It's the end of the year and we all need a project that will keep students engaged! This end of the year project creating walk-up songs for historical figures was a huge hit with students. Are your students climbing the walls? It's all I can do after standardized testing is over to keep my students from going crazy. If I hear "can I go to the restroom" one more time, I might pull my ... Read More about End of the Year Project for Social Studies! Walk-Up Songs
Top 8 Ways to Remediate in Social Studies
Remediation in Social Studies is always tricky! We have so much content to cover and so little time for review. With a few tried and true strategies and activities, remediation in social studies can be fun for students and painless for the teacher. First things first. Standardized tests stink. Now that that is out of the way. Reviewing for them is critical. Formative assessments ... Read More about Top 8 Ways to Remediate in Social Studies
Decades Project for US History
Have you ever assigned a decades project for your US History class? It's the end of the year. You’ve finished your US History curriculum and need something engaging for students to go as an end of the year project? It’s time to try a US History end of the year decades project! Are you like me? It’s May and standardized testing season is over. You feel like you’ve done all of the fun ... Read More about Decades Project for US History
How I use Hexagonal Thinking in my US History Classroom
Hexagonal Thinking is a game changing activity when it comes to US History Review time! If you are looking for a way to have your students make connections between concepts in US History and think critically in a hands-on, active way, it’s time to try Hexagonal Thinking! Have you been there? You’ve taught quite a bit of content to your students. You look out and wonder, “are they ... Read More about How I use Hexagonal Thinking in my US History Classroom
Class Competition Games Your Students Will Love
Competition in the classroom can be a powerful tool to engage students! I often use class competition games in my US History classroom - you could say it is part of my classroom culture. Most kids are competitive by nature and adding a little classroom competition can lead to higher motivation and success on many levels.Of course, you don’t want to jump straight into classroom competitions games ... Read More about Class Competition Games Your Students Will Love
How to Engage in US History STAAR Review All Year Long
US History STAAR. Standardized tests. End of course exams. Whatever you call them, those pesky standardized tests seem to haunt us all year long! There is always a lot to teach and little time to do so. That’s why for US History STAAR review, we spend all year spiraling content.Having dedicated review time before the test is often limited these days, especially since Texas keeps moving the test ... Read More about How to Engage in US History STAAR Review All Year Long
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