Activity

Oral Interviews

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Show class members how personal history can be using an oral interview project. Even the youngest learners engage with history using a resource to create and execute interviews with members of their community. The activity walks a class through generating topics and questions, as well as structuring the interview. Afterward, children share what they learned.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Create an opportunity for pupils to interview members of the school community to compile an oral history of your school
  • Use project to build speaking and listening skills
Classroom Considerations
  • Project may require class members to interview people off campus, so check school and district policies
Pros
  • Resource includes all necessary materials to use the project
  • Project is easily adaptable to a variety of subjects in the lower grades
Cons
  • None