What are your thoughts? Is the value of historical simulations worth the extra effort it takes to plan, inform, prepare, adapt, and navigate the needs of students, parents, and school?
When and how do you use simulations, and how do you ensure that they are done with the care and sensitivity that they require?
What do you get when you take: a great book, a historical event, a fun movie, and smart fifth graders? You get meaningful, moving, living history skits. At least I hope so. In true Little Longhorn style, we will be re-enacting the experiences of fictional characters from Paul Fleischman’s book, Bull Run. We will be [...]
Thanks to a dear friend and colleague, my fifth graders and I have discovered Bull Run, by Paul Fleishman. How have I taught American History for so long and not read this? He’s the author of Seed Folks, another favorite. Once we started reading it, we quickly realized that Bull Run has many similarities to [...]