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Visual Summary Reading Strategy

May 21, 2025 No Comments

We know students are struggling reading informational text… and the issue seems to be expanding! Literacy is so important to our students, both for success

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Free Bill of Rights Foldable

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.

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Copying definitions from the back of the book does Copying definitions from the back of the book doesn’t cut it, in my experience. 

After 30+ years, here are the vocabulary strategies I’ve found work best. 

Get more detail and activities for each strategy in my Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary Manual. Comment VOCAB for the link. 

 

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Newly created and added to the U.S. History member Newly created and added to the U.S. History membership page - PAT (Pay Attention To…) Lists for the American Revolution. These are great for EB students and for reviewing content.
September 8th marks 126 years since the deadliest September 8th marks 126 years since the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, the Great Storm of 1900 in Galveston, Texas. 

Bring this pivotal moment in Texas History to life for your 7th graders with this ready-to-use resource, which includes: 
✅ An engaging background essay on The Great Storm and its aftermath 
✅ Embedded Stop & Discuss questions to build comprehension as they read 

Perfect for an in-class assignment or homework, minimal prep required. 

Comment GREATSTORM for the link. 

 

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Let your students give you some time back! This cl Let your students give you some time back! This classroom job system runs itself, even with a sub. 

Comment CLASSJOBS to grab it for free. 

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Do your students actually know why they’re taking Do your students actually know why they’re taking a history class? 

This lesson gets them thinking like historians, analyzing Lincoln artifacts and primary sources, then debating why history matters. 

This resource is a top-seller! 

Comment WHYHISTORY to try it for yourself and see why. 

 

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Get a full set of resources for your Exploration a Get a full set of resources for your Exploration and Colonization unit in one bundle. 

It covers exploration through the founding of the 13 colonies with: 

✔️ Word Wall Terms 
✔️ Doodle Notes 
✔️ Anchor Chart Kit 
✔️ 13 Colonies Lap Book 
✔️ Colonization and 13 Colonies Activity 
✔️ Review Game 
✔️ Task Cards for Games 
✔️ Hexagonical Thinking Review Game 
✔️ Colonization Review Games 
✔️ Exploration and Colonization Boom Cards 

Comment COLONIZATION to access the bundle or find it on your U.S. History membership page. 

 

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Registration for socialstudies+ for the 2026-2027 Registration for socialstudies+ for the 2026-2027 school year is still open! 

This program – a partnership with @lead4ward - provides yearlong support that addresses the challenges Social Studies teachers face. With instruction, insight, and practical tools, members have opportunities to learn together, network with a cohort of life-long colleagues, and build their confidence and competence. 
 
Comment SS8 to learn more about socialstudies+ for 8th grade. 

Comment SSUSH to learn more about socialstudies+ for U.S. History. 

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Visual Summaries are a great way to organize a les Visual Summaries are a great way to organize a lesson. Comment "VISUAL" for a free lesson showing you this strategy.
I just published my guide to creating and using in I just published my guide to creating and using interactive student notebooks for Social Studies.

Comment “ISN” for the link.

Speaking from experience, these will change your teacher life!

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A new year is here, full of fresh faces and fresh A new year is here, full of fresh faces and fresh chances to make a difference.

Thank you for the care, patience, and work that so often goes unrecognized. 

Teachers change the world. 🌍🍎💛 

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Here are two engaging ways to dig into your Americ Here are two engaging ways to dig into your American Indians of Texas unit.

Comment “AiOT” for the links!

The Bundle of Activities gives you annotated maps, lap books, and station-based readings with primary sources, plus an ELL version and Boom Cards for review. 

The Centers and History Lab covers vocabulary, reading centers, Doodle Notes, and a History Lab where students analyze primary sources and write a short response.

Both cover the Gulf, Plains, Puebloan, and Southeastern cultures, both include Google Slides, and both hit your 7th grade TEKS. 

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