This section is for documentaries that the teacher can show for fun! Sometimes you just need something in your quiver that you can show for fun.
If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom. I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year! 2022 Suggestions Florence Foster Jenkins - YouTube Pendle Witch Trials - YouTube Lost Liners - YouTube True History of English Food - YouTube Victoria and Albert: The Wedding: Amazon The Blitz Witch - YouTube Diva Mummy - YouTube 100 Years on the Lincoln Highway - YouTube 2023 Suggestions True History of English Food - YouTube (58:57) Lucy Worsley explores the history of English food. She explores the life of Dorothy Hartley, an early English historian. She walked the English countryside and documented the world she inhabited. She wrote a 600-word book about food in England. She wrote about food preparation, cooking techniques, and illustrated the books. Worsley talks with the people who knew Hartley and prepares the dishes Dorothy knew. *Highly recommended for a foods class. Recommend filler when there is a substitute teacher in the room.* Time Walks - Freemantle (26:14) Townsville (25:33) Canberra (26:15) Adelaide (25:29) Launceston (25:54) Barossa Valley (26:30) Wellington (26:07) Woolloomoolo (26:12) Bendigo (26:17) Kalgoorie (26:08) Brisbane (26:17) Parramatta (26:36) Geelong (26:33) Melbourne (26:46) Carlton (26:38) St. Kilda (26:47) Hobart (26:47) Newcastle (26:44) Christchurch (26:11) Alice Springs (26:20) Tony Robinson has another series Time Walks. He walks and explores the history of a particular area. This is different from Time Travels and its search for hidden history. This series happened over two series and explores the cities of Australia and New Zealand. Tony brings his storytelling style to this series. The series kicks off with Freemantle and ends with Alice Springs. What will Tony Robinson learn about Australia and New Zealand? *Highly recommended for a geography class.* Diva Mummy - YouTube (49:47) While ordinary people fought in battles, the aristocrats celebrated and grew wealthy. There was a Han aristocrat named Lady Dai. Lady Dai would not ordinarily make history. However, when her tomb was opened the discovery sent shockwaves through the archeological community. Her mummy was the best-preserved mummy in the world. She was known as the perfect mummy. Her lifelike mummy leaves the Egyptian efforts in the dust. *Recommend for teacher and student research purposes. Highly recommended for a history and science classroom.* France's Greatest Royal Painter: The Rise of Madam LeBrun - YouTube (51:20) Elisabeth Vigee LeBrun was France’s last great portrait painter. She was a child prodigy and was taught by her father. Elisabeth started painting professionally at fourteen years old. She soon became part of the court of Marie Antoinette. She painted over 660 portraits. However, due to her ties to the French court, she is forced to flee into exile. For thirteen years, she traveled around a variety of European courts. She will be met with a great deal of acclaim in the European Courts. *Highly recommended for an art class as well as a history class. Recommended for independent study students.* 100 Years on the Lincoln Highway - YouTube (56:58) The Lincoln Highway started in Times Square New York and crossed the country in San Francisco. IT was the first cross-country road in America. The country did not have many roads before the automobiles. Every road was a bike path or a dirt road farmers used to get in and out of town. These roads did not link together and go somewhere. *Highly recommended for an American History classroom and for a substitute teacher to show in the classroom.* Florence Foster Jenkins - YouTube (1:27:40) Florence Foster Jenkins was known as the world’s worse opera singer and this is her story. This story is narrated from the perspective of a journalist who interviewed her. Florence Foster Jenkins was a flamboyant woman who loved to sing. She planned on performing at Carnegie Hall so the journalist wanted to interview her. Historians and music lovers talk about Florence Foster Jenkins’ life and singing career. *Recommended for research.* Lost Liners - YouTube This documentary features Bob Ballard exploring his career as an oceanographer. He discusses the Titanic and Lusitania and learns about the Empress of Ireland. He talks about the Titanic’s discovery and the problems it caused. Then he talks about the mystery of Lusitania’s sinking. Finally, he visits the Empress of Ireland as his last ocean liner. He visits the Empress of Ireland with a descendant of one of the passengers. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school classroom. This documentary can be broken up into sections.* Kingdom of Bhutan - YouTube (50:33) In Asia’s Monarchies: Bhutan, is the land of the thunder dragon. It is the symbol of Bhutan and is a Buddhist monarchy. Both the past and future come together. The King had given up absolute power and gave the people democracy. Each king had a crisis that they navigated carefully. Bhutan is ruled by the Wangchuck dynasty. It is an isolated kingdom known as the last Shangri-la. *Recommended for a geography and history class.*
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