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Playing Games with Task Cards

October 18, 2019 No Comments

Do you use task cards in your classroom? Have you experimented with the many different ways they can help students review content? Task cards are

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Eight Steps for Review Game Success

April 3, 2019 No Comments

Active review games are essential to student success! There are so many different ways to play review games in your class – but to make

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Building Engagement in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom

August 17, 2018 No Comments

When students are working with each other on a task that requires cooperation, you will get engaged students.  Don’t think that just assigning a student

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American Revolution Task Cards

September 5, 2016 No Comments

Welcome Back! I’m so you came by to check out part two of my blog series on improving your students’ Social Studies skills! As we

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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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Your 8th grade STAAR scores aren’t flat because yo Your 8th grade STAAR scores aren’t flat because your students don’t know enough history. They’re flat because the test changed. 
 
Here’s what to do about it.
 
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Have you tried lap books for organizing and engagi Have you tried lap books for organizing and engaging students?
This activity is a teacher favorite! It provides This activity is a teacher favorite!

It provides an answer to every history’s favorite question: “Why do we even have to learn this?” 

With this lesson, you can use that question to get your students discussing and engaging. It’s a perfect way to set the tone for the school year!

Great for grades 7–11.

Comment WHYHISTORY to check it out!

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Your US History vocabulary instruction, handled al Your US History vocabulary instruction, handled all year long. ✅ 
 
Word Wall terms + Era Images + Vocabulary Strategies Manual = everything you need in one bundle.
 
Comment USHBUNDLE to get it.
 
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Back to school season is almost here, and your Soc Back to school season is almost here, and your Social Studies classroom deserves a strong start!
 
Whether you’re setting up routines, building classroom community, or diving straight into content, there’s something here for you.
 
Plus you’ll find some free resources to get you started. 👀
 
Comment BTS for these resources.
 
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Using images is a great PreReading strategy. Using images is a great PreReading strategy.
Prepping my Popsicle Stick People for our Engageme Prepping my Popsicle Stick People for our Engagement Make-N-Take. I hope they love all the ideas and resources they will be receiving!!
For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the 9/11 Day Stu For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the 9/11 Day Student Service Leaders Program invites rising seniors to design and lead their own service project in their school or community.
 
Students who complete a project can apply for a $5,000 college scholarship!
 
It’s free, non-competitive, and open to all rising seniors. All they need is a sponsoring school or organization and an adult advisor to guide them. 
 
Learn more and sign up to #UNIITEFORGOOD at 911day.org/serviceleaders.
Bring a results-driven professional development wo Bring a results-driven professional development workshop to your school or district! 
 
My expertise in Social Studies professional development has been honed by over 30 years of working with teachers across the United States. 
 
The sessions I offer are all intentionally designed to solve a problem. Browse my full list of courses at socialstudiessuccess.com or contact me to discuss a custom workshop.
 
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Your students aren’t just doodling. They’re learni Your students aren’t just doodling. They’re learning!
 
Doodle Notes™ are built on the science of dual coding: when students process information visually and verbally at the same time, they retain more, connect more, and engage more deeply.
Instead of passively copying notes, they’re:
☑️ Interacting with content visually
☑️ Making meaningful connections
☑️ Organizing ideas in a way that actually sticks
☑️ Showing up more actively in discussion
 
Doodle Notes™ are woven into many of my Social Studies resources. Explore them at socialstudiessuccess.com/shop!
 
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Visual Summaries support Social Studies skills. #s Visual Summaries support Social Studies skills. #socialstudies #texasteachers #history
Implementing the ISN Tips Implementing the ISN Tips
Everything you need to teach Texas History vocabul Everything you need to teach Texas History vocabulary all year long in one bundle!
 
This Texas History Vocabulary and Era Bundle includes your Word Wall terms for the entire year, Era Images for key events, and a Vocabulary Strategies Manual to support your instruction every step of the way.
 
When students see vocabulary on the walls every day, interact with it, and connect it to images, they actually learn it. That’s a great use of your wall space!
 
Comment TXBUNDLE and I’ll send you the link.
 
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The most ambitious technology we’ve ever pointed a The most ambitious technology we’ve ever pointed at a classroom is about to be the most persuasive, most authoritative, and most autonomous one yet. 
 
It’s especially important for Social Studies teachers to hold firm to what we know: AI is a tool, not a teacher.
 
How do you feel about using AI in the classroom? 
 
I’d love to hear in the comments. Or comment AIHISTORY to read more thoughts in my full blog post.
 
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