Marie Casillas
Hello everyone,
Below is the link to my post about how to make history fun in the classroom.
http://casillasmarie.blogspot.com/
posted by ETEC 551 @ 7:04 AM
Friday, February 17, 2012
Below is the link to my post about how to make history fun in the classroom.
http://casillasmarie.blogspot.com/
5 Comments:
this is a good idea to attract students' attention. I wonder how it works in practice. For example, how far you let them go with your wallet dective activity, Do you really ask them to identify the owner? Or this is just an idea? Also I like to learn if your other assignments are related to this detective activity? For example do you give them some historical pieces of evidence and ask them to come with a conclusion?
I AM A HISTORY TEACHER TOO. I use this web site that has a lot of interesting games. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games
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Marie, I think that is an outstanding hook of an activity you provide for your students. One of the history teachers at our school uses the expression "History Ain't Dead," when the year begins with his students. He also tries a lot of creative ways, like you, to not only evoke their curiosity, but facilitate their learning of valuable information. I imagine by the end of the school year, many of your students find that you are one of their favorite teachers they've had?
Linsanity!
This is really an authentic activity, providing a very real sense of what historians do, and the process of what they do to form their "conclusions". Early exposure to primary sources will color the students' sense of the meaning of the "facts" they read in their texts, and perhaps make them more sophisticated consumers of any historical "data" they encounter. This is a wonderful way to introduce the subject of history to students!
Blue Turtle
Marie, as a student who doesn't really like history, I enjoy having an alternative way of learning learning history. Your blog is very informative. I love it when teachers get creative. My one suggestion for your blog is to add some graphics to give your blog some life.
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