Jump Back in Time: A Living History Resource

by Carol Peterson

Gather your students and jump back in time to experience what life was like back then. During each day of immersion, students rotate through 14-18 stations of math and vocabulary activities, games, crafts, costumes, and food. Explore legends, songs, maps, and historical events along the way to understand specific times and places in history. Elementary teachers, librarians, youth leaders, and home schoolers will appreciate this complete and creative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591580676
• ISBN13: 9781591580676
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Teachers will love this

This book offers just what kids love--hands-on activities that allow them to be creative and have a lot of fun while learning about other cultures. Normally it takes teachers inordinate amounts of time to research and design such activities. Carol Peterson has done that and wrapped it all up in one neat, ready-to-go package. If I were still teaching, I'd definitely use this in my classroom.

An Valuable Resource for Teachers and Parents

Author Carol Peterson has created a winner in this guide to creating living history events for children. Peterson takes three historical themes--ancient cultures, Native American culture, Colonial America, and Pioneers--and deftly uses a combination of crafts, games, recipes, legends, and songs to give children experiences they'll never draw from a textbook. Teachers, home-schooling parents, scouting leaders, and camp counselors will find this book brimming with creative projects. "Jump Back in Time" can be used on many levels--as a resource for school-wide or organization-wide events, classroom-level activities, or with individual kids. Parents will find great ideas for doing a little "stealth educating" while playing with their kids. As an educator, I highly recommend this book.