Covered in Time and History: The Films of Ana Mendieta // October 16, 2018–January 27, 2019

Medieval Chemistry and Homeschool History. Science wasn't really dead during the Middle Age, it's just people fanaticized about turning items to gold.

I attempted to do a wall timeline with Caroline a number of years ago. For a variety of reasons, it did not work for her. I think part of it was her age, part of it was her learning challenges, and part of it was the layout. However, I believe a timeline can be a

Do you need a homeschool history curriculum for elementary kids? I'm sharing my secrets and resources for creating a love of history in your homeschool!

Learning about the Renaissance? This Renaissance worksheet lends extra help remembering important people, places, and things of this important time in history.

Are you studying the Middle Ages or Medieval/Renaissance Times in your history this year? Maybe your children are just fascinated with princesses, knights and dragons. I love finding printables to supplement what we are studying in our homeschool, or to help peak my children's interest in a specific subject.

Get hands-on with these history activities for preschool and kindergarten! Here are crafts, books, and more for bringing history alive.

The Middle Ages and Medieval time period is so fascinating and kids really enjoy learning about it in history studies.

There's no shortage of great history options for homeschooling families, but The Mystery of History is the only one of those options with a permanent place in our homeschool. Today I want to share an overview of our favorite homeschool history curriculum, but also why we choose it year after year.

Teaching the geologic time scale has always posed a bit of a problem for me in my Biology classes. My students don't need the depth of knowledge that they might get in an Earth Science class. On the other hand, the concept of geologic time and the appearance and evolution of life on Earth is VERY important to my class. One of my most favorite sayings, "Nothing in Biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" (Theodosius Dobzhansky, American Biology Teacher, 1973.) is a mantra in my classes. We can't teach cellular respiration without the concept of endosymbiosis, and we can't teach endosymbiosis until our students know the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, etc, etc, etc. The history of life on Earth is (or should be!) woven into every single lesson we teach in a Biology class. Then "What's the problem?" you might be asking yourself. My problem is time. Not geologic time; just time to teach. It is a real struggle to cover everything in a year that needs to be covered! My solution was to find a way to quickly cover the concepts of geologic time and the evolution of life on Earth, without taking weeks to do so. Here are my goals. I want my students to: Know was is meant by the "geologic time scale." Be able to visualize the enormity of geologic time. Know when life first appeared on Earth. Know the order in which various life forms appeared. Know the importance of fossils, especially traditional fossils, to the study of evolution. Understand how scientists are able to date fossils that are found in various rock strata. Understand the relationship between mass extinctions and adaptive radiations. Have a clear and concise understanding of what happens in each era of Earth's history. I am extremely pleased with the activity I put together to accomplish these goals. This resource can be used in conjunction with your other lessons and materials you use on this topic, OR, (and here is the best part!) it can be used as a stand-alone activity that quickly covers the above topics in just a couple of class periods. The printable version is perfect for traditional classroom settings, but there is also a digital Google Apps version for distance learning and 1:1 schools. If you need to teach this fast, this is the activity for you! What concepts are covered in this resource? Definition of the geologic time scale. How the geologic time scale was developed by scientists. Relative dating and Radioactive dating. Earth’s history is divided into 4 Eras which are subdivided into smaller periods. How to read the information on the geologic time scale reference table. Comparing lengths of geologic time. The order of events in the evolution of life on Earth. Transitional fossils. Estimating the age of organisms based on relative dating. Rock strata. What will the students be doing? Students complete a 6-page handout on the geologic time scale and complete a 2-page timeline of the history of life on Earth. Students make a circle graph of the time spent in each era. Students use the included Geologic Time Scale Reference Table to answer a series of 30 problem solving questions. Students make a scale diagram showing the length of each era. Students look at pictures to evaluate characteristics of certain organisms. Students complete a relative dating cut and paste activity. Students using relative dating to estimate the age of certain organisms. Students complete a 2-page cut and paste timeline activity showing the evolution of life on Earth. Students are guided through an exercise that allows them to compare all of Earth’s history to one calendar year. As much as I love teaching these topics, there is a limit to what we can expect our students to absorb. We can't ask them to learn every event in every era, period, and epoch in geologic time. I have certain key events that I want my students to know, so I put together a one-page table outlining the most important events in Earth's history. The beauty of this resource is that with this one-page reference table the activity can be used as a stand-alone lesson. The students don't need prior knowledge or prior teaching. This lesson can be completed in two 1-hour class periods right before you begin your units on evolution. I would suggest having a biology textbook handy if students are seeing this information for the first time. There may be a few vocabulary words that they would need to look up. If you are in a big time crunch, let the students work in groups for one class period, and complete complete unfinished portions for homework. You can find this activity in my TpT store by clicking this link, and here is what you can expect to find included: 6-Page printable and editable student worksheet set 1-Page Geologic Time Scale Reference Table 2-Page Timeline Worksheet 8-Page Teacher Guide and Answer Keys All images needed for the "cut and paste" portions of the activity. Paperless digital google apps version for use in Google Drive, Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, or similar. I hope this article has given you something to think about, and some new ideas on how to teach geologic time to your biology or life science students. Have fun teaching!

Knights & Castles are fun to learn about in this Middle Ages for Kids, FREE 5 week unit that includes crafts, hands-on activities, free printables and more!

Need ideas for a hands-on, literature-based Middle Ages unit study? This post has got you covered with projects, literature lists and resources.

When you look at a map of the world, what do you see? Probably the continents and the ocean, right?

Kindern das Zeitgefühl beibringen ? Wilma Wochenwurm hilft, sich heute - gestern - morgen, gut merken zu können! Für Kinder in Kita, Kindergarten & Grundschule

History is my passion; I love history! And yet, I really don't like textbooks. Here are 30+ ways to teach history without a textbook, from books to cooking, and more!

Our free printable Old Testament Bible timeline for kids is perfect for teaching children the history of the Bible. This timeline allows them to easily visualize the history of the Bible from Creation to the time of Christ.

Explore all these Greek Mythology Resources and FREE Printables we found for you! There are printables, crafts, games, coloring pages, and more.

It's a timing thing. What is a "Timing Chart?" Timing charts determine the spacing of breakdown and inbetween frames between two keyframes/extremes of animation.

Integrating art and content in the ELA classroom. Tips and resources.

With so many unique animals and landmarks to learn about, your kids will have a great time with this FREE Australia Lapbook + Flip Book!

Use these 7 continents worksheet pagges to teach elementary age about CONTINENTS for kids. Grab continents book printable!

Inside: Nazca Lines craft for kids learning about Peruvian culture and history. It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, 2017! At the end of this post, find our Multicultural Kid Blogs HHM giveaway for some fun prizes. Today I’m sharing an exploratory Nazca lines craft. The project gives hands-on feel for these marvels of Peru, and how they were

A wonderful free collection of vintage educational posters including the complete Adolphe Millot collection of natural history illustrations.

I’ve been spending some serious amounts of time this summer leading conversations around the country focused on the integration of social studies and literacy. And for the last few years, I…

We have been doing some fascinating activities for our Medieval History unit, (Viking Runes, Medieval Illuminations, and our own homemade Medieval Subtleties) but this craft or "craftivity" turned out the most beautiful of all. We created our own stained glass windows! This is an easy activity, especially if you purchase our premade Medieval Window packet which includes 4 possible designs for your students to choose from to make their window. You will also need a transparency sheet (or some recycled flat plastic), a sharpie, food coloring and glue. And some Q-tips. Because we always fall back on Q-tips as an easy go-to paintbrush for these kinds of activities. After drawing the designs on the transparencies with black sharpies, we cut out our window shapes. And we began to fill in the window shapes with our glue paint. To make it easier, we cut out our paper design and taped it, along with the transparency to the table. It kept our image stable while the kids filled in the colors. After the colored glue had dried, we cut out our window edging and glued it over the glass. An optional idea is to go over the top of the sharpie with black puffy paint. This raised black edging makes the stained glass really pop. It feels just like the leaded glass stained windows you might see in an old church or heraldic window. The finished product is tacked to the window so that the light can stream through, just like it streamed through Medieval stained glass windows, many years ago. A beautiful finished product! Check out our packet that includes everything you need to create this craft, here in our store. Reviews "My students were completely engaged and created a great deal of stained glass with this project. We researched how stained glass was made with Medieval techniques (the V&A Museum has a fantastic video!) and then we got to work, having unearthed a box of old transparencies, which I think really makes this project. We also were creating them for our Medieval Faire for our K-3rd graders and they found the stained glass captivating. I would have never guessed they would have looked so good! Excellent lesson!" --- Anne C. "Loved the informational text. It was so helpful. The activity wasn't as engaging as I'd hoped, but it was still worth the purchase." --- Get Schooled "We a learning about the role of churches during the Medieval time period so this is a great supplemental for us and a nice break from the heavy reading and material. The students enjoyed creating these." --- Pham-tastic Teaching "One of the better stained-glass projects I've seen. Worked greatly for my A&H class!" --- Eli Edwards "We used the patterns to make our own stained glass. We used sharpies instead of glue and they came out beautifully." --- Tippecanoe "I used this resource to supplement what we were learning in class. My students loved the activity?" --- Wendy E. "This was a fun activity to do in my summer program during medieval week." --- Karen C. "My students really enjoyed making them, and were so proud of the outcome. We did what someone else suggested and just used permanent sharpies. They look awesome!" --- Randy Bland "My students loved this activity! We completed it in the middle of our Middle Ages reading unit. To make them even more stained glass in appearance, they lightly used a cotton ball to spread vegetable oil on the back to make them translucent." --- Dayna K. Check out our packet that includes everything you need to create this craft, here in our store.

I have just finished a puzzle activity on two-step equations. This is a fun activity that your students will love! Students will be...

Free printable Bible Timeline Cards and Pages. This set includes Biblical and Word History from Creation to the Resurrection.

I have to be honest with you. I am not a history buff. I find it fascinating and interesting and I truly am learning more than I ever did when I was in school. However, I’m still not good at remembering dates and timelines. But that doesn’t mean I don’t teach them to my children....

Check out these fun medieval crafts! Learn about the middle ages for kids with these fun crafts. These medieval crafts are great for kids of all ages. Try

Timelines are amazing tools for visual learners, but there are ways of teaching through history timelines that appeal to all learning styles. Sponsored post

Do you struggle to find the time to teach your students about important events in history? Your students are going to love delving into a daily bit of history when you use This Day in History monthly calendar numbers. This Day in History calendar introduces your students to an event that happened on that particular day sometime in history. Your students will love the anticipation of learning what event took place on that day. This Day in History is a FULL YEAR calendar resource that is great to use on its own or in conjunction with This Day in History Bell Ringers resource. This companion resource includes a full year of morning work covering these same events in more detail. The morning work contains questions related to comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, and more: This Day in History Classroom Calendar resource includes: Calendar title: “ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY” 365 calendar cards (all 12 months included) Months Days of the week  ⚠️ IMPORTANT:  While there is history from many different countries included in the cards, a lot of the cards reflect American history, and would probably serve better for those teaching in American schools. Also, while I shied away from most murders and other gruesome events, there are a few included that I felt were important to history (assassination of a president, etc.) For this reason, I wouldn't suggest this resource to anyone under fourth grade (maybe even fifth). Please note: Each calendar number measures roughly 4" wide and 4 1/4" tall. Because I needed to make the numbers large enough to read the text, these will not fit on a standard calendar poster like you would get from a teacher supply store. I just make my own background with squares of colored paper in a grid, or you could use marker or tape to get that same effect.

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This historic London itinerary will take you on a self-guided tour, revealing the highlights of London's past. From the City to Whitehall, it's a great one.