Chapter 2   Colorado Life Zones 
Chapter 3   Early Hunters of Colorado 
Chapter 4   Basketmakers and Pueblo Dwellers 
Chapter 5   The Ute Indians 
Chapter 6   The Plains Indians 
Chapter 7    Pathfinders 
Chapter 8   Hispanic Settlers 
Chapter 9    Gold and Silver Miners 
Chapter 10  Farmers and Ranchers 
Chapter 11  Changing Times 1890-1941 
Chapter 12  Recent Times 1941-2008

• Supports Colorado Content Standards in history, geography, reading and writing
• Comprehensive
• Extended activities
• Emphasizes non-fiction reading and writing instruction
• Helps struggling readers by incorporating reading comprehension strategies in each chapter
• Includes a variety of individual, partner, and group activities in each chapter to facilitate reading comprehension for all student

The Authors

Matthew Downey is a Professor of History at the University of Northern Colorado. He also directs UNC’s Hewit Institute for History and Social Science Education, where he helped create the Doing History/Keeping the Past Project. Professor Downey has written several textbooks, as well as numerous articles and books about history education.

Ty Bliss has taught for over twenty years in Colorado public schools, many as a fourth grade teacher for the St. Vrain Valley School District. She was a teacher consultant for the Doing History/Keeping the Past Project, and helped present workshops throughout the state to promote Colorado history education through the use of the Project materials. Ms. Bliss also has been a teacher consultant for the Colorado Geographic Alliance and a teacher facilitator for Project Wild, Project Wet, and Project Learning Tree.

8.5″ X 11 ”
Hardcover 
210 pages $35.00 net price

• Student Edition   087108-292-6   $35.00
• Teacher’s Guide   087108-293-4   $50.00
• Spanish Student Edition  087 108-294-2  $35.00
• Spanish Ed. Teacher’s Guide  087 108-295-0  $50.00

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CONTACT INFORMATION
for Discover Colorado:

Pruett Publishing Co
PO Box 2140
Boulder, CO  80306
303 449 4919  *  303 443 9019 (fax)
jim at pruettpublishing.com

 

 

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Discover Colorado Student Edition Sample Chapter   (1.4 MB)

Discover Colorado Teachers Guide Sample Chapter    (484 KB)

Download a sample chapter (Spanish edition):

Descubre Colorado Student Edition Sample Chapter   (1.2 MB)

Descubre Colorado Teachers Guide Sample Chapter    (108KB)