End of the Year Game
May 27, 2016
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Are your textbooks collected and your gradebook closed? Are you looking for something, anything, to get you through the last couple of days of school?
End the Year with a Celebrity Ball
April 21, 2016
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Are you looking for something different to wrap up your year? Try hosting a Celebrity Ball. This is a teaching strategy I used with my
Kindergarten Guest Post
April 8, 2016
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I am so excited to connect with Jaclyn – she has great ideas for Social Studies instruction in Kindergarten! Hello! My name is Jaclyn Amato
Making Modifications for ELLs
April 2, 2016
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Differentiation for English Language Learners in the Social Studies classroom can be challenging! Many teachers are struggling with how to make modifications on their assignments
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
Black History Month with Prop Box Plays
February 11, 2016
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Do something different for Black History Month this year – create a Prop Box Play on the contributions of different African Americans in U.S. History.
Writing Your Own DBQ
December 28, 2015
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Most Secondary Social Studies teachers recognize the importance of using Document Based Questions in their classroom – however writing an entire DBQ can
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?
Digging Deeper for Data Trends
October 21, 2015
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Data is everywhere! But did you know that you can find data by digging into your state test? What data can be revealed just by
Prop Box Play
September 13, 2015
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Are you looking for a fun activity to teach new content or even to use as a review? Why not try a Prop Box Play?