A creative and engaging way to learn about history! Whether you are looking for a non-traditional approach or wanting a fun way to supplement your history curriculum, this journal is really neat! It’s flexible: use it for independent learning or work together as a family. Starting with Christopher Columbus and going through 2010, pretend to be a reporter and choose characters, events, and topics that interest you. You might interview a character, write an article, draw pictures or a comic strip, create a word search, or make an advertisement based on the time period. Such a neat way to record your learning! 289 pgs, paperback.
Past Times Newspaper: Time Travel American History
SKU
048751
ISBN
9781687800855
Grade 4-12
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Product Overview
- A creative way to learn history “outside the box”!
- Use is flexible for a wide variety of ages
- Covers American history from Christopher Columbus through 2010
Description
Publisher's Description of Past Times Newspaper: Time Travel American History
One full year of American studies for creative and curious students!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an on-the-scene reporter for events throughout history?
This is your chance. The Past Times Paper gives students the chance to get up close with history in a way nothing else does. In this unique journal, students become the reporter.
Building creative writing, research, and journalism skills, students will create their own newspaper.
We provide prompts and the newspaper template, students get to fill in the rest.
They will create ads based on the time period, comic strips, newspaper games, artwork, and more. This journal is perfect for budding journalists, writers, history buffs, and creative learners. It is a wonderful way to introduce students to history in a way that’s fun and engaging- no dry textbooks and boring book reports here!
Use daily for an intensive History and Writing unit lasting about a month, or weekly to last all year. You can even use this over a period of several years as you study different periods in history. Reproducible for Family Use Only.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an on-the-scene reporter for events throughout history?
This is your chance. The Past Times Paper gives students the chance to get up close with history in a way nothing else does. In this unique journal, students become the reporter.
Building creative writing, research, and journalism skills, students will create their own newspaper.
We provide prompts and the newspaper template, students get to fill in the rest.
They will create ads based on the time period, comic strips, newspaper games, artwork, and more. This journal is perfect for budding journalists, writers, history buffs, and creative learners. It is a wonderful way to introduce students to history in a way that’s fun and engaging- no dry textbooks and boring book reports here!
Use daily for an intensive History and Writing unit lasting about a month, or weekly to last all year. You can even use this over a period of several years as you study different periods in history. Reproducible for Family Use Only.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 4-12 |
| Brand: | The Thinking Tree |
| ISBN: | 9781687800855 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.6875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.5 |
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