Discovery Education is a ton of fun! I'm so glad we learned about this resource in this course! I know I will use it a lot this year.
One of the things that really gets kids excited about 6th grade social studies is the idea of discovery. I'd use this video about The Ice Man to get kids interested in the ancient civilizations. There is a nice reading that would compliment this in one of our social studies textbooks as well, so that's a good tie in!
I liked the Three Truths...One Lie strategy for helping kids zero in on the important details in a piece of media. Sixth graders can be pretty passive consumers, so this would help them find the key points. I especially liked the idea of having them create their own Three Truths...One Lie once they got used to the strategy.
I built a board about Mesopotamia that I think I will actually use. The first video I found will get the kids thinking about what constitutes a civilization. Then they can watch another video specifically about Mesopotamia. And there is a reading I like to use with the kids that I've attached. I hope the board will really help them think about the beginnings of civilization. I'll have them keep their notes in their SS notebook on Notability.
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