Idaho Notebook

Idaho Notebook was originally written and extensively used as a workbook for use by Idaho students in grades four and eight. The Smashwords Edition has been totally rewritten and aligned with the Idaho Core Standards for Social Studies in grade four. This book contains fifty short articles and a few illustrations. Most of the stories are followed by comprehension questions or an activity. A Lexile score is listed for each article.
The articles begin with the formation of Idaho. Articles discuss the prehistoric animals and populations of Idaho. The various native tribes are discussed. There are articles about discovery and exploration, early missionaries and the interaction with native people. Settlement, economic growth and the current economy are all discussed. The final articles review state government, state symbols and the population as it is today.
This book is designed to provide a resource to meet the Idaho social studies standards in an economical way. Idaho Notebook may be downloaded fifteen times for the cost of one current hardback Idaho history text last published seven years ago.