In the Article “Comprehension Strategies for Reading Historical Fiction Picturebooks” by Suzette Youngs and Frank Serafini in The Reading Teacher, October 2011 along with other important notes struck a chord with me: “Cognitively based reading comprehension strategies (e.g., predicting, summarizing, visualizing) often focus exclusively on written text. However, picture books and many other texts that [...]
Entries Tagged as 'history'
Using Historical Fiction Picture Books Part One
December 6, 2011 · 2 Comments · Common Core Standards, history, learning, literacy, Literacy in Social Studies, Picture Books, Reading and Writing Enrichment, Reading Comprehension
Tags: fiction·historical fiction·history·picture books·Serefini·Youngs
Let’s make it real! Literacy in Social Studies
November 29, 2011 · 3 Comments · learning, literacy, Literacy in Social Studies, reading, Reading Comprehension
I can count on one hand the things I remember learning in history. I learned that in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, that there was once a thing called slavery and it was abolished, that there have been several wars and battles, For me history was a lot of dates, strange names, places, and [...]
Teaching Social Studies- Part Two
March 6, 2010 · 1 Comment · 21st Century, history, social studies
Historical thinking is defined, according to Wikipedia, by many education resources as a set of reasoning skills that students of history should learn as a result of studying history. Sometimes called historical reasoning skills, historical thinking skills are frequently described in contrast to history content such as names, dates, and places. Many of us are [...]
Tags: historical thinking·Historical understanding·history·social studies·Teaching
Interactive Minatures- Charles Fraser, Artist, 1780-1860,
February 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · history, Miscellaneous, social studies
Charles Fraser (1782-1860) was a popular and respected artist from Charleston, SC. The leading miniaturist in Charleston prior to the Civil War, Fraser studied and practiced law until 1817 when he took up painting. Although he lived in Charleston, SC, he made many summer visits to the northern states. He produced over 500 miniatures in [...]
Tags: Artist·Charles Fraser·Gibbs Art Gallery·history·social studies
It is 2010——
January 5, 2010 · No Comments · 21st century classroom, autobiographical, Blogging, history, inspirational, Miscellaneous, personal learning network
It is 2010 and my first post of the year. I have New Year’s resolutions! So far I am sticking with one and that is to lose 30 pounds. As a life time member of Weight Watchers, I am back. It was the year of 1996 I joined in January and lost about 36 pounds. [...]
Tags: 2010·21st Century·digital writing·historical thinking·history
100 Great Moments in American History You Can Watch on YouTube
November 28, 2009 · No Comments · social studies, TAH
This is good!Watch the history of this country unfold, from its birth, to its music, to its elections, and to its cultural breakthroughs! 100 Great Moments in American History You Can Catch on YouTube
Tags: americna history·history·social studies·TAH·us history·youtube
