We love teaching historical fiction in our classrooms because it illuminates time periods, helps us integrate the curriculum, and enriches social studies.
Our students are fourth graders at a public school in Wake County, NC.
They are voracious readers and are eager to learn. As long as we have the resources available, our students will take over the learning. Our school sets high standards for all students and works hard to differentiate instruction for everyone.
My Project
Our students are eager to read and will benefit from having enough of one text to read in a "book club"-like setting. They will learn a lot more by reading a historical fiction novel together as opposed to reading the same book, but by themselves. Some kids come to class with a deep background knowledge to draw upon, while others have just shallow reservoirs. Working in a group setting on the same novel will level the playing field.
Reading historical fiction piques curiosity and promotes academic equity because comparing books from one unit to the next provides kids with equal opportunities to develop historical analogies.
In addition, it connects social studies learning to the rest of our school day. Historical fiction, while enhancing understanding of the past, can help you integrate social studies across the curriculum.
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