“A strategy to unlock vocabulary” by Roderick Graves, Social Studies Specialist – Holub Middle School Teaching students academic and content vocabulary is one of the
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
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
If you are like me, you are always looking for a new way to utilize your Word Wall. Recently I was playing around with different
I am from the generation when vocabulary was taught by each student taking out a sheet of paper, copying the new words and writing
The Importance of Word Walls Using word walls in Social Studies is not a new strategy, but it has become increasingly important as students struggle
When I look back at the tests I wrote as a beginning teacher, I cringe. It was trivial pursuit – 30 low level “do you
Data is everywhere! But did you know that you can find data by digging into your state test? What data can be revealed just by
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
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
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.
