Hexagonal Thinking in Social Studies
September 30, 2021
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If you are like me, you are always looking for new and exciting ways to engage your students in Social Studies. I try at least
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Playing Games with Task Cards
October 18, 2019
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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
Eight Steps for Review Game Success
April 3, 2019
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Active review games are essential to student success! There are so many different ways to play review games in your class – but to make
Teaching the Constitution
October 22, 2017
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Constitutional Conflict? How do you grab your students attention with the Constitution? It’s hard for students to read and hard for them to understand. I
5 Hands on Ideas for Teaching the US Constitution
December 17, 2016
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Do your students’ eyes start to glaze over when you’re teaching them about the US Constitution, almost like they’re about to doze off? Try switching
5 Tips for Working with ELL’s in Social Studies
November 10, 2016
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Social Studies is so important for all of our students – but our ELL students can often struggle with the amount of content and vocabulary
Countdown to STAAR
March 9, 2016
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I was fortunate enough to work with an 8th grade team recently planning a two week STAAR review. After analyzing data from the STAAR and
Manipulatives in Social Studies
November 24, 2015
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Usually when you think of the word “manipulatives”, math comes to mind. But did you know you can use manipulatives in Social Studies as well?
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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