Hey Lauren, I am making the jump from elementary to middle school and will be teaching US history. I found your US history blog which led me here. Great post by the way, it is so important to teach the "sinner and saint" in every person, in every idea, and in every history. I have experience with this at an elementary level. In your experience, what is the difference between teaching in this way between elementary and middle and high school? Also, do you know of any resources which talk about teaching US history to middle schoolers vs. high schoolers? Thanks!
I've written quite a few other articles for Middle Web. It's a great resource for middle school teachers--other bloggers who write there about teaching history, and other articles about middle schoolers in general. Also, I am planning on starting another newsletter specifically about teaching US history. So stay tuned for that.
Hey Lauren, I am making the jump from elementary to middle school and will be teaching US history. I found your US history blog which led me here. Great post by the way, it is so important to teach the "sinner and saint" in every person, in every idea, and in every history. I have experience with this at an elementary level. In your experience, what is the difference between teaching in this way between elementary and middle and high school? Also, do you know of any resources which talk about teaching US history to middle schoolers vs. high schoolers? Thanks!
For starters, check out a post I wrote for Middle Web: https://www.middleweb.com/31142/why-i-love-teaching-middle-school-history/. And this one: https://www.middleweb.com/22667/3-ideas-to-better-prepare-history-students/
I've written quite a few other articles for Middle Web. It's a great resource for middle school teachers--other bloggers who write there about teaching history, and other articles about middle schoolers in general. Also, I am planning on starting another newsletter specifically about teaching US history. So stay tuned for that.