For my final project students will be looking at early Michigan history. They will be using technology to find important events in Michigan history.
Resource: Teachers Pay Teachers
URL: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Michigan-History-A-Year-Long-Interactive-Social-Studies-Curriculum-2078228
Found It: I use Teachers Pay Teachers to find useful materials in the classroom and I searched for grade level and subject.
Use It: This particular source has many different lessons for the Michigan history unit and some ideas on how to teach it.
Standards:
3 – H3.0.1 Identify questions historians ask in examining the past in Michigan (e.g., What happened? When did it happen? Who was involved? How and why did it happen?)
3 – H3.0.2 Explain how historians use primary and secondary sources to answer questions about the past.
3 – H3.0.3 Describe the causal relationships between three events in Michigan’s past (e.g., Erie Canal, more people came, statehood).
3 – H3.0.4 Draw upon traditional stories of American Indians (e.g., Anishinaabeg - Ojibway (Chippewa), Odawa (Ottawa), Potawatomi; Menominee; Huron Indians) who lived in Michigan in order to make generalizations about their beliefs.
3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how American Indians and settlers in the early history of Michigan adapted to, used, and modified their environment.
3 – H3.0.6 Use a variety of sources to describe interactions that occurred between American Indians and the first European explorers and settlers in Michigan.
3 – H3.0.7 Use a variety of primary and secondary sources to construct a historical narrative about daily life in the early settlements of Michigan (pre-statehood).
3 – H3.0.8 Use case studies or stories to describe how the ideas or actions of individuals affected the history of Michigan.
3 – H3.0.9 Describe how Michigan attained statehood.
3 – H3.0.10 Create a timeline to sequence early Michigan history (American Indians, exploration, settlement, statehood).
Resource 2: Pinterest
URL: https://www.pinterest.com/kellee3546/3rd-grade-social-studies-michigan/
Found It: I did a google search of Michigan third grade history lessons
Use It: This board on Pinterest has a lot of ideas of stories or worksheets to incorporate into a lesson or unit.
Standards:
3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how American Indians and settlers in the early history of Michigan adapted to, used, and modified their environment.
3 – H3.0.6 Use a variety of sources to describe interactions that occurred between American Indians and the first European explorers and settlers in Michigan.
Resource 3:Read Write Think
URL: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/
Found It: A previous class introduced me to this timeline feature.
Use It: I think that this is a good source to have students incorporate technology into the lesson and students can view their timelines easily.
Standards
3 – H3.0.10 Create a timeline to sequence early Michigan history (American Indians, exploration, settlement, statehood).
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ReplyDeleteI think all three of your web based resources are great! In fact, out of the three you chose, two of mine are the same as well (TPT and Pinterest). I was introduced to TPT during my teacher assisting semester by my CT and I have found it very useful for all grade levels and lesson ideas. The feature I love the most is that you are able to share with other teachers ideas and lessons! Even though there are some resources you have to pay for, signing up is free and there are still many other great ideas that are free of charge!
Your second resource was Pinterest. I think that everyone is a fan of this web based resource, not only for teacher ideas but for pretty much anything! When looking for lessons, activities, ideas for your classroom and even classroom management ideas, Pinterest has endless amounts of things to use for teachers and for students of all grade levels.
As for your third resource, I think this is a great way to get students excited and involved with your lesson. Read Write Think incorporates the use of technology and it is very simple to use which means students are more likely to enjoy it and stay involved through the entire lesson. I think for 3rd grade and up, this resource is definitely age appropriate because at this grade level students are able to follow directions and stay on task majority of the time. I don't think I would utilize this resource for any younger than 3rd graders.
Great resources!!
Ashley Lenar
One thing to consider with the last activity is the lack of visual directions. For example, on the first page, they could have easily shown the images of examples without saying "click here to see examples". Further, there could be a video showing how to add elements to the timeline. The directions were short and concise (click here...then drag), but a young student might get frustrated at first until s/he learns by trial and error.
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