Enrich your instruction with Great Chicago Stories, an award-winning suite of twelve historical fiction narratives and supporting classroom resources. Download the narratives and unit plans, which were written and classroom-tested by local teachers. Use the interactive history map to click on then-and-now images of locations from each narrative. Investigate historical evidence using question prompts and zooming tools. Listen to full audio recordings of all twelve stories.

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Stories for grades 3 and 4

• Great Migration: “A Bronzeville Story”
• Sports History: “A Tough CalI”
• Early Chicago: “Trading Mystery”
• Innovation and Entertainment: “Best of the Fair”
• Transportation: “Joseph’s Railroad Dreams”
• Economics and Culture: “Hot Dog!”