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Please make the following copies for the workshop and have the requested materials:

colored pencils
post it notes
chart paper
markers
highlighters
glue sticks
scissors

Each teacher will need a copy:

Reading Doodle Notes

Updated Tips for Selecting Vocabulary Terms

Updated Word Walls Handout

Vocabulary Pyramid

Color Coded Vocabulary Activity for Latin America

Online PD for absent teachers

Reading Strategies for Social Studies

Vocabulary Strategies for Social Studies

Free Bill of Rights Foldable

Create a mini-book with your students over the Bill of Rights and the Principles of Government. Your students can make this book in under 10 minutes, and then you can use it for review with a variety of games.

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Getting ready for Spanish Texas in your Texas Hist

Getting ready for Spanish Texas in your Texas History unit?

️Tap into these resources.

The Spanish Texas Activity Bundle (including ELL) covers the Conquistadors, the Spanish Mission System, and the Mexican War for Independence.

Texas Explorers with Doodle Notes has students decoding clues to identify explorers like Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, and La Salle, then capturing it all in Doodle Notes and a tree map.

Comment SPANISHTEXAS and I’ll send you the links!

#teachers #texashistory

Spending your open house minutes reading a syllabu

Spending your open house minutes reading a syllabus out loud?

Here’s what I’d do instead: tell stories, show student work, share your teaching philosophy, and keep it positive.

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Grade-level memberships give Social Studies teache

Grade-level memberships give Social Studies teachers everything you need for the year, whatever you teach

8th grade U.S. History, 7th grade Texas History, 6th grade World Cultures, 5th grade U.S. History or 4th grade Texas History.

With your membership, you get:
✅ Lessons for the full year, complete with previews, graphic organizers, and processing assignments.
✅ Hands-on activities, discussion questions, primary sources, songs, images, and Doodle Notes™.
✅ Access to all Social Studies teaching strategies too, like anchor charts, word walls, and the full Instructional Strategies manual.
✅ Digital versions of many resources (Google Slides™).

All that for less than a dollar a day!

Comment MEMBERSHIPS if you’re interested in learning more.

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Social Studies Reading Strategies in action ❤️❤️❤️

Social Studies Reading Strategies in action ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Copying definitions from the back of the book does

Copying definitions from the back of the book doesn’t cut it, in my experience.

After 30+ years, here are the vocabulary strategies I’ve found work best.

Get more detail and activities for each strategy in my Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary Manual. Comment VOCAB for the link.

#teachers #socialstudies #history #vocabulary #teachingtips

Newly created and added to the U.S. History member

Newly created and added to the U.S. History membership page - PAT (Pay Attention To…) Lists for the American Revolution. These are great for EB students and for reviewing content.

September 8th marks 126 years since the deadliest

September 8th marks 126 years since the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, the Great Storm of 1900 in Galveston, Texas.

Bring this pivotal moment in Texas History to life for your 7th graders with this ready-to-use resource, which includes:
✅ An engaging background essay on The Great Storm and its aftermath
✅ Embedded Stop & Discuss questions to build comprehension as they read

Perfect for an in-class assignment or homework, minimal prep required.

Comment GREATSTORM for the link.

#greatstorm #texas #texashistory #teachers

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Let your students give you some time back! This cl

Let your students give you some time back! This classroom job system runs itself, even with a sub.

Comment CLASSJOBS to grab it for free.

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Do your students actually know why they’re taking

Do your students actually know why they’re taking a history class?

This lesson gets them thinking like historians, analyzing Lincoln artifacts and primary sources, then debating why history matters.

This resource is a top-seller!

Comment WHYHISTORY to try it for yourself and see why.

#teachers #socialstudies #history #backtoschool

Get a full set of resources for your Exploration a

Get a full set of resources for your Exploration and Colonization unit in one bundle.

It covers exploration through the founding of the 13 colonies with:

✔️ Word Wall Terms
✔️ Doodle Notes
✔️ Anchor Chart Kit
✔️ 13 Colonies Lap Book
✔️ Colonization and 13 Colonies Activity
✔️ Review Game
✔️ Task Cards for Games
✔️ Hexagonical Thinking Review Game
✔️ Colonization Review Games
✔️ Exploration and Colonization Boom Cards

Comment COLONIZATION to access the bundle or find it on your U.S. History membership page.

#teachers #socialstudies #history

Registration for socialstudies+ for the 2026-2027

Registration for socialstudies+ for the 2026-2027 school year is still open!

This program – a partnership with @lead4ward - provides yearlong support that addresses the challenges Social Studies teachers face. With instruction, insight, and practical tools, members have opportunities to learn together, network with a cohort of life-long colleagues, and build their confidence and competence.

Comment SS8 to learn more about socialstudies+ for 8th grade.

Comment SSUSH to learn more about socialstudies+ for U.S. History.

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Visual Summaries are a great way to organize a les

Visual Summaries are a great way to organize a lesson. Comment "VISUAL" for a free lesson showing you this strategy.

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