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Ohio History Teaching Ideas

  • Conduct then-and-now studies using the settings of the books.
  • Read nonfiction accounts of settling Ohio and then fictional accounts. Discuss the role of narrative in learning history.
  • Write narratives of other Ohio history events.
  • Select an event or person. Conduct a WWW search to learn about him/her/it.
  • Read the collection of books about early Ohioans. Characterize them, their life styles.


    Related WWW sites: [general suggestion: Go to Yahoo.com; search on Ohio History]

    http://ohiohistory.org This is the Ohio Historical Society's main WWW site. Lots is here, including a site about the African-American Experience in Ohio and a listing of places in Ohio that are part of the National Register of Historic Places.

    http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/build Called the "Evolution of Ohio," this site offers maps and charts by section of the state that trace all aspects of development.

    http://ohiobio.org Here you will find brief biographies of many famous Ohioans. The site is searchable by county, name, or occupation.

    http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5870 Called "Hillbilly Bear's Regional History of Appalachian Ohio," the site is just that.

    http://www.ohiokids.org/ohc This is the site for the Ohio History Central online encyclopedia.


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