Presidential time frame.
Wanted to throw an idea out, see if anyone had suggestions or comments.
I decided to do this year's timeline... one day per president. Not that we are covering the president... but "Washington" day is his era, "Adams" day is his era etc. I have liked it so far. It attaches a president to a time period, we get a bit more indepth on each person and we have a good chronology.
Some modifications are... ofcourse we have to start out colonial.
I am spending part of the end of the year as review only (about a month... We are on a block).
Some get more days (Lincoln= 3, Jackson= 2)
Some presidents get combined (Fillmore and Taylor share etc)
This has been cool for the kids. I feel like they understand the ideas better... and are able to keep the chronology straight.
Tell me what you think
Kel
2 Comments:
Sounds good to me. I organize my classes around presidential administrations.
9:22 AM
I am so glad to hear that... I actually thought most people would disagree with this method... for me it helps to attach a personality with an era...
10:37 AM
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