{"id":2075,"date":"2009-11-21T21:33:21","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T02:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2075"},"modified":"2009-11-21T21:33:21","modified_gmt":"2009-11-22T02:33:21","slug":"teaching-history-with-childrens-literature-kids-make-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/21\/teaching-history-with-childrens-literature-kids-make-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Kids Make History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Step back in time and help carry letters on the Pony Express, plant crops with Laura Ingalls, stow away on a whaling ship, and aid in the defense after the attack on Pearl Harbor — the possibilities are endless\u00a0when you read \u00a0Kids Make History <\/a>by Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock<\/a>.\u00a0 Each dynamic spread in this amazing book maps a factual account of ordinary people living through extraordinary times.\u00a0 Trace these young people across space and time as they discover new worlds and create new lives.\u00a0 Each story has been thoroughly researched and meticulously illustrated and includes hnundreds of visual and verbal facts.\u00a0 Feel what it’s like to participate in history as you follow in the footsteps of the young men and women who lived it.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections
\n<\/strong>This book would be an excellent american history resource that would foster personal connections to history. Teachers\u00a0should consider\u00a0using this book\u00a0for engaging\u00a0introductions to history lessons or\u00a0to provide extensions for\u00a0high ability students.\u00a0\u00a0Students could use the book when\u00a0creating reports or powerpoint presentations on\u00a0numerous historical figures.\u00a0\u00a0In the state of Virginia, this correlates to\u00a0US\u00a01.1 – making connections between the past and present; and interpreting ideas and events from different historical perspectives.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Additional Resources
\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Journey back in time with this awesome webquest<\/a>!\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Here’s another\u00a0book<\/a> from\u00a0Buckley about 20 personal journeys to freedom. \u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Visit the Library of Congress<\/a>\u00a0for a visually engaging lesson plan. \u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Click here for a cross-curricular\u00a0american history reading warmup<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Book Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Kids Make History
\n<\/a>Authors:<\/strong> Susan Buckley Elspeth Leacock
\nIllustrator:<\/strong> Randy Jones
\nPublisher:\u00a0<\/strong>Houghton Mifflin Company
\nPublication Date:<\/strong> 2006
\nPages: <\/strong>48
\nGrade Range:<\/strong> 4-6
\nISBN: <\/strong>978-0618223299<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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