I have heard from many individuals that "science and history" are becoming lost in this intense drive towards making sure students are competent in both math and reading. However, I think we have to look at our approach to Science and History differently. Our focus seems to remain quite heavily on proficiency in math, reading and writing. However, there are multiple opportunities throughout the day to be incorporating history and science into multiple different area of learning. I have found that one of the best ways to teach history is through reading rich historical material that is engaging and interesting to the students. I recently chose a novel for my novel study group entitled Riding Freedom.  Not only is the time period set in the past, but the students are learning about the empowerment of a woman who pretended to be a man her entire life because she wanted to follow her career dreams. Just like that I am able to teach text structure, plot, theme, setting, character analysis, author's viewpoint and the intricate, true story of an important historical figure in one setting. In fact, I would argue that students who are grappling with rich, historical text are more likely to glean important information from this text as opposed to learning about this individual in isolation. So, all is not lost. In fact, if done correctly, students can and should be learning even more science and historical information than ever before.