Goldie's History Kits are digital kits created by the State Historical Society of Iowa and were developed for K-5 educators to meet the Iowa Core Standards for Social Studies and Literacy. Related to the Primary Source Sets and created with a Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grant from the Library of Congress, these kits encourage students to develop deeper connections to Iowa's history.
The following educational tools are included in each kit:
- Read Iowa History Lessons
- Read Aloud Books
- Object Photographs and Videos from the State Historical Museum of Iowa
- Think Like… Cards
| Educators are encouraged to use these tools as they are integrated; however, each tool can be used as a stand alone activity. Download the digital resources below and visit your local library to check out the selected books, or others that are similar. |
Kindergarten
Children's Lives: Comparing Long Ago to Today
Identity
Rules and Responsibilities
1st Grade
Meskwaki Culture
People at Work
Schools: Comparing Long Ago, Today and Other Cultures
2nd Grade
Buxton: A Lost Utopia
Environmental Impact
Transportation in Rural and Urban Spaces
3rd Grade
American Indians and Westward Expansion
Enslavement to the Great Migration
4th Grade
Great Depression and the Dust Bowl
Industrial Revolution
Iowa's Corn and Agriculture Industry
5th Grade
Government, Democracy and Laws
Right to Vote: African-American Suffrage
School Desegregation
Trade: Responsibility on the World Stage