Colorful half Centuries

One more idea... stolen from a Quantum Learning Conference this summer

Color code your eras... this helps kids to picture what they are learning better. Maybe they can't remember the dates of the Jacksonian Era, but They can remember that they took thier notes in a certain color and then remember the 1/2 century.

Mine go like this...

PS- hang with me on gross overgeneralizations

1600-1649- Red (Bloody takeover)
1650-1699- Orange (Mixing of cultures)
1700-1749- Yellow (Proceed with caution- learning to be different)
1750-1799- Green (GO! Revolution)
1800-1849- Blue (A fresh country)
1850-1899-Violet (The Civil War... red and blue mixed)
1900-1949-Black (Depression and War)
1950-2000-Brown (The age of multiculturalism)

I used the rainbow because most kids remember rainbow order... and we put themes with each one. I think this is really helping to keep things straight. I see it on tests!

Good Luck
Kel