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Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial

Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial Nov 07, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker : Manda Rensel, 1st Grade Teacher, PA Tell us why you love Studies Weekly! Manda's Story In Manda Rensels 25-year teaching career, she never enjoyed teaching history. Studies Weekly has changed my outlook on history, she says.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. The attacks on 9/11 affected millions of people, and informed much of the public policy in action today but for these children, that event is history. The primary source.

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Vocabulary Lesson Plan

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary Lesson Plan Sept. Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

Natalie Wexler’s 2019 best-selling book, The Knowledge Gap , championed knowledge-building curricula and more schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lesson plans to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. A new study, published online on Feb. That’s hard.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures.

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Famous Black Scientists Who Made History

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Famous Black Scientists Who Made History Feb 8, 2024 • by Studies Weekly Our world would look very different without the scientists who have made breakthroughs in our technology and advanced our understanding of medicine, astronomy, physics, and chemistry.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

I was ready to move into content and the question of “Why do we study history?” For my original lesson on “Why do we study history?” I linked the section from the textbook and asked, “Why do we study history?” This took about 20-25 minutes. ” I had a CyberSandwich ready to go.

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Lesson 8: How Do You Register to Vote (Grades K-3)

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lesson 8: Know Your Candidates (Grades K-3) Updated Oct. 9, 2024 • Studies Weekly Objective for the Lesson This lesson will provide some general guidelines and information to help students understand how citizens register to vote. Learn more about history. What happens next? Have a class discussion.

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Experience and the educational ecosystem: why retention of experienced colleagues matters for beginning teachers

Becoming a History Teacher

JUNE 11, 2024

They understood the need to prioritise and advocate for lesson planning as an important aspect of beginning teacher’s training despite it being in conflict with wider school developments. School leadership in England 2010 to 2020: characteristics and trends, [link] DfE (2024). International Journal of Learning. DfE (2022).

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Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: All Grades: Ask the students if they know what the U.S. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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The Election of FDR and the Immediate Response to the Great Depression

ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

This one-day lesson plan was developed in Spring 2024 by Dr. Marcus Witcher and covers the 1932 election, the transition of power from the Hoover to FDR administration, and early economic policies designed to combat the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s four terms as President of the United States.

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Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: Explain to the students that they are going to act like the Founding Fathers. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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You Have Primary Sources in Your Family

Studies Weekly

MAY 10, 2024

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family May 10, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Primary sources transport students through history. Their family stories are history! Family-sourced primary sources can make history seem especially relevant to students.

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Lesson 4: Voting and Elections (Grades 4-5)

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Related Media: Voting and Elections Article Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy February 26, 2024 Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

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How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Studies Weekly

MAY 6, 2024

How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School May 6, 2024 • By Studies Weekly In elementary school, students learn and refine an immeasurable number of skills. When students learn about history, they see social skills in action. They develop math, reading, spelling, grammar, and writing skills that teachers measure and monitor.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. People of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have been a part of United States history since its earliest days.

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Lesson 5: Electing Congress and the President (Grades 4-5)

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

history, in 1801 and 1825. Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? When this happens, each state gets one vote.

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Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Jigsaw Strategy Oct.

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Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? (Grades K-3)

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: 1. Before the lesson, print enough copies of the ballot found in related media for the class and create a simple ballot box for the students to put their completed ballots into. Write them down on a piece of paper and bring the paper back to class. Grades K-3) first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

26, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Science is a critical part of elementary education. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom Feb.

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Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Bradshaw wishes more teachers would teach civics and history through Studies Weekly. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 The post Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov. 7, 2023 from [link] Dave Roos, “8 Native American Scientists You Should Know,” Nov. 3, 2023 for science.howstuffworks.com Jerry C. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference Mar. 7, 2022 By Studies Weekly World history is full of remarkable women who changed the way we live today. During Women’s History Month or any time of the year, their stories can inspire your students to dream big and make the difference they want to see in the world.

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The Impact of a Teacher

Studies Weekly

MARCH 3, 2025

You balance lessons, planning, creating, preparing, copying, data assessing, meetings, grading, paperwork, responding to emails and phone calls while trying to teach the students in your care. You do this day after day, week after week. It is exhausting physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Primary Sources

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Teaching Truths: Educators Speak on Justice and Liberation in the Classroom

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This series sheds light on the resilience and courage of educators that are committed to teaching the full spectrum of people’s history in classrooms. 1, 2024 Young people have long been catalysts for change throughout U.S. history, leading movements that have reshaped the nation’s social and political landscape.

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

On Rusinga Island, a grassroots group is celebrating the field assistants who helped find famous fossils and inspiring future generations to study science and ancient history. The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Next come the questions.

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How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

history, and knew none of the literature her peers had read years earlier. Teachers now must use lesson plans, and they finally have a curriculum to use in English, science and math classes. In its first report following a January 2024 visit, the monitor found the bureau in violation of 72 of those requirements.

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

On January 8, 2024, historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. Whitaker to talk about his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America , a history of the idea of Black criminality in the making of the modern United States. I am so encouraged by this!

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Vocabulary Lesson Plan

PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Famous Black Scientists Who Made History

The Week That Was In 234

Lesson 8: How Do You Register to Vote (Grades K-3)

Experience and the educational ecosystem: why retention of experienced colleagues matters for beginning teachers

Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

The Election of FDR and the Immediate Response to the Great Depression

Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family

Lesson 4: Voting and Elections (Grades 4-5)

Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy

How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Lesson 5: Electing Congress and the President (Grades 4-5)

Jigsaw Strategy

Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? (Grades K-3)

4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom

Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction

Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference

The Impact of a Teacher

Teaching Truths: Educators Speak on Justice and Liberation in the Classroom

Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

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