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Teaching History and Geography and making it FUN!!!

Teaching History and Geography and making it FUN!!!. ELEM 341. HISTORY. Why is it important to teach? Helps children view human experience in its broader context, understand events from another perspective Helps connect to today’s events Consider children’s perception of time

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Teaching History and Geography and making it FUN!!!

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  1. Teaching History and Geography and making it FUN!!! ELEM 341

  2. HISTORY Why is it important to teach? • Helps children view human experience in its broader context, understand events from another perspective • Helps connect to today’s events • Consider children’s perception of time • Was originally “for adults” • Understand that history is HARD for some students (like Opie !), so make it personal!!

  3. Teaching History • Avoid covering long periods of time very quickly. • Avoid broad, sweeping statements such as, “Reconstruction was a time of turmoil.” Instead, concentrate on one person’s experiences at a time. Literature is key! • Avoid using outlines as an introductory activity before they know material • Remember that history can not be separated from other components of a time: SPRITE!!S-Social, P-Political, R- Religious, I-Intellectual, T-Technological, and E-Economical influences

  4. History(There is no capital T in truth!) • Obviously deals with the past (it can’t be recreated to study) • Reflects a biased account of what happened • Typically written by victors, not the vanquished • History is interpretation

  5. Strategies for Teaching History • Interview people who lived through historical events- or guest speakers • Use primary sources! Photographs, documents, artifacts, media • Let children “be historians” by conducting similar methodology • Time warp center/Mystery center • Use dramatic activities** (props, puppets)

  6. . . .More strategies for teaching History • Artistic interpretations • Storytelling! (Andy Griffith Show example) • Dressing as characters and assuming roles • Visit to the local cemetery • Coat of arms • Visuals such as flip books • Models and other 3-D objects

  7. Place and space! Major areas: physical and cultural Geography could be boring– just ask Ernest T. Bass ! If you center your discussions on PEOPLE, then it’s FUN!! Geography

  8. 5 Themes of Geography(Activity) • Location(Where is it?) • Place(What is it like? What makes it special? Physical characteristics? Architecture?) • Human/Environmental Interaction(What shapes the landscape? Tell about climate. Interaction with water sources? Cars?) • Movement(Where do people flock? How do they travel? Where are resources located?) • Regions(Divides the world into manageable units. Look at similarities and differences among people.)

  9. Pitfalls to Avoid with Geography • Don’t overemphasize the bizarre and exotic facts of people and lands • Try not to over-generalize about regions- Emphasize diversity, too • Don’t confuse concepts that are unfamiliar to children (climate vs. weather)

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