U.S. History Activities: Interactive Learning Strategies and Enrichment Projects

This activity book contains simulations, role-plays, historical and contemporary debates as well as art, writing, oral history and cooperative-learning projects. Expanding learning beyond the textbook, these active-learning strategies include critical thinking and decision-making and will engage students in understanding key concepts, events, and issues. These activities can be used in any authentic or performance-based assessment program.

John Zola taught high school and middle school history and social studies for 32 years in Wisconsin and Colorado. He also taught social studies methods courses at the University of Colorado-Boulder; as well as conducted a broad range of professional development workshops and authored curriculum on a variety of social studies topics.