Gallery Walks

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

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Supporting Secondary Readers

Supporting Struggling Readers In Secondary Social Studies   Many secondary students struggle reading the complex text that is required of a history course. The primary

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Artifact Introduction

The first day of school can be overwhelming and exhausting – you are getting to know your kids, and your kids are getting to know

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Famous Person’s Desk

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

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Character Quotes

There is nothing more powerful in Social Studies than using primary sources to teach your children about history – but sometimes primary sources can be

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