What is History?
History is ________.
Events that happened in the past.
How did people go from place to place before there were cars?
Walking or on horses
President's Day is a day where we celebrate _______.
Past presidents
Who was George Washington?
The first President of the United States
A biography is a book about _________.
A real person's life.
Can history be about all people, places, and events?
Yes.
What did people use to light their homes before light bulbs?
Candles
Does every country celebrate Thanksgiving?
No.
What did Rosa Parks do?
Refused to give up her seat on the bus.
"The story of Abraham Lincoln" is a ________.
Biography.
True or false: You and I have made history.
True!
Instead of writing letters, now when we want to talk to someone far away we use _____.
cell phones.
Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?
Abraham Lincoln was the ___ president.
16th
Historical fiction means that the events that happened in the book _____ have happened in real life.
Could
When we write down events from the past we are _________.
Recording history
True or false: Long ago people had use buckets and get water from the river to use in their homes.
Why do we have holidays?
To celebrate and remember important people and events.
Who fought for Women's right to vote?
Susan B. Anthony
The book, "If you were a kid on the Oregon Trial" is an example of _______.
Historical Fiction.
How can we learn about history?
Reading books, hearing stories, looking at pictures, talking to people
What is one thing we have today that people did not have long ago?
(Cell phones, cars, microwaves, Air Conditioning, running water, schools, sports games)
See boards for answers and discussion.
What holiday remembers the soldiers who died fighting for our country?
Memorial Day.
What did Martin Luther King Junior's speech start with?
"I have a dream"
True or false: Famous people in history can only be read about in biographies.
False