Primary Source Practice
July 20, 2023
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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 and More!
January 18, 2023
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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
Vocabulary Instruction
August 12, 2022
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Abolitionist, expedition, alliance, excerpt – all of these are words your students are expected to read and understand
Creating Successful Social Studies Stations
February 2, 2022
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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
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
Boom Cards™ for Reviewing Social Studies
July 21, 2020
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Looking for a new review strategy? Try Boom Cards! What are Boom Cards™ and how do I use them? Are you wanting to use technology
Creating Powerful Discussions in Social Studies
June 8, 2020
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How do you plan on tackling controversial topics in Social Studies? We all want our students to engage in a classroom discussion – especially when
Anchor Charts in Secondary Social Studies Professional Development
June 8, 2020
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Have you heard about anchor charts but you are unsure how to implement them in secondary Social Studies? Are anchor charts a tool you find
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