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The best activities are the ones that get children involved with learning. Try to reenact a scene from the past or make historical foods and listen to historical music. You can also pretend to live in that time period and write a journal entry about an ordinary day. 2. Simplify for Students.
Canadian Professor Seixas and Ms. Colyer put together the Historical Thinking Project – which outlined six important things to consider when it comes to studying Canadian history. These are applicable to so many areas of study, but especially that of history. 1 – Historical Significance.
- Tip #1 Use QR Codes. This quick technology can be accessed with personal or school portable technology (phones, iPads, tablets). The QR code embeds information (text, URL, etc) into the code image.
- Tip #2 Incorporate Movement into Lessons. I love using the cooperative learning strategy called Four Corners. Around the classroom in each corner hang up four different answer cards such as Agree, Disagree, Undecided, and Need More Info (cards can be changed to align better with your lesson).
- Tip #3 Add Drama. Activities such as Monologues, Wax Museum and Hot Seat make historical figures come to life in your classroom.
- Tip #4 Use Collaborative Discussion Strategies. Students are not always comfortable discussing in History classes due to their lack of subject area background knowledge.
Not sure how to start your history lesson? Need some history bellwork ideas? In this video, I share strategies for starting your history lesson in the best w...
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Jan 13, 2016 · Below are 3 of my favorite ways of introducing a new topic. You can read about some of my other go-to “get students engaged” strategies/ideas HERE and HERE (both prior posts). 1. Preview and predict with images the students will encounter later during the unit. Using the French Revolution as an example, the following happens after I tell ...
Canada’s National History Society acknowledges that we meet and work across the ancestral lands of many Indigenous peoples: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. We recognize the resilience of Indigenous storytellers and Knowledge Keepers who have kept their stories alive despite attempts to silence them.
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By examining primary sources, students can develop critical thinking skills by evaluating the reliability and perspective of the source. Secondary sources, such as textbooks, scholarly articles, and documentaries, can provide additional context and analysis of historical events. However, it's important for history teachers to help students ...
