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| Topic | Ugh, I gotta teach 7th grade world history this year. |
| hollow_shrine 07/30/18 2:22:58 PM #24: | knuxnole posted... I feel like social studies is above the heads of 7th graders We can learn though. My first dedicated history unit was in third grade and our focus was the history of the ancient world and origins of civilization and their myths for one semester. We kept it super simple. What defines a civilization? Written language. Why is the cradle of civilization such a big deal? Because that's where the older examples of written language were found. Why is that such a big deal compared to ancient Egypt or the inhabitants of Crete? Because where Egyptian and Minoans wrote on perishable materials that broke down over the years and examples of their writing is relatively rare, but the Sumerians and Babylonians wrote on stone and that lasts longer. Spell 'Mesopotamia.' Don't discount kids' potential to learn. The key is figuring out how to teach them. --- Ignorance is a choice https://imgtc.com/i/7UnK3hx.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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