A theme issue of the Iowa State Historical Department magazine focuses on elementary readings and activities about prehistoric Iowa. The issue contains a total of 16 articles. In "History Makers," a ten-year-old recounts his family's discovery of a mammoth bone on their farm. "Imagine a Camping Trip Long Ago" looks at how the first people in Iowa survived in their natural environment. "Hunters and Gatherers" describes the foods people in prehistoric times ate. "A Map Game" applies symbol, direction, and scale skills to a prehistoric map game. "Mound Builders" and "Pottery Makers" describe homes and crafts of prehistoric times. "Be a Prehistoric Potter" describes techniques for making pottery the way early people did. "Good Times" tells about early games while "Early Farmers" looks at farmers in Iowa around the year 1000 A.D. "Prehistoric Iowa Means Before Written Records" describes how archaeologists and anthropologists learn about early humans without the benefit of written records. "Chart an Artifact" is an activity which teaches children how to analyze an object. "The People of Iowa" describes the Mesquakie Indians. A "Teacher's Scrapbook" outlines a follow up activity for field trips. Finally, a "History Mystery" requires students to analyze a photograph. (LP)