Historical Tweets

Are you looking for a way to engage your students in Social Studies? How can they process information and prove to you they have learned?

read more »

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

read more »

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

read more »

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

read more »

Anticipation Guide

PreReading  an important aspect of content literacy.  But many teachers do not take the time to build schema before they require their students to read.

read more »

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

read more »

Chalk Talk

Chalk Talk is a great way to wrap up a lesson – and what I love best is that it requires very little prep!  

read more »