Category: lesson plan
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Propaganda, Racism, & Japanese Internment
Recently I was speaking to a former student about her US II History class at her new school. She told me about her year and about the topics she and her classmates covered in class but then mentioned that she was upset about a recent reading. She had read about Japanese internment during World War…
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Lesson Plan: Gender Fluidity in Colonial History
In keeping with my philosophy to make sure all students feel included in American history class, I tweeted Katherine Ott (@amhistcurator)for inspiration. I wanted to know how to include my students who are part of the LGBTQA+ spectrum in the story, and since #LGBThistory as part of the story in the Colonial Era isn’t…
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Invisible Founders
American history is, and should be treated as everyone’s history. Very often in my class, I remind students that we give more than enough air-time to who we call “rich white guys,” the men who are the face of America’s founding. While these men such as Jefferson, Hamilton, and Washington were absolutely imperative in the…
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Invisible Founders Part 2, A Birthday Cake for George Washington
Wow! The Birthday Cake for George Washington lesson has really taken off! Today, students held a “silent discussion” about the book and the NPR article published about the book that students read the night before (you can read the article here). To hold a silent discussion, I posted three pieces of chart paper around the…
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The Declaration of Independence Creatively Translated
Click here to view to the lesson! Creativity holds an important place in the history classroom. Children in an early childhood education setting are encouraged to paint, collage, and use their imaginations to learn about the world around them. At what point during a student’s education does that change? I argue that it doesn’t have…