The new school year always causes me to reflect on (and get excited about) school supplies. What do I need to replace? Anything new I want to try? What can I easily order off Amazon? I thought I’d share my must have items in my high school classroom. These are the things I cannot live without and use every day: This post includes affiliate links for the things I love and use every ... Read More about Top Ten Must Have Items for the Secondary Classroom
End of the Year Project for Social Studies! Walk-Up Songs
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
U.S. History STAAR Review
It’s crunch time.... otherwise known as STAAR review time! I get asked all the time how I review for STAAR and what makes my students so successful. Although nothing takes the place of solid instruction, I believe a good, solid review strategy is critical to student success. Basics: I firmly believe you should be reviewing all year long. If you are interested in how I do this, check out ... Read More about U.S. History STAAR Review
Low Prep Game for Secondary Classrooms
We all have those days when we need to change things up a bit and do something fun, still want it to be content related. I have created an engaging and competitive review game for middle school and secondary classrooms that your students will be dying to play! Enter: Swat the Star! I love the Swat the Star game because my students are 100% engaged and their competitive spirit comes out full ... Read More about Low Prep Game for Secondary Classrooms
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
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
