One of my favorite teaching strategies is a Visual Discovery – part of which is due to the excitement students find in conducting an act-it-out!
Gallery Walks are not new, but they are a great way to engage your students. They work best when you have a small piece of
Are you looking for new ideas for formative assessment? Try these mid-point checks. I use them in the middle of an activity to make sure
If you are not familiar with Understanding by Design – spend some time getting to know this educational theory! (You can find more information here.)
Have you ever wished you could take your kids on a tour through time? Have you ever recreated part of the past in your classroom?
Supporting Struggling Readers In Secondary Social Studies Many secondary students struggle reading the complex text that is required of a history course. The primary
The first day of school can be overwhelming and exhausting – you are getting to know your kids, and your kids are getting to know
The beginning of the year is stressful for everyone – you have to get your room ready and your procedures in place, and your
This is a fun and different strategy for a biography – have your students’ recreate a famous person’s desk. What would they find on Abraham
There is nothing more powerful in Social Studies than using primary sources to teach your children about history – but sometimes primary sources can be