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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. To connect students to important historical events that have shaped America and the world, we often must go to the source. The primary source. Connecting Kids to History Studies Weekly uses primary sources to share real accounts.

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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

Very few scholarly books, including those that prove to be the most important and influential, ever reach the public; journal articles remain invisible. Some of those articles are written for mass-market publications, while others focus on specific topics and outlets ranging from nursing to Black culture to material artifacts.

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How I Rack and Stack: Inside My Lesson Planning Brain

Moler's Musing

Synthesizing Messages : In the Manifest Destiny lesson, the MiniReport asked students to combine ideas from a traditional textbook and a more critical, modern article. Start with retrieval, build into context and complexity, and finish with a chance for students to show their creativity/knowledge.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

We layered in Annotate & Tell for close reading and sourcing, and we used Graph & Tell to compare data with perspective. Students analyzed primary sources, revised flawed writing, and built arguments from multiple viewpoints. Then we pushed further Does this data support or challenge what the primary sources said?

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Tracing Ancient Networks: The Journey of Obsidian Artifacts into Alberta's Archaeological Record

Anthropology.net

The results revealed that the majority originated from four primary sources: Bear Gulch in Idaho, Obsidian Cliff in Wyoming, and Anahim Peak and Mount Edziza in British Columbia. Some artifacts had traveled nearly 1,200 kilometers from their source. Kristensen, T., & Fedyniak, K. RETROactive. E., & Leslie, B.

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Constitution Activities that rock!

Active History Teacher

It’s the hardest primary source I teach and I’m sure many of you feel the same. After doing a general walk through of the articles (hitting the high points) – I like to sort the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Every year I teach the Constitution I want to try something new.

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Classroom Behavior Management Ideas to Try

Studies Weekly

According to an article by Occupational Therapy Helping Children, proprioception is often referred to as a sixth sense because it tells the body where it is in space. The article explains: Its very important to the brain, as it plays a large role in self-regulation, coordination, posture, body awareness, focus, and speech.