How do I grade the writing assignments? Teaching writing skills can sometimes feel more like an art than a science. We know good writing when we read it, but trying to explain why we like it is like trying to explain why we like a particula... High School Parent Support
Do you offer discounts or have sales? At Notgrass History, we keep our prices low all year so you never have to worry about missing a sale. We want our curriculum to be accessible to all kinds of families, so everybody always gets the bes... Ordering
Does the order of the middle school courses matter? You do not have to do our courses in a particular order. Each course can be done during any year between fifth and eighth grade. Each course is designed so that you can complete it in one school year.... Middle School Parent Support
Does the order of the high school courses matter? Exploring World History , Exploring America , and Exploring World Geography are each one-year courses. Exploring Government and Exploring Economics are each half-year courses. Taken together these fou... High School Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Our Great Big World? Assigned Literature These are the seven books we assign to go along with the lessons in Our Great Big World : The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye (Middle East) Akimbo of Africa by Alexander McCall ... Elementary Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Our Star-Spangled Story? Assigned Literature These are the ten books we assign to go along with the lessons in Our Star-Spangled Story : Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry (Units 1-4) Toliver's Secret by ... Elementary Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Our 50 States? Assigned Literature These are the seven books we assign to go along with the lessons in Our 50 States : Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (New England) The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz (Mid-Atlantic) Sof... Elementary Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Exploring Economics? Assigned Literature The Exploring Economics curriculum assigns the following four books. Silas Marner byGeorge Eliot (Units 1-3) The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells (Units 4-7) The Travel... High School Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Exploring Government? Assigned Literature The Exploring Government curriculum assigns the following four books. Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough (Units 1-4) The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge by Calvin Coolidge ... High School Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with America the Beautiful? These are the ten books we assign to go along with the lessons in America the Beautiful : Growing Up Dakota by Charles Alexander Eastman, edited by Charlene Notgrass (Units 2-5) Amos Fortune: Free Man... Middle School Parent Support
Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts The Arkansas funding program is called Education Freedom Accounts (EFA). Notgrass History is registered as a vendor. If you are approved to participate in the program, you can place orders for specifi... Ordering Parent Support
What are the differences between Our Great Big World and Exploring World Geography? Notgrass History offers two separate courses that explore the subject of world geography. Both courses include a book of primary sources. They also incorporate literature and offer a variety of activi... Elementary High School