Historical thinking

One social studies question I get quite often at the start of the year is:"Where do I begin?"I believe that before we dive into our first unit, it's important that our students understand what history is and why it matters. If our students don't understand the importance of history, they won't feel the need to engage. I'm excited to share with you a history introductory lesson that provides an opportunity for students to analyze and corroborate evidence of YOUR story!Here's how this lesson…

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Analyzing history units can be difficult for many students. But it can encourage them to delve more deeply into the lessons. In this blog post, I introduce an easy way to help you and your students analyze history topics. This is sure to help activate various multiple intelligences with their understanding and retention. A few work best with individual historical figures while others are for the group of people or events. Click through see these activities and grab a freebie. {FREE}

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The past is everything that ever happened to anyone, anywhere. There is too much history to remember all of it. And new “history” is being created every day. We put considerable effort into learning and remembering that which is historically significant, but have you considered how are those choices made? People who do not think...

Historical thinking skills have essentially been replaced by skills from other disciplines which has added to the entire social studies curriculum being constantly evaluated for its purpose and importance in public schools. The study of history will never yield what it should if you don't study it with the correct thinking skills. #tptblog #teacherspayteachers #socialstudies #whystudyhistory #thinking #skillbuilding #criticalthinking

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Teaching historical thinking skills must be fun, engaging, and meaningful! This is how to do it!