"We Were Once"—A Quartets Game Aiming at Learning History Through Playing. Issue 3 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marnin-Distelfeld, Shahar
• Is Part Of: Journal of education. Volume 200:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 143
• Page End: 152
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: learning -- teaching -- play -- card game -- history -- visual literacy; Education -- Periodicals; Education -- New England -- Periodicals; Education; New England; Periodicals; 370.5
• DOI: 10.1177/0022057420903263
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0574

Abstract

This article deals with the card game "We Were Once" featuring the history of Kiryat Tivon. The game's components embody values expected to promote a sense of significance toward history among its young players. It consists of archival photos divided into 10 quartets: founders, mayors, beginnings, significant women, public buildings, first roads, events, children in schools, posters, and the reservoir. The game was designed to serve as a platform for creating pluralistic history, stressing the importance of visual literacy in learning processes. The game is analyzed in relation to its principles, such as historical continuity and gendered history.