Primary history

An overview of 70 great primary and secondary source document analysis activities you can use in your World History classroom.

5 powerful primary sources to help middle school students understand the Age of Exploration (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade). Worksheets included.

http://filamteachermommy.filamlearners.com/disclosure Our social studies focus in our homeschool this year is ancient civilizations. Personally, as a student, history was not the top of my favorite subject list. So, finding engaging history lesson activities for kids is something I’m on the hunt for, not just for my kids, but for myself as well. Ancient Civilizations: History Pockets Fortunately, I have found several educational resources and curriculum on ancient civilizations. One really…

Free printable and digital primary source analysis worksheet! Use this worksheet to guide upper elementary and middle school students through the primary source analysis process. This freebie template can be used with US history and world history primary source lesson plans. You can use the printable PDF or assign the worksheet in your Google classroom. #forteachers #socialstudies #forkids

This website talks about students having historical thinking skills and disciplinary literacy when learning social studies through using primary sources. It also does a great job covering some of the challenges you might face with this strategy in the classroom.

Are you looking to supplement your homeschool history curriculum with fun projects? These history project ideas include making a wall timeline or timeline book, creating a lapbook, and more. They are perfect for elementary aged kids in kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and beyond. Get all the ideas, and learn how you can use printable timeline figures to make your history projects easy, in this post.

The daily practice of art history warm-ups will develop art criticism skills while investigating a broad range of artists throughout history.

Here, learn about five family history challenges that you can participate it, by yourself or with a group, to learn and inspire your genealogy research.

Primary source letters create an authentic learning experience for students to immerse themselves into historical events.

Teach students to analyze firsthand and secondhand accounts with this anchor chart, interactive notebook template, and task cards.