Flashback History

Flashback History is a set of nine titles that describe the lifestyles of people in different parts of the world throughout history. From farming to education, as well as art, religion, inventions, and how people spent their spare time, these books cover each topic briefly with many graphics that provide specific examples.

In each title, a timeline of events related to the specific group of people is presented, as well as a listing of events happening in other parts of the world at the same time. This is particularly useful to the middle school social studies curriculum as it will allow our students to connect new information to knowledge they have previously learned and to get a better perspective of the world as whole. In addition, vocabulary words are in bold text and a glossary and an index are provided at the end of each book.

Social Studies Curriculum Connections:

In the seventh grade Social Studies curriculum, the following scaffolding questions are presented for unit two:

What was life like in Ancient Egypt, India, and China?
What roles did government and religion play in shaping the culture of Ancient Egypt, India, and China?
What role does religion play in a civilization?

Using Flashback History: Egyptians, students can explore these questions as they relate to Egypt, thus gaining additional knowledge and understanding of the topics they are learning in class.

Common Core State Standard Connections:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH-6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH-6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

In addition to Egyptians, this series explores Amazonian Indians, Aztecs, Celts, Greeks, Inuit, Plains Indians, Prehistoric People, and Vikings, so there are many additional connections to middle school studies throughout the series.

Flashback History books can be found at the Alternative Learning Program, Hillside Middle School, Maple Street Magnet, and *Milwood Magnet (*excluding Aztecs).