Slavery. The births of Argentina and Brazil. The Industrial Revolution.

Are your students' eyes glazed over yet? Studying the past can involve a wearying barrage of names, dates, and far-away forces. But those events were very real and life-changing for thousands of people. To allow your students to imagine what life must have been like in the past, Deana encourages hands-on activities. Whether making a map of South America with coffee beans or weaving a bookmark from cotton they've processed themselves, students will grow in their empathy with and interest in the people of the past.

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