Teaching About Abigail Adams

For my field work I got to teach a lesson on the second First Lady of the United States. I told a short story summerizing important background knowledge that students would need in order to be able to work in groups. I split 25 students into 5 groups assigning each a section to read and answer question about Abigail Adams. After that was finished each group got to share what they have learned. It was interesting to see students work together and teach each other. After the groups have shared we had a group discussion and with being pressed with time the lesson ended on a good note. I like letting students discover their own learning with guidence. From my short experience it seems to work better then learning from the board.