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This October, you have a one time opportunity to grab 2 unit studies for only $9.99. Included in this bundle are the Halloween Unit Study, Activity Pack and Audio (Value $14.99) and the Salem Witch Trials Unit Study and Audio ($9.99 Value). Welcome to Indie Ed Press! We hope you love these units as much as we do!
The History and Meaning of Halloween Unit Study, Activity Pack and Audio
Value $14.99
Complete 5-Day Learning Experience (K-6)
Each section follows our proven educational format designed to build literacy skills and cognitive stamina: – Historical Reading Passage: Age-appropriate but substantive content that challenges young readers – Essential Vocabulary: Key terms that expand academic language and critical thinking ability – Discussion Questions & Writing Prompts: Thought-provoking activities that develop analytical skills – Creative Coloring Sheet: Artistic reinforcement of key concepts and historical details – Unit Lapbook: Hands on elements to assemble a lapbook that reinforces key learning – Audio Lessons: All 5 lessons included in an audio podcast
The Complete Curriculum Covers:
1. Celtic Samhain Created Halloween’s Spirit of Rebellion – How ancient traditions celebrated the boundary between worlds
2. Christian Church Replaces Pagan Festivals – The strategic transformation of spiritual celebrations
3. Medieval Witch Hunts Target Accused Heretics – When Halloween became a tool of persecution and fear
4. Irish Immigration Brings Mischievous Traditions to America – How cultural displacement shaped modern Halloween
5. Modern Halloween Becomes Corporate Consumer Tool – The business forces behind today’s celebrations
Salem Witch Trial Unit Study and Audio
Value $9.99
Discover the true story of what happened at Salem in 1692!
How could a ghost be used as evidence in court? Why couldn’t anyone prove they were innocent? And why did it take Massachusetts more than three hundred years to clear the last name? This five-day unit study answers those questions with true stories from history, written to be read aloud and enjoyed.
Recommended for grades 4–8
Over five days, children follow one terrible year in a small farming village. They meet Tituba, an enslaved woman who described a tall man in black and a book with nine marks in it. They sit in a crowded meeting house as a seventy-one-year-old grandmother named Rebecca Nurse is questioned. They meet Giles Corey, about eighty years old, who refused to answer the court at all — and an eighth-grade class in 2022 who finished a job the state had left undone since 1693.
Along the way, students read real words from the past: arrest warrants, court depositions, a governor’s letters to London, and the confession a young accuser read aloud in church fourteen years later. They learn to ask the historian’s questions: How do we know? Who wrote this? What else was happening at the time?
Each lesson includes:
- A story-based reading with real historical images
- Vocabulary words with kid-friendly definitions
- Key Dates to Add to Your Timeline
- Questions to Think About
Perfect for Homeschool Families
Holidays and horrible history like the Salem Witch Trials are some of the best ways to engage students in grasping why how the past connects to real life. These stories originate long long ago but they make it easy for families to glean nuggets worth talking about. A personal favorite is to listen to audios for most of our history. Whether you are on the go or just looking for a low key way to include learning while your kids play, audio is a mom’s best friend!
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