Beyond the Frame

How do you get your students to see beyond the surface level of a topic? Do you ever just give a picture to your students

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Sequencing Strategies

What is history without dates? But more importantly, do your kids know how different events relate to each other? Can they see relationships between the

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4 Corner Analogies

I absolutely love to get students out of their seat – however when you teach Social Studies, you don’t have a lot of time to

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Headline News Summary

Summarization is a key concept that many students struggle with – regardless of grade level. This summarization strategy works with both upper elementary through junior

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Fishbone

Looking for a simple graphic organizer for an event? Tired of the “same ole’, same ole’” graphic organizers? Have you ever tried a fishbone? It

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Concept Circle

Are your students struggling with random facts that don’t seem to connect? Can they see the “big picture” of a difficult concept that you want

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Diamante Poem

I absolutely love using poetry in Social Studies! It is a great way to integrate language arts skills when you are pressed for time. Use

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