Essential Question What are the benefits of keeping a historical journal? Background Reading: Journaling during the pandemic, for  yourself and the historians By Matt Berg https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/22/metro/journaling-during-pandemic-yourself-historians/ Student writing prompt: Use the 2 links and read the articles about schools being closed in 1918 and in 2020.  Answer these 4 questions as you read and compare the two articles?  D - What disturbed you?  I  - What Interested you? C - What confused you? E -  What enlightened you? What entertained you?   https://ch ..read more

Earlier this week Justin King, Our PE and Health teacher, shared via his mom the journals his great grandfather kept during the influenza. This lead to the idea to try and collaborate on some lessons we will use with the 4th and 5th graders in Google Classroom. I am very excited at the possibilities. I will post the information we create with the students on this blog. Holly King gave me permission to use and share the journal entries. If you try some of thee ideas please come back and share your experiences. First lesson going out next week: Believe in the Power of Your Own Story ..read more

Using primary sources as jigsaw puzzles are a fun way to closely examine a photo or painting. https://www.jigsawplanet.com  Here are some puzzles that Kathi Hoyt and I created to use with some poetry activities. The first two puzzles is Ledger Art created by Daniel Long Soldier. His prints can be ordered from Greenwich Workshop http://www.greenwichworkshop.com and  Ashley Art  https://ashleyart.com/daniel-long-soldier/ . 35 Fears Nothing 48 Buffalo Calf Road Woman 35 Battle of the Little Bighorn https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc+play&pid+1b7a3d1a2001 ..read more