This open-and-go teacher’s guide makes it easy to use the best literature to teach the story of the United States. We have sifted through 150+ titles to choose the best books available. Now you and your homeschooled students can dive into engaging stories with beautiful illustrations as you travel through time to meet Leif Erikson, Benjamin Banneker, Myles Standish, Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Franklin, Pocahontas, and dozens of others. This teacher guide includes historical background, recipes, discussion topics, many supplemental book recommendations, website links, and much more. Homeschool students will learn about the people who shaped our nation’s heritage beginning with the Indigenous Peoples who first settled the American continents and ending at the conclusion of the Civil War.