Social studies education

If you have 10 minutes left in your social studies class and don't know what to teach, you will love these creative social studies teaching strategies!

I've read about choice menus forever, but never tried it until just recently. I decided to created a menu to use during social studies review when students finish with stations early or we have a few extra minutes in class. I introduced the menu a week ago and you would've thought I'd given my students gold! They were thrilled!! I asked if they'd seen a menu before and we talked about a fast food restaurant menu. Then I asked what they would buy if I told them they had $5 to spend at the…

Update your Social Studies classroom decor cheaply and easily with fun and useful decor. Make your classroom fun and inviting for students.

Over the past few years, I have been incorporating inquiry circles into my classroom through Social Studies and Science. Inquiry circles are a lot like most research projects. I would say the main difference is how they start. NOW AVAILABLE… One Stop Teacher Memberships Our grade-level memberships provide the BIGGEST savings on ALL One […]

Social Studies websites for teachers. Love this list of social studies websites for elementary teachers! TheAppliciousTeacher.com

Before I started my first year of teaching, the principal I worked for asked me how I felt about teaching one middle school history class...

After years of thinking about it, this summer I finally bought a set of classroom white boards (my largest class is 22 this year so it wasn’t cost prohibitive). Instead of wasting paper and prep time on my end, this year a lot of my quick warm up and review activities will be white board…

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

The first week of school, before you even begin to teach history, is more important than most teachers realize. It can make or break your year. Unfortunately, it is the week most beginning teachers have

Themes and Essential Questions dig into the big ideas of Social Studies and push students to think critically. Approaching your Social Studies instruction through the lens of these tools will make a tremendous impact in your class that extends beyond the four walls of your room and 180-days of the s

Anchor chart for 13 Colonies

This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.

Sentence stems help students communicate what they are thinking about, help many students with special needs, and provide focus for our lesson.

My Westward Expansion anchor chart 5th grade

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These 4 questions will make your Social Studies lesson more meaningful to students!

I love teaching Social Studies. I really love it. It's exciting to present historical concepts to students and find ways to make it inter...

Use an anchor chart to begin the conversation of what culture is and what it means to your students