Techniques Macy McClaugherty School First grade students make large time lines that begin with year 1400 and end with 2050. Students add people and events which help them make comparisons with the past and how schools and communities have changed. Students bring in objects from home to trade with other students. Students have 10 minutes to trade with others. Money or objects of great value are not allowed.
Some students refuse to trade their item.
This teaches students about how the early settlers had to trade valuable items for food and other essentials. Fifth grade students are paired into small groups. Questions are displayed on the overhead and as a group the students discuss and determine the correct answer. Then make a new story using new characters. Students will be given a few pages to complete and illustrate and then put in book form and read at story time.