Historical thinking

It's day two of the Best Practices conference. I love this sort of stuff - the conference isn't that big but that just means a lot more conversation and working together. So we all are walking away smarter. This morning's session is focused on training elementary kids to think like a historian. Lyndsay and Amy…

An education blog focusing on High School Social Studies.

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...

These handouts are designed to help students hone their historical thinking skills more specifically. Each handout requires that they source the document and then the questions asked help them to critically analyze the document with one of their historical thinking skills.

Looking for ways to teach critical thinking skills in social studies? These low-prep activities help get students thinking critically about history.

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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Historical thinking skills have essentially been replaced by skills from other disciplines which has added to the entire social studies curriculum being constantly evaluated for its purpose and importance in public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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