History in the Kitchen: The Great Depression & Frozen Fruit Salad
History in the Kitchen: The Great Depression & Frozen Fruit Salad- the causes of the depression & the human toll
Bitmoji Classroom Tutorial
Check out my “Quick Bitmoji Tutorial” on my YouTube Channel “Teaching History Her Way”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duelvsgzc8s&t=2s I swear I wasn’t going to jump on the Bitmoji Classroom train… but I did. We could all use a little fun these days, and you can’t deny that these Bitmoji Classrooms are cute. At the […]
History in the Kitchen: World War II Rationing & Maple Custard Pie
All Americans were expected to sacrifice for the common good, and these sacrifices became the norm. Rationing food and supplies was one of those sacrifices.
At-Home Learning Agenda
At-home learning agendas: Be up front with expectations for virtual & hybrid learning at the beginning to help create classroom community & trust.
History in the Kitchen: The Schuyler Sisters & Pickled Cucumbers
“Angelica, Eliza, & Peggy… the Schuyler Sisters!” These three women were made famous by the smash musical Hamilton- but who are they really?
History in the Kitchen: Women’s Suffrage & Marshmallow Tea Cakes
Women’s suffrage in the United States has layers. Lots and lots of layers. In any historical analysis, it is important to identify all of the key players: the ones that are seen very clearly because of history books and the ones that were there- and had loud voices- but don’t get as much attention.
Distance Learning Hack: Breakout groups
If you teach like me, you love it when students are engaged. I found that when students began learning in Google Meet, many of them suddenly got shy! I’m not sure what it is about the screen (though I’m sure there are plenty of psychology and sociology articles that could tell me if I looked), but I really wanted to get my students talking to one another again. Cue in: break out groups!
History in the Kitchen: Black Wall Street & Apple Dowdy
Black Wall Street is another name for the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in 1921 it was one of the wealthiest Black communites in the United States.
Hamilton Cabinet Battle Activity
It is absolutely no secret that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton has taken, well, everyone by storm and has reignited interest in the history of our nation’s founding. The songs are a fantastic way to drive curriculum in a fun, catchy way.
History in the Kitchen: The Declaration, Equality, & Mac and Cheese
Today’s at History in the Kitchen we took a look at three documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Sentiments, and Frederick Douglass’s speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Similar to a lesson I teach in the classroom, I think it is vitally important to reiterate the ideals of the […]