The active learning methodology of the school encourages dynamic activities, which are also applied to Inquiry Units related to History
To explain the thousands of years of World History, from Prehistory to the Contemporary Age, 2nd-grade teachers have developed a series of dynamic activities in which students become the protagonists of different milestones that have marked the course of time.
In chronological order, they have developed four activities with a strong active character. In the beginnings of Prehistory, they lived like the first humans who made tools with natural materials and hunted; additionally, since they were nomads, the students traveled throughout the school to understand that prehistoric humans did not have a home.
To understand the Ancient Age, they represented the three great civilizations: Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians, reenacting different battles to conquer territories and wealth, as the objective of the era was expansion.
During the Medieval period, the students identified with the feudal society of kings, nobles, knights, and peasants, and understood what the vassalage pact between them was.
To understand the great step towards the Modern Age, they dramatized the discovery of America, and thanks to the continent's natives, they learned about new foods such as cocoa and potatoes.
And how to explain the Contemporary Age? In reality, the present will also be part of History, and we want our students to make history, so we have invited them to be active members of society, to make the world a better place.
They are now the true protagonists, and the change is in their hands. As teachers, we have encouraged them to go out into the world and give their best.
Go for it, boys!