Today marks the very last Monday Mix-ins for the school year, and so we have a few fun extra things to share. This is only a short list (there is SO much to explore online!) but it can serve as a bit of a review of the year, or if you don’t feel like checking these out this week, perhaps over the summer you might enjoy the following:
VIDEOS:
If your kids like music, here’s a selection of videos made by history teachers featuring parodies of songs to teach about historical characters:
Renaissance Man – a quick overview of some of the prominent men of the Renaissance, set to “Blister in the Sun” by the Violent Femmes:
Here are links to several more that relate to our history this past year:
- Gutenberg – set to “Sunday Girl” by Blondie
- Copernicus – set to “Because” by the Beatles
- The Crusades – set to “Eyes Without a Face” by Billy Idol
- Henry VIII –set to “Money, Money, Money” by ABBA
- Elizabeth I – set to “She's Not There” by the Zombies
- Shakespeare – set to “Shayla” by Blondie
- Martin Luther – set to “Manic Monday” by the Bangles
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – remember this fun song from They Might Be Giants? Here’s the video:
And here’s a link to their YouTube Kid page, if you want more silly but educational videos.
Colonial America videos and activities – Here’s a collection of “vintage videos” from Have Fun With History.
WEBSITE:
Teaching History with 100 Objects – This is a cool site! It features one hundred objects from museums across the UK with resources, information and teaching ideas to inspire an interest in history. Browse through these interesting items, and learn more about them if you want. (There are several objects related to Charles II and the Restoration period.)
