US History: Early Migration to the Americas

My 5th grader and I are studying US History this year using Scott Foresman's Social Studies: The United States.  Our first topic was the early migration to the Americas and the main theories that people migrated from Asia to the Americas via a land bridge and by boat.

To supplement our studies, we viewed a short few videos on You Tube:






We're waiting for our workbooks to arrive, and sometimes it's like pulling teeth to get the end of the section questions answered so I made up my own guided notes page for my son in lieu of the questions and to keep in his binder as notes. I've provided a download link to the notes, of course they are most useful if you are using the Scott Foresman textbook (Unit 1, Chapter 1, Section 1: Migration to the Americas) but I also think they are pretty general that you could use them even if you aren't.

Migration to Americas Guided Notes





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Or there's an app on Google Play that you desperately want to try but are hesitant to plunk down some cash on.

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Whenever there is a survey, you'll get a message in your notification bar.  A few times, I just happened to check the app itself and saw that there was a survey or two waiting.

I started in January of 2015 and as of today, I have earned $14.16.  As you can see from the picture below, the surveys can come pretty frequently.


Earn Free Google Play Credits with the Google Opinion Rewards App


Earn Free Google Play Credits with the Google Opinion Rewards App



So if you are interested in picking up some Google Play Credits, drop by the Google Play store and download Google Opinion Rewards today!  (and get past that pesky Candy Crush level!)

Update: I've earned over $20 in Google Play credits from January 2015 - early December 2015. I probably would have earned more but my smartphone has been down a couple of times for weeks upon weeks.

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