In this class, students will read each I Survived book in the series and discuss it in class each week.  This is an opportunity for your learner to not only learn about the historical events but to learn about them in a way that will help them to remember these events.  Each book discusses a historical disaster and ends with how the character we meet in the story not only survives the disaster, but how they find resilience and hope in life after their tragedy.  When they see each event through the eyes of a character they can identify with, history comes to life!  In each class, we will complete an activity that will allow them to use the text to help them learn about the event, themselves, and how we can change the future because of the past.  There are 20 books in the series and we will complete all 20 throughout the course.  Students are able to begin the class at any time during the series because each book is a stand-alone book.  The classes are in the following order:
 Week of 8/12: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Week of 8/19:  I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
Week of 8/26: I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Week of 9/2: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Week of 9/9: I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
Week of 9/16: I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Week of 9/23: NO CLASS
Week of 9/30: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Week of 10/7: NO CLASS
Week of 10/14: I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
Week of 10/21:  I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944
Week of 10/28: NO CLASS
Week of 11/4: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, 79AD
Week of 11/11: I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Week of 11/18: I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011
Week of 11/25: NO CLASS
Week of 12/2: I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
Week of 12/9: I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
Week of 12/16: I Survived the American Revolution, 1776
Week of 12/23- NO CLASS
Week of 12/30: I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888
Week of 1/6: I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
Week of 1/13: I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944
Week of 1/20: I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919
Week of 1/27: I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
Week of 2/3: I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900
Week of 2/10: I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910
Week of 2/17: I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964


Students will be made aware of the activity for the class in the days prior to the class beginning.  This helps students stay organized and also helps with students who join the class between weeks.  Some classes will use other websites, such as Kahoot as a way to review the story and look at reading comprehension.  In other classes, we will complete a project during class to help us understand the scientific concept or historical concept of the past.  

Each of these stories discusses a disaster that might be graphic for some learners.  While the stories aren't graphic sometimes topics such as death, illness, and destruction are discussed in the book and can cause discomfort for some learners.  Parents should review the material to ensure the stories are appropriate for their learners.  At times, some of the texts may include racism or discrimination.  When these topics present in the classroom, discussions will be had regarding the stereotype or discriminatory statements made in the text or in the classroom.  Alternative views and views and perspective of the group of people being stereotyped or discriminated against will be discussed.  Students will be given the opportunity to learn from the experience and express their opinions and viewpoints to enable them to learn from the experiences of these groups of people.