Free Form Mapping

Are you looking for a new idea to start off the New Year? Why not try Free Form Mapping?  It is a simple idea to

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“Your Homework is Fun!”

I will never forget that statement… “Your homework is fun!” – It was a 7th grade girl commenting on my Interactive Notebook assignments. I would

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Supporting Secondary Readers

Supporting Struggling Readers In Secondary Social Studies   Many secondary students struggle reading the complex text that is required of a history course. The primary

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Artifact Introduction

The first day of school can be overwhelming and exhausting – you are getting to know your kids, and your kids are getting to know

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Famous Person’s Desk

This is a fun and different strategy for a biography – have your students’ recreate a famous person’s desk. What would they find on Abraham

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