May activities

I guess the saying better late than never could be my motto. End of the year responsibilities have just taken everything out of me. After finally reading the assignment, I found I really did enjoy what I read. I teach Kindergarten so the format of the book was right up my alley. It was very easy reading that I think children would enjoy reading. The format was really very appealing to me because it contained so many facts that I didn't know. History was not my favorite subject in school but if I would have had it presented to me in this way, I may have liked it more! We do have a Social Studies series that is more hands on. I learned so many amazing facts in this book. I found myself wanting to read every little tidbit on the page. I also think that this format relates to current brain research presenting the facts and also adding some fun and creative stories for the creative side of our brains. All and all I found Hakim's book was very interesting and would be a great resource to use in any History class.