Breaking Away from the Textbook: Creative Ways to Teach World History (Breaking Away from the Textbook)

Teaching history should not be reciting an endless list of dead men, entombed between the covers of a textbook. Instead, Breaking Away from the Textbook offers a fascinating journey through world history. Not a comprehensive, theory-heavy guide, this book focuses on: active classroom activities, methods for students to grapple with humanity's issues innovative ways to show students the relevance of the past to the world today The key to this wonderful work is its incorporation of various disciplines including art, music, and writing to create a fun and active classroom. Volume 1 covers prehistory to the Renaissance and Volume 2 covers the Enlightenment to the 20th century. Includes pictures and drawings, appendices, indices, maps, and a bibliography. Volume 3, More Creative Ways to Teach World History covers ancient times through the 20th century and beyond. Appropriate for all grade levels.