First day of School Why Study History Activity for ANY Social Studies Class
Holmes School
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Grade Levels
6th - 12th, Homeschool
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Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
14 pages
Holmes School
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This was an engaging, informative resource to implement before we dove into our Social Studies curriculum in middle school. And it saved me from having to answer, "Why do we have to learn about the past?" Thank you for providing this!
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Description
Do you struggle with the question, "But WHY do we need to know this?" Let your students answer their own questions with this deep-thinking first-day-of-school station activity!
After students complete paraphrasing each station, they state why they think history is important overall on a card. Hang your favorite card responses around the poster to look back on all year long. This activity is sure to save you from the question, "Why do we need to know this?" time and time again!
This product contains:
- Teacher guide
- Answer guide *NEW!*
- 6 quotes on the importance of history for 6 stations (quotes are from Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King, Jr., George Patton, Mark Twain, C. Wright Mills, Howard Zinn)
- Worksheets for students to complete at the stations
- Poster
- Cards for students to write their viewpoint on the overall importance of studying history to hang around the poster
Total Pages
14 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
1 hour
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