Image from www.mission-us.org
Attention Social Studies Teachers
Grades 3-12
Mission US is an interactive online game that could be thought of as an online "choose your own adventure" which places the student in a time period of Early American History. The student makes choices and watches how they impact what happens to the character.
Image from www.mission-us.org
My own children (2nd and 4th grade) became hooked on this learning game - wanting to play for hours and exchanging information with one another on how to be successful. This inspired great dinner conversation about why certain decisions were helpful to the character in the historical context, and why others weren't.
Your students will love learning through gaming and your curriculum will take on new life.
Image from www.mission-us.org
As the Mission US site cautions, history is messy and difficult. Some topics may only be appropriate for older children, so be sure to preview the game before exploring it with students.
Additionally, students do need to create a username and password. This is not connected to any email address, so the student simply needs to remember their unique login info in order to "pick up where they left off" when playing again. If you want to try this with your students and would like assistance setting up usernames and passwords in advance, contact Beth here.
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