teaching world history in high school

by jamie

Aug 16, 2011

I am a first year teacher trying to find classroom activities for my students. Can anyone point me in the direction of engaging classroom activities? Like reading jigsaws? KWL charts, Think Pair Share?

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Jodi A few ideas that you could utilize would be to choose a topic of the month and have a discussion on it such as the Holocaust or Civil Rights. You could also utilize YouTube which is apparently a very popular way of using videos to your advantage in the classroom and also some virtual tours if field trips were not an option. Hope these ideas help so...See More

Sep 8, 2011

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Rosemary On 9/08/11, Jodi wrote: > A few ideas that you could utilize would be to choose a topic > of the month and have a discussion on it such as the Holocaust > or Civil Rights. You could also utilize YouTube which is > apparently a very popular way of using videos to your > advantage in the classroom and also some virtual tours if > fi...See More

Sep 9, 2011

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Barbara You need quality curriculum such as from the Center for Learning and Interact. Mindsparks is ok and you may have to develop some of your own. The older history alive stuff is good, the latest curriculum they have cut out some of their best lessons but History Alive is perfect for a new teacher because it is so structured and includes clear directio...See More

Sep 10, 2011

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Roger Jamie- I tried to respond by private message but it was flag for review. LOL. Not sure you will get it. I have linked my contact info. I'd be glad to share my website with you by email- I've taught WH for over 30 years. It's not any better than many on here, but I would be glad to share a few resources and sites that work for me.

Sep 15, 2011

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Anna On 8/16/11, jamie wrote: > I am a first year teacher trying to find classroom > activities for my students. Can anyone point me in the > direction of engaging classroom activities? Like reading > jigsaws? KWL charts, Think Pair Share?

You should check out [link removed]. :)

Sep 17, 2011

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