How can I make my high school history interesting?

How can I make my high school history interesting?

5 ways to make history “fun”

1. Share your sources. Ask your audience questions and get them looking at the evidence.
2. Make a personal connection. I wrote about personal primary sources a bit ago. That can look like this and this.
3. Introduce the unexpected.
4. Never forget people stories.
5. Find ways to convey your joy.

What do you think are the big ideas of Canadian history?

“The great themes of Canadian history are as follows: Keeping the Americans out, keeping the French in, and trying to get the Natives to somehow disappear” – Will Ferguson, Canadian author and satirist.

What lessons can we learn from Canadian history?

Six Historical Critical Thinking Concepts to Consider While Teaching Canadian History

• 1 – Historical Significance.
• 2 – Primary Source Evidence.
• 3 – Continuity and Change.
• 4 – Cause & Consequence.
• 5 – Historical Perspectives.
• 6 – Ethics.

How do you make history not boring?

5 Ways to Stop Making History so Freaking Boring

1. I didn’t care—At all. We’d have the time-old discussion about why we learn history.
2. (1) Stop with the cliches and the gimmicks.
3. (2) Put the “social” back in “social studies”
4. (3) Turn it into a story.
5. (4) Make it personal.

What are some fun ways to learn history?

Here are ten fun ways to try:

• Historical Atlases. Learning history through hardbound history textbooks can be confusing.
• Watching Historical Movies.
• Reading Inspiring Autobiographies.
• Visiting Museums.
• Touring Historical Places.
• Attending Cultural Events.
• Tracing Your Family’s Historical Roots.
• Cooking Historical Recipes.

What is the most significant event in Canadian history?

• 10 Most Important Events in Canadian History.
• Confederation, 1867.
• The sinking of the Titanic, 1912.
• The Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917.
• Women at the Voting Booths, 1918.
• Discovery of Insulin, 1922.
• The Great Depression, 1929.
• Second World War, 1939.

What are 3 key events that shaped the identity of Canada?

12 Military Events That Shaped Canada

• The Northwest Rebellion, 1885.
• The South African War, 1899-1902.
• Conscription, 1917.
• The Hundred Days, 1918.
• The Conscription Plebiscite, 1942.
• First Canadian Army, 1942.
• Liberation of the Netherlands, 1945.
• The Cold War, Mid- to late-20th century.

What bad things did Canada do in ww2?

During the war, Canada was subject to direct attack in the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and in the shelling of a lighthouse at Estevan Point in British Columbia. The financial cost was $21.8 billion between 1939 and 1950. By the end of the war Canada had the world’s fourth largest air force, and fifth largest navy.

Why was Canada unprepared for ww2?

Canada was unprepared for war. The regular army of 4500 men, augmented by 51,000 partly-trained reservists, possessed virtually no modern equipment. The air force had fewer than 20 modern combat aircraft while the navy’s combat potential consisted of only six destroyers, the smallest class of ocean-going warships.