Historical Objects Lesson Plan

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During this lesson, students explore how objects can be used to learn about people, places, and events from the past. Students work together to examine objects and try to unravel the stories they represent. Through this process, students begin to understand some of the strategies that historians use to learn about the past.  

Topic
  • History
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Family Engagement

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National Federation of Temple Youth at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

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