History from Things: Making the Past Meaningful to Students Meaningful learning is achieved when students are empowered to construct their own relevant interpretations of the past. Recent research in the field of elementary education reveals that:
History from Things kits allow students to assemble visual, material, written, and contextual evidence pertaining to North Carolina’s Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian/Late Woodland, Historic, and Modern periods. Activities and lessons encourage them to evaluate and interpret this evidence within a narrative framework in which they define their own reasons for wanting to discover what life was like for people living in North Carolina during earlier times. As they build historical knowledge, students also practice critical thinking and written and oral communication skills.
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