If you are planning a history unit based on the American girl dolls, you are going to want as many resources as possible. I found two of the Welcome to the World books at Good Will. Keep an eye out for the American Girl Teacher’s Guides, which are books are different from the Free Teacher and Conversation Guides. Let me organize what I found.
1. Here is a sample of the Nez Perce Indians from The Girls of American History Curriculum. The entire curriculum set is 109.90. You’ll still need all of the books, craft materials, etc.
2. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has Addy’s World (use to guide a tour of the American History Museum) and Addy Walker (watch the video).
3. The Pleasant Company published a book, ‘America at School’, which is a social studies unit. I found an image and isbn. The listings are exorbitant. See if your library can track down a copy.
4. A girl’s window into history is an interesting article about Pleasant Rowland. I like a little context. Read this inspiring article about how dolls teach history. How American Dolls Teach History is interesting, too. Did you know there are American Girl Reddit forums?
5. Look at this forum for ideas, too! Here are suggestions for using the dolls to teach about Mesopotamia. Too fun!
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