Critical Thinking with 1920’s Textbooks

Critical thinking is one of my favourtie skills to work on with students. Whether it is examining their own thinking, problem solving, or media literacy. The following activity can be a starting point for a larger media literacy unit or a one time exercise in critical thinking. The Book of Knowledge is a children's encyclopedia … Continue reading Critical Thinking with 1920’s Textbooks →

Create A Map!

Create A Map is a simple, low prep activity that is popular with most age groups. I use this activity when we have a good amount of time to work on it as students often create very detailed maps. In classes where you are regularily teaching this method of map creation can be extended into … Continue reading Create A Map! →