New Ideas for the New Republic
January 6, 2022
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Are you struggling to organize your unit on the New Republic? This era can be challenging with the amount of content and standards that are
Hexagonal Thinking in Social Studies
September 30, 2021
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If you are like me, you are always looking for new and exciting ways to engage your students in Social Studies. I try at least
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
Eight Steps for Review Game Success
April 3, 2019
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Active review games are essential to student success! There are so many different ways to play review games in your class – but to make
Lap Books: Out of the House and into the Classroom
February 2, 2018
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Lap Books have been a very popular tool for research, study and review in the world of homeschool instruction. The variety of benefits from
Teaching the Constitution
October 22, 2017
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Constitutional Conflict? How do you grab your students attention with the Constitution? It’s hard for students to read and hard for them to understand. I
Task Cards that Multi-Task for You
July 1, 2017
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Every teacher is a multi-tasker. You are listening to one group, keeping an eye on another group, assessing if the information you are providing is
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
QR Codes in Social Studies
March 20, 2017
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Technology in the classroom can be both a blessing and a curse! When technology is used correctly, it can enhance a lesson and provide multiple
The Power of Music in Social Studies
March 6, 2017
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Music. It’s a component in most of our daily lives. On the way to work, in the gym, with friends, on the
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.
