The Story of America: US History through Art, Music & Poetry

• For Ages 6-17
• Family-style learning with leveled book lists
• Designed to be done in 30-60 minutes, one day per week
• US History from Native American - Today

The US History Tea Time Together™ unit includes:

• 'Getting Started': Everything you need to get up and running in minutes.
• ‘Tea Time Guides’: 24 Weekly Guides to be printed 2-sided. (48 pages)
• 'Timelines & Maps': Timelines and Maps at key points in US History (7 pages)
• 'Book & Movie List': Curated living-history booklists for every age level (35 pages)
• ‘Recipes’: Weekly recipes with two options each week: Easy and Moderate (52 pages).
• ‘High Resolution Art Prints’: High-resolution versions of the art, in case you want to print and display them throughout the school year(24 pages).

Week 1: The Spark of Liberty

Week 2: The Land Before “America” (Pre-1492–1620)

Week 3: Early Settlements and the Pilgrims (1620–1640)

Week 4: The 13 Colonies: A New World Takes Shape (1650–1750)

Week 5: Growing Tensions: The Road to Rebellion (1750–1775)

Week 6: War! The Shot Heard ’Round the World (1775–1776)

Week 7: The World Turned Upside Down: Winning the Revolutionary War (1776–1783)

Week 8: The Constitution & The Bill of Rights: Building a Government That Lasts (1787–1791)

Week 9: The Louisiana Purchase: Doubling America Overnight (1803)

Week 10: Into the Unknown: The Epic Journey of Lewis & Clark (1804–1806)

Week 11: Manifest Destiny & the Great Expansion (1845–1853)

Week 12: The Road to Civil War & A Nation Divided (1800–1861)

Week 13: The Civil War: A Nation Torn Apart (1861–1865)

Week 14: The Fight for Full Citizenship & Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Week 15: The Wild West: Cowboys, Outlaws, & Westward Expansion (1865–1890)

Week 16: The Rise of Industry & The Titans of Capitalism (1877–1920)

Week 17: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: Immigration & the American Dream (1880–1920)

Week 18: Women’s Suffrage & the Fight for Reform (1890s–1920)

Week 19: World War I: America Enters the Global Stage (1914–1918)

Week 20: Boom & Bust: The Roaring Twenties & The Great Depression (1920s–1939)

Week 21: World War II: The Fight Against Tyranny (1939–1945)

Week 22: The Cold War: Democracy vs. Communism (1945–1991)

Week 23: The Civil Rights Movement: America’s Second Revolution (1950s–1970s)

Week 24: The Digital Age: Technology, Social Media & the Changing American Identity (1980s–Present)

Each Tea Time Together purchase includes a single-family license and may be used by one household only. To honor the work that goes into creating these resources, products may not be shared, forwarded, distributed, or copied for use by other families, co-ops, schools, or organizations.

If you'd like to use Tea Time Together in a co-op, classroom, church group, or other group setting, we offer small and large co-op licenses that allow multiple families to legally access and enjoy the curriculum. Each participating family receives the right to use the materials at home, either digitally or in print.

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Your purchase includes the digital files only.

If you'd like professionally printed copies, you'll find a link inside your download to our printing partner, Humble Heart Press. With one click, your files and our recommended print settings are automatically loaded into their system for easy, affordable ordering.

Printing is completely optional and available for an additional cost paid directly to Humble Heart Press. They offer special pricing for Tea Time Together families, making it fast, affordable, and convenient to have beautifully printed guides delivered right to your door.

If you prefer to print it yourself here are my recommendations :

• Weekly Guides - 104 pages - Full Color, 80lb cardstock, Double-sided
• High-Resolution Art Images - 52 pages - Color, 80lb cardstock, Single-sided
• Meet the Artists - 52 pages - Option to use digitally or print on standard paper and place in binder
• Recipes - 153 pages - Option to use digitally or print on standard paper and place in binder
• Carols (December & Advent) - 10 pages - Option to use digitally or print on standard paper and place in binder

My recommended at-home printer: Epson Ecotank

Prefer to print it yourself ? Here are my recommendations :

• Weekly Guides - 48 pages - Color, 80lb cardstock, Double-sided
• High-Resolution Art Images - 24 pages - Color, 80lb cardstock, Single-sided
• 'Timelines & Maps: Timelines and Maps at key points in US History (7 pages) - Color, 80lb cardstock, Single-sided, Laminate
• Recipes - 52 pages - Option to use digitally or print on standard paper and place in binder
• Book & Movie List - 35 pages - Option to use digitally or print on standard paper and place in binder

My recommended at-home printer: Epson Ecotank