In this short lesson 3-4 students (on zoom) will drag and drop a weakness of the articles of confederation that led to Shay's rebellion in a shared google slide. Students analyze context clues in the slides to determine which failure matches the effects. To make it more challenging- erase the pre-filled boxes and leave some blank and challenge students to write in their own failures. Click Here for an editable copy.
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Free Resource: Introducing Historical Thinking Skills Through an interactive Online Notebook5/18/2019 Instead of a "physical interactive notebook" my students have Online Interactive Notebooks. I call these notebooks "Hidden Histories" in which I focus on people who are marginalized or not mentioned in history. For my first digital notebook of the year I have students learn about the basics of History and provide them many prompts for reflection. Use this free resource to help your students start thinking about where history comes from.
How to implement the Digital Notebook? If you have access to technology students can complete a little at a time (or make it an independent assignment). If students do not have access to the internet these documents can be printed out display a question or prompt on the screen and students can write responses on paper. If you click the image below it will take you to an online google document. Make a copy of the document and feel free to modify for your class. Every year, my school site hosts a school wide Project Based Learning Event called "Symposium." This year as GATE coordinator I have put my own spin on the project and developed Curriculum for our students. I developed a six week project for our students, and they will showcase their final work at a "Community Night" and present to their families and people from our community. Feel free to use this resource at your school site and modify to suit your student's needs. This curriculum is intended for Advanced Learners but all students are capable of completing the project with enough support and guidance. This Curriculum is also suitable for Grade 6-12. (Click the image above to download the Free PDF) Developed by Dr. Caldwell 2018-2019 Below are screen shots of some of the Booklets Pages (All activities are included in the Free resource above) This would be great for 7th Grade Medieval World History when you examine South East Asia and the Middle East. When I start the unit on Islamic Civilizations I always try to deconstruct student's misconceptions and stereotypes about Islam. I have students fill out an anticipation guide (see below) and then give them placards that will inform of truth. This activity also teaches them how to cite information and evidence and write accurate claims. Use the free resources below to help your students gain a truthful and accurate insight about Islam. Click Below for three free resources. (Above: Just an image with essential questions) Below are the resources (Above: Click Image for Anticipatory Guide) ![]() (Above: Click the image above for Evidence Placards) (Above: Worksheet for students to use with placards)
Hold a "Mock" Election at your school using google forms. My 8th Graders will be conducting research on some California Propositions, filling out a worksheet, and as a school "Voting" on a google form. After everyone has voted, we will tabulate the responses and let the school know what their overall decision was. Click below on the pictures to take you to editable versions of the assignments and form, feel free to modify to suit your classroom needs. *I could not include the Google Form (because it doesn't let you made an editable copy) Note: I used Ballotpedia.com for all of the information. Extension: Have students find "Commercials" and have students compare claims the advertisements made and discuss the accuracy of said claims. (Above: Google Slide Presentation for Students) (Above: Worksheet for Students) (Above: I Made a simple google form and will send out to students. There is no link for this picture).
Instead of using a "physical notebook" opt for a digital notebook. If you teach 7th Grade history, feel free to use this Digital Portfolio and modify for your class. I usually do one activity per day an an anticipatory set before I dive deeply into the topic. Click the images below for the free resources.
After my students investigate a Historical Question and annotate and analyze primary and secondary sources, I love to hold a Socratic Seminar (before they write an expository paragraph or essay). After we analyzed SHEG's Pocahontas Lesson Primary and Secondary Sources, I had students pick which role they wanted to be, gave them some time to examine the questions and take notes and then put them in a "fish bowl arena" (see images below) and let them start talking/ listening. Use the Presentation below (Click image for a copy of the presentation: The questions are specifically for the Pocahontas SHEG, but you can modify it to suit your class needs). How I organized the desks...you can just do a circle of chairs. Just make sure there is an inner circle and outer circle. This was done with 40 students in a tiny classroom...so anything is possible!
Everyone loves infographs. Instead of a detailed syllabus, opt for a infographic for your class. I created a simple syllabus for my students and posted it on my CANVAS course, so students can see it everyday. I used Piktochart and use the same graphic every year. Click the image below to see the full syllabus.
Piktochart is great to use for student activities too! Have students create a piktochart for any project, resume, presentation or posters! Easy to sign up and completely free. (Free Resource!) See the lesson below for Chinese Philosophies (Grade 6 or 7) example Piktochart! Educators! Take the google certification tests for educators. If you use google apps on a regular basis the tests are very easy and intuitive...and you learn a lot as you take them! Each test takes about 2-3 hours.
I teach an "exploratory" class that is aimed at teaching technology skills for our 6th graders. Here is a link to a website with some great TED Ed videos that answer some interesting questions. Students then develop a list of unanswered questions they have and create a short video (using stop motion) and create a Tedx lesson for their peers. It gets kids thinking across disciplines and encourages them to problem solve by creating an innovative video.
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