Martin Luther and the Reformation

Martin Luther 

       I taught a Social Studies lesson on Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Protestant Religion.  I have had real success with interactive notebook pages this year with my students. So, this is my attempt to explain the concept.

      The homework tonight was to teach your parents about Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Protestant Religion.  
      
       These are the church doors... When the paper is folded the students were instructed to write 15 in the left side door near the edge of the door and 17 on the right side door near the edge of the paper.  When the doors are closed you can read the date 1517.  In the same way, the words Catholic and Church are written.  The door handles were added next.  Finally, the sheet with 95 reasons that Martin Luther was dissatisfied with the Catholic Church are mailed to the door.

      
        This is the inside with the picture of Martin Luther. Sorry for the blurry picture.

The center section where the students had to fill in information.

        This is my model of the outside flaps which became the doors.  After  I drew the nail on the paper with the 95 reasons, of course I hammered  on my desk, just for the effect.  The boys loved it and pounded on their desks, too.
   
     Here you can see the finished product glued onto loose leaf with the title included.

       The students' homework is to used this Flip chart to explain to their parents who Martin Luther was and what he did. If a child can explain a concept to an adult or another student they have the knowledge of the material and information. 😃  

          Flip Charts are a fun way for the students to learn information with a hands on project.

Beti