Did the signers of the Declaration really lose everything? Was Hancock’s famous signature actually an act of defiance? Did the signing even happen on July 4?
The answer to all three is more complicated than you think and more interesting.
The Signers’ Sacrifice gives students 12 myth investigations, 3 investigative roles, and the most important question in historical thinking: why did we need this story to be bigger than the truth?
Grades 3–12. Print and go. Works for classrooms and homeschools.
Teach sophisticated historical thinking through food historiography! This 106-page toolkit shows students grades K-12 how to analyze historical recipes as primary sources revealing economic pressure, daily realities, and the context behind historical decisions.
Includes complete theoretical framework, two ready-to-teach lesson plans (Colonial & Great Depression), grade-level adaptations K-12, student worksheets, assessment rubrics, and flexible implementation for classrooms, homeschools, and co-ops. Uses the Four Lenses framework (Economic, Technological, Social/Cultural, Policy) to develop critical thinking, primary source analysis, and evidence-based argumentation.
Transform your Great Depression unit with this comprehensive primary source learning pack featuring authentic historical documents from 1929-1939. Perfect for developing critical thinking skills through Document-Based Question (DBQ) methodology. What’s Included: 5 Core Primary Sources (suitable for all grades 3-12) Grade-specific scaffolded documents for Elementary, Middle, and High School Detailed teacher manual with educational…
Explore religious persecution in Colonial America with this engaging DBQ for grades 6-12.
Students analyze primary sources on the Salem Witch Trials, Quaker persecution, and Puritan life, answering 21 questions to uncover the impact of fear and intolerance.
Includes a graphic organizer and essay prompt. Perfect for history classes or homeschooling. Digital PDF, 20 pages.
Transform fiction into history with these immersive ‘primary sources’ from Roz’s world! Discover what REALLY happened to Roz through shipping manifests, field notes, and secret memos.
Analyze. Debate. Create. Bringing document-based learning to your Wild Robot novel study — Turn passive readers into active investigators with this document-based learning adventure.
Perfect for homeschool or classroom: The Wild Robot document analysis that students love.
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