I love teaching about Thanksgiving. The real Thanksgiving – the one with Separatists and English, Wampanog and wildlife, disease and celebration. I’ve been to Plimoth Plantation three times, and it always makes me think about the hardship and confusion and assumptions that everyone involved must have made and experienced. Before the European travelers ever got… Continue reading How to Teach Students about the Mayflower Compact
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5 Reasons Your Students Need Mock Trials
There are so many reasons I love teaching with literature, but one of the biggest is that it can spark learning in so many ways. That’s what happened when I chose to use The Lemonade Crime with my kids’ book clubs a few years ago – a book that lends itself well to mock trials.… Continue reading 5 Reasons Your Students Need Mock Trials
The Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Project: Print or Digital Learning
I love planning our book club events; I mean, I really love it. They are some of my very favorite lessons to plan and to hold. Still, the boys surprised me when they asked to hold a trial in connection with one of our books a few years ago, but I dug in and created… Continue reading The Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Project: Print or Digital Learning
