United States · 7–8 yearsPrimary and later accountsFind who made a source, what it records, and what a later writer addsOne screen. The whole class.
Sources and timelines
Sources and timelines: Primary and later accounts → Build a timeline → Compare two sources → Support a conclusion.
Learning goals
- Distinguish an object/account from its later interpretation without automatic truth labels.
- Place dated community events and calculate simple earlier/later relationships.
- Identify agreement/difference in supplied accounts.
- Choose a claim justified by evidence and identify a missing detail.
A suggested order, with freedom to open or replay any available activity. Played activities help teachers continue a sequence; they do not measure mastery.
Open this path in the classroomBefore you begin
- Grade1 chronology, change/continuity and source vs guess.
One computer and a whiteboard or shared display. Pupils participate without accounts. The teacher sets the pace and can repeat or skip each activity.
Primary and later accounts · Free
Distinguish an object/account from its later interpretation without automatic truth labels.
Build a timeline · Free
Place dated community events and calculate simple earlier/later relationships.
Compare two sources · Free
Identify agreement/difference in supplied accounts.
Support a conclusion · Free
Choose a claim justified by evidence and identify a missing detail.
United States · 7–8 yearsPrimary and later accountsFind who made a source, what it records, and what a later writer adds
United States · 7–8 yearsBuild a timelineBuild community timelines and distinguish dates from guesses
United States · 7–8 yearsCompare two sourcesCompare what two accounts say, leave out, or disagree about
United States · 7–8 yearsSupport a conclusionChoose a supported claim and ask for the evidence still missing