Henrico Staff Development

In Mrs. Craver’s world history class, the children traveled back in time to ancient Mesopotamia (WHI.3) to serve as consultants to village elders who were confronting big problems with their food supplies.  The kids analyzed information about the main problem in groups, then recommended a possible solution (critical thinking).  The village elders (Mrs. Craver with the actual historical decision) then made their decisions based on the recommendations.

Since the students had recorded their own proposals and rationales rather than the historical decision, the teacher had them create a Comic Life to portray the actual series of problems and solutions from history.  This was a cause and effect, review assignment used as a follow up activity to an experiential exercise in class.