We at Getarchive are experimenting with different ways of increasing the visual richness of educational materials: Please have a look at how you can easily embed large public domain collections into your blogs and web pages. You probably know that we created the largest online repository of public domain images: Picryl and working on another app that will …
We have taken another step in our efforts to increase the visual richness of educational materials: Please have a look at 6 minutes video about Andrew Jackson’s early life. We find it quite easy to perceive. This lesson is a collaboration effort between GetArchive and the popular educational project “Reading Through History” that was founded …
1929 It was 1929, and the Great Depression began. Families weren’t able to pay their bills, businesses collapsed, farmers were not able to borrow to raise money for a crop. The Great Depression caused so much misery and pain to each and every U.S. citizen that it is still remembered as the darkest period in …
Here is a fun exercise idea – identify the cute animal in the photo! Great photos of foxes, squirrels, horses, toucans, pigs, monkeys and more! Kids usually love the fun slideshows and will scream out the names of their favorite animals! Lesson prep: Step 1: Go to picryl.com and search for keyword “animals”. Step 2: …
In colonial America, broadsides delivered the latest news and much more: government proclamations, public service announcements, opinion papers, advertisements, and entertainment updates. Colonial broadsides address virtually every aspect of the American Revolution, providing a wide range of suitable classroom topics. In this lesson, students will use the resources from the Library of Congress collections to …
Identify the musical instruments played in the images! Lesson idea – Learn the names of the instruments! STEP 1: First, go to picryl.com and search for the keyword “musical instruments”. STEP 2: Click on the images and learn the names of the instruments. Recognize and name the instrument! It’s extra fun to learn the …
Find famous historical people, identify who they are and what significance they had in history. Look at familiar and rare photos of historical figures. Perfect for Social Studies extra curriculum activity. Lesson Plan: Step 1: Go to picryl.com create a collection of famous people. Cover the people recently mentioned in classes for best results. Step 2: …
American colonists forced the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act in 1766 but in the succeeding years, similar taxes were levied by British Parliament and protested by many Americans. The American Revolution brewed in a context of Americans’ concern over contemporary events as well as awareness of historic precedents. Mindful of both, the founding …
Identify the famous places in the images! Great exercise as an addition to Social Studies for Grades 1-4. Featuring locations such as Taj Mahal, The Leaning Tower of Piza, The Great Wall of China, Eiffel Towel, Niagara Falls, Angkor Wat, The Monument Valley, Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, Stone Hedge and more… Lesson idea – Identify …
How progressive reformers used the public outrage over Upton Sinclair’s book In this lesson, students learn how Progressive reformers in government used the public outrage over Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle as a catalyst for legislation. The story of how two progressives, Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey W. Wiley, worked together within the federal government is …