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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
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Fishbowl
Use the Fishbowl discussion strategy to help students practice being contributors and listeners in a group conversation.
Le bocal
Utiliser cette stratégie de discussion pour aider les élèves à mieux contribuer à la conversation dans un groupe et leur apprendre à écouter.
Introducing a New Book
Spark students’ interest in a book before reading it by having them make predictions and ask questions about its contents.
Found Poems
Students compose poems using only words, phrases, or quotations from a text that they find meaningful.
Four Corners
Get all students involved by asking them to show their stance on a statement through their positioning around the room.
Gallery Walk
A gallery walk activity gets students moving as they explore a range of documents, images, or student work displayed around the classroom.
Iceberg Diagrams
Encourage students to recognize the multiple causal factors behind an event from history, the present, or literature, using the visual of an iceberg.
Alphabet Brainstorm
This brainstorming exercise is a quick way to generate students’ thoughts, measure prior knowledge, or check learning.
Annotating and Paraphrasing Sources
Teach students to carefully read material by having them underline key words, write margin notes, and summarize main ideas.
Anticipation Guides
Get students thinking about the ideas and themes that they’ll encounter in a unit or a text.
Anticipation Guides (UK)
Get students thinking about the ideas and themes that they’ll encounter in a unit or a text.