Historical thinking skills

Are you struggling with developing engaging lessons for your middle and high students focusing on historical thinking skills? There are lots...

The past is everything that ever happened to anyone, anywhere. There is too much history to remember all of it. And new “history” is being created every day. We put considerable effort into learning and remembering that which is historically significant, but have you considered how are those choices made? People who do not think...

As I mentioned in my recent post about rote memorization, I want my students to grasp the “big picture” of US History: What do we need to hold on to twenty years from now that will make…

This website talks about students having historical thinking skills and disciplinary literacy when learning social studies through using primary sources. It also does a great job covering some of the challenges you might face with this strategy in the classroom.

The words that are included on this poster are key skills that students work on developing in their history classes. For students to become more familiar with them, this poster works as a resource for students and teachers to use for students to become more comforatble with the concepts, and grow in their ability to do them.

When educational leaders are not subject experts we get a confusing skill set structure that reduces the skills necessary for specific subjects. In an effort to redirect educators to think about the correct skillset for their subjects I explore Chronological Thinking, a fun and important history skill. Read more on the blog. #tptblog #historyteachers #historyskills #historyresources #chronology #thinkingskills

Looking for ways to teach critical thinking skills in social studies? These low-prep activities help get students thinking critically about history.

Historical thinking skills have essentially been replaced by skills from other disciplines which has added to the entire social studies curriculum being constantly evaluated for its purpose and importance in public schools. The study of history will never yield what it should if you don't study it with the correct thinking skills. #tptblog #teacherspayteachers #socialstudies #whystudyhistory #thinking #skillbuilding #criticalthinking

Via @ashleyhhurley: Great chart to help students think like a historian. #edchat #sschat #ClassroomQuestioning

21st century History classes no longer focus on memorization. Now that we're teaching students to think historically; how do teachers assess that thinking?