“A strategy to unlock vocabulary” by Roderick Graves, Social Studies Specialist – Holub Middle School Teaching students academic and content vocabulary is one of the
By Kydra Hubbard, Ed. S. Secondary Social Studies Interventionist As any good teacher does, I often eavesdrop. During my fourteen years of eavesdropping, I’ve
By Lisa Sutterer Geography, World History and Early High School Teacher Littleton High School “Why is starting class so difficult each day?” I recently
Primary Source Practice This spring, I had an epiphany! I was sitting down with a friend, planning out a new workshop on how to analyze
Manipulatives can be an exciting tool to add to your teacher toolbox for Social Studies, they provide you many opportunities to both teach and practice
Abolitionist, expedition, alliance, excerpt – all of these are words your students are expected to read and understand
Have you wanted to try stations, but are unsure where to start? Have you used stations with your students, but were unsuccessful? I remember my
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
Are you concerned you are going to lose student engagement during remote instruction? How are you going to keep your kids involved and learning during
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.
