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!
Using pocasts in the US History Classroom is a great way to extend learning and add a new voice to your classroom!
I love review games in my US History class! Who doesn't enjoy their students reviewing content? Here's how you can play Jenga in your history classroom.
US Presidents!!! In this lesson, we will list all US Presidents in order. Below are the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
Think learning about history is boring? We'll prove you wrong with these awesome Android and iPhone apps that make history come alive.
Great memes about history that are fun AND informative at the same time.
Pin this post BEST History YouTube Channels for Kids! I'm always searching for ways to supplement my kids' education. One of the most amazing aspects of teaching them is that I'm always learning! I get excited when we find material to enjoy together. History is one of those subjects that our family is very passionate about and that we can't get enough of. Fortunately for us, there are channels on YouTube with dedicated historians and educators, creating incredible content for us to enjoy, all a few clicks away! Disclaimer Some of these channels contain strictly history-based content, and some of
Remember, the fourth of July is more than a date on a calendar — it's a state of mind.
Slavery is one of the worst things that has happened in Human history and generally in The United States. However, beside slavery the racial segregation
Don't believe everything you learned at school.
Now part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul Peck 2015 Recipient of the American Book Award The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. With growing support for movements such as the campaign to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States is an essential resource providing historical threads that are crucial for understanding the present. In An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Dunbar-Ortiz adroitly challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the Indigenous peoples was colonialist and designed to seize the territories of the original inhabitants, displacing or eliminating them. And as Dunbar-Ortiz reveals, this policy was praised in popular culture, through writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Walt Whitman, and in the highest offices of government and the military. Shockingly, as the genocidal policy reached its zenith under President Andrew Jackson, its ruthlessness was best articulated by US Army general Thomas S. Jesup, who, in 1836, wrote of the Seminoles: “The country can be rid of them only by exterminating them.” Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples’ history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States is a 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. Product details Publisher : Beacon Press; Reprint edition (August 11, 2015) Language : English Paperback : 320 pages ISBN-10 : 0807057835 ISBN-13 : 978-0807057834 Lexile measure : 220L Item Weight : 14.8 ounces Dimensions : 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Let's Cultivate Greatness - Practical tips and real examples from a US history teacher who’s gone thematic.
The film, by V & A Museum in London, guides us through history, beginning at 1,000 BC, and taking into account Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance,
Disclaimer: I know bell ringers and exit tickets aren’t for everyone. I started my teaching career not using them and now they are part of my middle school and on-level high school routine (f…
Our The Treaty of Versailles Poster is a great educational resource that will help you create relevant and engaging History classrooms.
Take your writing – and knowledge of history – a step further with these writing prompts from history. You are onboard one of the first ships of immigrants to come to Ellis Island in 1892. Describe the thoughts that go through your mind, the sights, the smells, and the feelings surrounding your first hours in ... Read More about Writing Prompts from History for Teens
Podcasts seem to have been made for history with that discipline’s episodic nature. Successful history podcasts require a lot of passion for the subject, dedication, extensive research, and attention to detail.
01. 437737 means Herpes in online dating. Apparently if a person puts that number in their profile it means they have herpes and they want to let people know without getting embarrassed.
The prevalence of meme culture and the ease of access to digital tools means that most of us can create, write, and share memes with thousands of people from practically anywhere in the world. A side effect of this is the constant compulsion to start seeing everything as the template for a meme.
1. The Vietnam War lasted for 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day resulting in the deaths of 847,000–2,500,000 civilians, and 1,484,000–3,886,026 soldiers.
Looking for free homeschool history curriculum? I've got a list of truly incredible options for you that won't cost you a dime. Really!
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 →
About What They Didn’t Teach You About World War II Packed with personal anecdotes and details you won’t find anywhere else, this is the secret history of World War II. “A fast-moving overview stuffed with interesting factoids and historical tidbits . . . Casual readers will find themselves carried along, and hardened military buffs will learn much that is new.” — Library Journal “It’s almost guaranteed to make you so interested in the subject you’ll want to learn . . . By including hundreds of interesting anecdotes and facts, [Mike] Wright not only piques our interest repeatedly, he also gives areal feel for the war era.” —Manchester Journal Inquirer “An excellent overview . . . [with] interesting chapters on spies, POWs, censorships, and the building of the atomic bomb . . . Wright’s style is accessible.” — The Post and Courier
As the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, look back at its history from beginning to end
1. That time you wrote "your" instead of "you're" on Facebook. 2. Every time you went to Chipotle. 3. When rent was due and you bought this for your cat and now you don't have enough to pay rent. 4....
Are you a whizz kid at American history? Try this US history trivia questions and answers quiz. See how many you can get right!
1. Cristeta Comerford has been the Executive Chef of the White House since 2005. She is the first woman and first person of Asian descent to hold the post.
By Larissa Dann. (printable version of questions here) For me, the day my father celebrated his 85th birthday was particularly poignant. He had had metastatic cancer, two hip replacements, pneumonia and numerous other hospital stays over the last 18 months. I did not think he would make the distance.In a country hall clad in peeling pressed tin, we festooned the interior with streamers and balloons. Australian wildflowers decorated the white-clothed tables, while blue pews, waiting to be filled with partygoers, lined the edges of the wooden floor.
Celebrate equality and fight for justice in the United States with the best Black History Month quotes about race, love, and equality spoken by the greatest leaders and civil rights activists throughout history.
1. During World War 2, the British maintained an entirely fictional army, the “4th Army” that they successfully used to draw German forces away from invasion targets on multiple occasions, including the Normandy landings.
How well do you know what actually happened in the past century? Time to get clued up!
In just about a month, students around the world (or at least the northern hemisphere) will be asking their social studies teachers, “why do we have to study history?” Of course there a…
Learn everything you need to know about the 1790 census, the first US census including genealogy tips to find your ancestors in its pages.
Podcasts seem to have been made for history with that discipline’s episodic nature. Successful history podcasts require a lot of passion for the subject, dedication, extensive research, and attention to detail.
One of the most shocking, and upsetting, moments of your adult life was probably learning the full story of Christopher Columbus. Almost every elementary school textbook hails him as a hero who "discovered" America, whose tireless crew on the Niña,…
Reality Is Too Unrealistic In Historical Tumblr Thread - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.
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Easy american history trivia questions and answers. Quiz for 5 year olds and 6 year olds. Perfect way to test childrens' knowledge of basic US history. Ideal for school, homeschool or youth groups.
Since the US is celebrating her indepedence this week, it's the perfect time to share my newest free patriotic printables, including Bill of Rights.
The walls at MoMA might not exactly talk, but these photos sure do.
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No need to spend hours searching YouTube for age-appropriate videos to supplement Story of the World Volume 4 -- check out this playlist!