History boring? Not any more

 

Down the ramp

For years social studies teachers have struggled to connect with their history students, but now, thanks to an eccentric Normandy battlefield guide,  pupils can travel on an exhilarating real-time ride, see the weapons of war, and experience the fury of combat.

Storming up the beaches of D-Day with rifle in hand while machine gun fire rattles all around, or climbing into a C47 aircraft with 150 lbs. of equipment, are all tactics used by South Carolina filmmakers, Livingbattlefield, and their enigmatic tour guide, to engage with students.

                                                                                       von Seibold at H-Hour

Guide, Ellwood von Seibold, who lives in Normandy, drives a 1943 Dodge command car like General George Patton, and owns a weapons and uniform collection that would make a museum jealous, was recently made an honorary officer in the US Army for his services to preserving American History.

D-Day in and out of the classroom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96u732rwKyU

“I am totally humbled. I just love sharing my passion for these momentous events,” said von Seibold.

The Americans on D-Day, the first part of a battlefield tour trilogy, has aired on PBS stations more than 1000 times nationwide and has now been turned into a special edition for schools, complete with lesson plans, suggested activities and graphic maps. Veterans of that Day of Days explain how it was, while young re-enactors in period uniform re-create the actions.  The use of an on-screen clock, together with a maps that never leave the viewer in any doubt as to where they are or what time of day it is, all add to the interactive experience.

Around the crash site

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Described by the American Legion as “the next best thing to being there” and recently given pick of the day, by preeminent school books and media reviewers, School Library Journal, The Americans on D-Day could help turn the tide of the war against classroom apathy.

Deadly fire.

 

Supported by history loving organizations and corporations, D-Day for schools is capturing the attention of educators across the country.

Filmmakers Livingbattlefield are a partner with The National Infantry Foundation at Fort Benning, Georgia.   http://www.livingbattlefield.org



 

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