Teaching Strategies

Strategies and Resources from the Jordan History Academy of Teachers (JHAT)

TEACHING STRATEGIES

• JHAT Bag O' Tricks          Effective Teaching Strategies
• Historian skills poster   This poster can be printed in poster size and laminated for classroom use
• Primary_Sources
• Eyewitness_to_the_Past
• 5th_Grade_History_Vignettes
• Fourth_Grade_Resources_Page
• 5th Grade - Unit 1_Page
• 5th Grade - Unit_2_Page
• 5th Grade - Unit_3 Page
• 5th Grade - Unit_4 Page
• 5th Grade - Unit_5 Page
• 5th Grade - Unit_6 Page
• Teaching Strategies List
• 2007 Strategy List and Explanations
• 2007 Strategies at a glance
• ProCon.org, The leading source for pros and cons of controversial issues
• Resources, Resources, Resources!

VIDEOS

From the Teaching Channel: Videos that help students develop skills of historians

• Contextualization
• Overview
• Using primary sources
• Assessing reliability
• Corroboration
• Sourcing
• Repetition
• Historical detective work

Quick-write prompt at Philadelphia's historic City Tavern:

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