- Our main focus is on American History – from the First Americans through to the end of the Civil War & Current Events.
- We also explore different world regions, study Economics, and play The Stock Market GameTM.

Textbooks & Resources:

- GREENSTUFF: The Money Book. Dan Peel. 2001
- Laptop connected to the internet and NTSC signal converter to VCR out to SIX monitors around the room for instruction using Encyclopedia CD Rom Videos, History CD’s, Student Video Productions, and Current Internet Information.
- 17 Authentic Cooperative Learning Machines stationed around the room and over 200 T.A.G./Enrichment activities.
- The “Great Wall of History” with artifacts purchased by the teacher and uniforms donated by Itasca Parents.
- Take the VIRTUAL TOUR!
- Challenge of Freedom. Robert Sobel, Roger LaRaus, Linda Ann De Leon and Harry Morris. Mission Hills, CA: Glencoe, 1990.
- World Geography. Mission Hills, CA: Glencoe, 1997.
- www.HistoryClassroom.com - Our Mottos – “LEARN from the PAST & Shape Your FUTURE! ”High Tech, Low Tech, New Tech, Old Tech - If it Helps us LEARN – We USE It!”