Why Use Primary Sources in the Elementary Classroom? Colorado Council for the Social Studies Conference April 14, 2017

Introductions Kile Clabaugh, Project Coordinator, Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region Stephanie Hartman, Social Studies Content Specialist, CDE Introductions

Session Overview What are primary sources Strategies for using primary sources Resources for using primary sources in the elementary classroom Session Overview

Primary Sources Tell the Story of the People Who Lived History

Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience. Definition

Strategies Using primary sources in the elementary classroom: Zoom – In http://bit.ly/ZoomInCCSS What’s the Story - http://bit.ly/2oZla3d Write Around - http://bit.ly/2nygPXA Strategies

The Primary Source Set Project Requests from teachers in the field A group of educators were invited to create primary source sets for grades K-6. The result… over 25 primary source sets for elementary teachers will be available by the end of the summer! The Primary Source Set Project

Primary Source Analysis Sheets In the early planning stages of this project, we noticed that there weren’t any Primary Source Analysis Worksheets geared towards elementary students….. So, we created some! Primary Source Analysis Sheets

Website http://www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstudies/pssets

What is a Primary Source Set? The primary source sets are comprised of three parts:   Lesson Overview Primary Source Set and Lesson Ideas Resource Set What is a Primary Source Set?

Lesson Overview

Primary Source Set & Lesson Ideas Elements: Essential Question(s) Sources Background knowledge for teachers Building background knowledge for students Strategy instruction (ideas/suggestions for ways to use the primary sources) Differentiation Discussion Assessment Colorado Academic Standards Sample activities Additional sources Primary Source Set & Lesson Ideas

Resource Set

http://www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstudies/pssets

All of today’s materials can be found in a GOOGLE Folder at the following URL: http://bit.ly/CCSS2017 Questions?