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Wow! Is tomorrow already August? Time has flown by this summer! I have been gone the majority of the summer, hence the lack in posts... but I am back now! I have a lengthy list of things to blog about from my summer adventures! To begin with, here is one of my crafty Pinterest projects that I have completed (here is the link to the original idea): Colonial America/Revolutionary War Guess Who! I have been wanting to do this project for a while now and finally made the time this last month. It took me some time to put it all together! The old-fashioned Guess Who game is hard to come by! They have made it all fancy now, which is not what I wanted! I scoured garage sales and thrift stores until I found one! Here are my directions: 1. Find an old Guess Who game and take out the cards (you might already have one in your game cabinet.) 2. Select people from history, family, students, etc. to turn into a game. 3. Measure the game cards in your Guess Who game. (Mine were 1.75" x 1.12") 4. Using your favorite document maker, (I used Power Point) create boxes that are the measurements of your cards. 5. Find pictures of your people you want to use either on the Internet or photos you have taken. 6. Insert the photos into your document, sizing them to fit inside the boxes. 7. Insert a text box at the bottom of your boxes and type the person's name. 8. Print, laminate, cut, insert, and play! (Make sure you print an extra set to draw from.) Rules of play: 1. Open the trays by turning them upside down. 2. Each player draws a card that their opponent will be trying to guess. 3. Ask "yes" or "no" questions to narrow down the suspects. (You can ask if they are bald, wearing a hat, male, or even about something they did in history like did this person fight in a war?) 4. Narrow down the selection until you think you know who your opponent has for you. Make your guess on your next turn to see if you are correct! Bonus: If you want it to be more of a challenge, pull 2 cards to guess. Then, you can ask questions like: Is either person involved in the Revolutionary War? or Are both people female? I hope you will create your own Guess Who game now! I would love to sell my cards that I have made, but I just got the images from Google, so that wouldn't be legal. However, it really didn't take long to make. Make sure you link up pictures of yours if you make one!
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History Bell Ringers - Today in History Daily Warm Up Slides for Social Studies: Help your students gain knowledge of important world events and influential people with these history bell-ringers to last you the entire year! Each slide shared information about an interesting historical or cultural event or person related to every single date in the year. Also included is a weekly activity where students can record the information they learn and do further research on the topic! Although this would be ideal in a history or social studies class as a warm up, it also makes for great discussion in almost any subject and gets the students working as soon as they enter the class. Included in The Today in History Bell-Ringers: ➡️ Today in History Presentation Slides (365 Days): Start your history of social studies class with these bell-ringers that share an important historical or cultural event or person related to every single day of the year. The topics cover sports, politics, inventions, science, music, movies and much more and are highly engaging! Also included on some of the slides are links to over 110 related videos (YouTube required). Please note that some of the topics covered may be too mature for middle school. Google Slides and PowerPoint Versions are included! ➡️ Today in History Student Response Page or Digital Slide: Have students write the fact they learned each day of the week on this history bell ringers response page or digital slide. Also included on the page is a space where students can do some external research on what they learned to write an extension fact from outside research. What Teachers Are Saying About These Today in History Bell-Ringers: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is such a fun way to start my class each day! The students are enjoying sharing out their facts each day, I have made it a little competition and the "In addition I learned" aspect of this assignment has exploded with all of us learning together! Thanks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I teach a LA/SS 7th grade block, and I bought these to mark the transition to social studies. They have been a huge hit with my students, inspiring some very thoughtful conversations. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is an amazing product that gets us all ready to learn for the day. Be prepared...it spawns many questions from the students which is AWESOME! We have even ran with those teachable moments and used the slides as mini research projects. Thank you! Like This Resource? You'll Love Our History Posters >>> History Hashtag Poster Set © Presto Plans ➡️ Want 10 free ELA resources sent to your inbox? Click here! ⭐️ Follow Presto Plans on TpT to see what's new and on sale.
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One of the great mysteries of teaching a class like history, is how to get your students involved and interested in the material. Although the trend is towards “group work” which, in all honesty, tends to lead to “group-think”, there are other ways to get your students out of their chairs, and yourself away from… Continue reading →
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This cute historian quote about the possibility of randomly talking about history at any time is the perfect design for anyone who loves learning about history, teaching it, or debating it! Any history lover out there would love this history joke! Great gift idea for any history teachers or history professors who love talking about different time periods of history all the time! Grab this funny history saying for your history loving friends & family! -- Choose from our vast selection of stickers to match with your favorite design to make the perfect customized sticker/decal. Perfect to put on water bottles, laptops, hard hats, and car windows. Everything from favorite TV show stickers to funny stickers. For men, women, boys, and girls.
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This awesome packet for bringing Project Based Learning (PBL) in your World History classes will be life-changing! PBL brings real world experiences into the classroom to make lessons more meaningful…
One of the great mysteries of teaching a class like history, is how to get your students involved and interested in the material. Although the trend is towards “group work” which, in all honesty, tends to lead to “group-think”, there are other ways to get your students out of their chairs, and yourself away from… Continue reading →
History is my passion; I love history! And yet, I really don't like textbooks. Here are 30+ ways to teach history without a textbook, from books to cooking, and more!
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Middle school kids want to interact with history like with these hands-on projects from ancient & medieval history, colonial & pioneer America, and civil war.
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Looking for an engaging lesson plan for that first day of history class? Help your students understand the importance of history with this critical thinking activity called Why Study History. Teachers will love the quality content, and students will appreciate the relevant application. Included is a
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