Playing Games with Task Cards
October 18, 2019
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Do you use task cards in your classroom? Have you experimented with the many different ways they can help students review content? Task cards are
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Top 5 Tips for Using the Musical Hamilton in your Classroom – Don’t Wait for It
October 14, 2019
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “Hamilton” has been a gift to US History teachers. The lyrics bring the voices of the founding fathers to our generation in
Don’t decorate your room this year – Design it for learning!
July 29, 2019
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Don’t Decorate – Design! It is back to school time, and teachers all across the US are frantically putting up posters and bulletin boards to
New Ideas for Word Walls
July 30, 2018
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Your word wall should have terms and color images. You do not need to post the definition for the word wall to be effective. The
Misery-Free Vocabulary Strategies
July 7, 2017
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I am from the generation when vocabulary was taught by each student taking out a sheet of paper, copying the new words and writing
Where Do I Go? What Do I Do?: The Time Wasting Problems of Cooperative Groups
June 21, 2017
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Another chance for time to be wasted and confusion to reign supreme is when you make, seat and assign roles or tasks to the members
DBQs for Students and You
June 9, 2017
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By Kristi Grubaugh, Contributing Teacher – I still remember the first time I showed a class a copy of the Declaration of Independence. The wonder
End of the Year Activities for Secondary Social Studies
May 6, 2017
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“Now What? It’s the end of the year, they have taken away my textbooks, the testing season is over, now what do I do with
Standardized Testing: 3 Easy Strategies to Raise your Students’ Spirits
March 27, 2017
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Testing season got you down? Betsy Potash has some great ideas to keep you and your students motivated! As the testing season approaches, teachers face
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.
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