In my
opinion, a fantastic way of introducing History in the class in the Social
Science Area is by bringing their own personal history to the class. It is a
way of raising awareness in the students about what the concept of time and
history really implies. We usually do it in two different ways and through two
different activities.
In the
first activity the kids will have to design, complete and decorate their own personal
time line. They have to think about their own past, and about the most
important events that have happened throughout this (short) period of time.
Then they will post these ideas on a poster and explain them marking the events
on the timeline.
The second
activity is the creation of a poster or display about an old loved person in
their family, which is usually a grandfather or grandmother. This way they can
contrast the differences between two periods of time, about the characteristics
that each period have and the differences in education, culture, food and even
politics through history.
It is a
fantastic way for our students to understand how life has changed in the last
50/60 years in Spain and the perfect way to introduce concepts such as:
lifespan, recent history, cultural differences, etc.
Lourdes Santamaría
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