A few weeks ago, I wrote about where to find primary sources relating to Montana history and provided a few ideas about how to incorporate them into your classrooms.
In that post, I *should* have included a link to this post by my favorite social studies education blogger, Glenn Wiebe. But I forgot to--so now it gets its very own feature.
You'll want to scroll past the part where he talks about Kansas's state standards to the very first bit of bold. That's where the good stuff is. To encourage you to read his entire blog, I'll list the hacks here--but you'll need to go visit Glenn's site to get the whys, hows, and what fors as well as specific strategies and suggestions to get you started.
Hack one: Start with a clear end in mind.
Hack Two: Create a hook, generate some intrigue, ask for predictions, develop a cliffhanger.
Hack Three: Use interesting and provocative primary sources.
Hack Four: Tamper with history just a little bit. As in . . . modify the sources (especially the textual ones) to make them more accessible for your students.
Hack Five: Turn your kids loose with your compelling question that aligns to your hook activity.
Glenn's got examples. He's got activity suggestions. If you want to improve your use of primary sources, hop over to his blog and read this post.
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