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More films from the revolution

Mrs. Monahan’s class created iMovies to share their American Revolution War videos. These were completed in only two class periods. Tales from a revolution from Barbara De Santis on Vimeo.   American...

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iPad Posters

These online posters were created in Brad Alexander’s class using the Pic Collage app and the iPads.  While it is similar to edu.glogster, these can be made in only one class period and then exported...

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Geography Ideas from the NYT

This lesson plan from the New York Times Learning site lists 10 innovative ways to teach geography.  From creative Bingo boards (that require student research to cover the square) to student as travel...

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Role playing in edmodo

  In today’s edmodo blog, there is a fascinating post from a fifth grade teacher.  She used edmodo groups to writing skills with historical fiction.  The post includes sample pages, rubrics, and other...

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Where would you go in a zombie apocalypse?

This clever TED lesson introduces the geographic concept of movement via a potential zombie invasion. Watch the brief video (it is on YouTube so the students couldn’t view it in school) and then have...

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Make your own map

My Great Maps allows you to construct your own map.  Add color, icons, and labels.  For younger students, you might want to concentrate on basic geography.  For older students, you could track...

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Who knew history had labs?

  I know labs- investigations, observations, and drawing (sometimes a different) conclusion.  The folks at UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) have taken history into the lab.  History Labs...

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If it only grew on trees

Have you played The Bean Game?  Complete with handouts and directions, all you need to add are beans.  This teaches younger children about making choices- and that we seldom can chose everything we...

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Teaching AP History?

  The subtitle explains this entire site- A Teachers Guide to Interpreting Objects and Writing History.  Designed for an AP History class, I think you could adapt their methods for other high school...

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All abroad!

Wonder what it would have been like to ride the Underground Railroad?  With this Scholastic site, your students can go back and time visit this era.  This site includes Teacher Support as well as...

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Young GW and the Ohio Valley

Here is an interactive graphic novel chronicling the beginning of Washington’s military career. It includes several activities (selecting clothing, resources).   This would be good projected or in...

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Liberty’s Kids

Liberty’s Kids While I used this series when I taught fifth grade- I had forgotten about this entertaining cartoon that spans the American Revolution (you will recognize some of the famous voices)....

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What did she really do?

Here is a video clip (as well as background information and discussion questions) about John Smith and Pocahontas.  Did she really save him?  What was the Native American tradition about adoption?

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Docs in a Box

When I was teaching fifth grade, Labs in a Box were an easy way to save related information.  If you need historical images (although slightly limited in scope), check out Digital Docs in a Box....

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Need historical maps for the United State?

Here is a great site- the Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States . Created by the University of Richmond, you can view a variety of maps (some of which are animated).  Here are the...

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Old Images

Looking for images from circa 1859 to the mid- 1900s?  Then check out Old Pictures.  The photos are very clear (but you do need to ignore the advertising on the side). For the complete post from...

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