With this volume, Dr. Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek thoughtfully guide teachers through three distinct topics: the Industrial Revolution, Ellis Island, and the Roaring Twenties & the Great Depression. It features expansive, multi-dimensional learning tools to support classroom teaching, including Industrial Revolution simulations, an Ellis Island roleplay that teaches students about immigration, an interactive stock market game, and the opportunity to create a 1920s- and 1930s-style radio broadcast.
The hybrid print-and-online platforms offer distinctive resources and opportunities for every type of learner. An easy-to-navigate companion website to the Walking Through History series hosts a wide range of content to enhance student emersion in the subject matter, including:
plays
debates
discussions
simulations
reenactments
city council hearings
law and judicial cases
military strategies
engineering and architecture
poems, poetry, prose
text at multiple reading levels
art projects
journal and reflection prompts
rubrics
peer assessment forms
unit and final exams
The volume brings materials from across this period of American history to life by stimulating and cultivating students’ imaginations.
The series Walking Through History presents student-centered, hands-on activities, active simulations, debates, and discussions, which provide an unparalleled engaging learning experience. Its objective is for students to walk in another’s shoes through lessons based on a particular historical period. Field-tested and proven teaching strategies for virtual and in-person classrooms are highlighted across the series. These books are specifically designed to be used with whiteboard and other interactive tools. Notably, this updated Exploring History series features content that has been recognized with distinguished awards from the:
Middle States Council for the Social Studies
New York State Council for the Social Studies
National Association for Gifted Children