Your Excellent Adventure!
July 16, 2015
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Have you ever wished you could take your kids on a tour through time? Have you ever recreated part of the past in your classroom?
“Your Homework is Fun!”
June 30, 2015
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I will never forget that statement… “Your homework is fun!” – It was a 7th grade girl commenting on my Interactive Notebook assignments. I would
Supporting Secondary Readers
June 24, 2015
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Supporting Struggling Readers In Secondary Social Studies Many secondary students struggle reading the complex text that is required of a history course. The primary
Artifact Introduction
June 21, 2015
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The first day of school can be overwhelming and exhausting – you are getting to know your kids, and your kids are getting to know
Textbook Scavenger Hunt
June 13, 2015
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The beginning of the year is stressful for everyone – you have to get your room ready and your procedures in place, and your
Famous Person’s Desk
June 9, 2015
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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
Character Quotes
June 6, 2015
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There is nothing more powerful in Social Studies than using primary sources to teach your children about history – but sometimes primary sources can be
Creating Experiential Exercises in Your Classroom
June 4, 2015
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Don’t you just love running into an old student in the grocery store! They remember you – and if you are lucky and they haven’t
Classroom Scavenger Hunt
May 21, 2015
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The first day of school is always so hard! You rush, rush, rush around trying to set up your classroom in between mandated staff developments
Beyond the Frame
May 12, 2015
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How do you get your students to see beyond the surface level of a topic? Do you ever just give a picture to your students