History Labs
February 5, 2025
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Are you serious about teaching Social Studies skills, but looking for new ways to incorporate them? One of the hardest set of skills to teach
New Ideas for the New Republic
January 6, 2022
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Are you struggling to organize your unit on the New Republic? This era can be challenging with the amount of content and standards that are
Why Study History?
July 21, 2017
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As a classroom teacher, you often get hit with that question – usually within the first week of school by a student who “Does Not
The Power of Music in Social Studies
March 6, 2017
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Music. It’s a component in most of our daily lives. On the way to work, in the gym, with friends, on the
The Importance of Teaching the Holocaust
February 9, 2017
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The Holocaust can bring about many emotions in an individual. When teaching this topic, it is important to remember that this lesson should
Activities for Teaching Hidden Figures
January 22, 2017
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If you are anything like me, you saw “Hidden Figures” and FELL IN LOVE! I was so excited to see the way Katherine Johnson, Dorothy
American Revolution Task Cards
September 5, 2016
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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
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.
