One of my main goals as a history teacher is to make learning as authentic and engaging as possible for my students. Let’s be honest. They aren’t interested in all the nitty-gritty details. What really captures their attention is getting a sense of what life was like in previous time periods and how people reacted to the events of the time. When my students can connect with those reactions or understand what individuals from the past felt, history becomes so much more alive than simply reading from a textbook. Today, I’m sharing how I use political cartoons as primary sources to help bring history to life in my classroom!
