Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 14, 2024

Causes of World War II When completing World War II lessons, students need to understand what caused it. There is even an Atlantic Charter reading, video links, a complete lesson plan, and answer keys. To ensure students understand how the past impacts the present, they need to have interactive lessons.

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Lesson Plan History Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

Thankfully, this lesson helps students analyze the U.S. Specifically, the 55-minute lesson plan has notes, handouts, activities, and videos that students will love! They will be engaged every minute of the lesson as they develop their thoughts on the U.S. Political Socialization Lesson $ 6.00

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Lesson Plan Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 31, 2024

Luckily, this lesson has everything needed to help students critically analyze the nomination process. Specifically, the lesson fits perfectly within a 55-minute lesson plan. Since teachers are busy, there are answer keys and lesson plans to make preparation a breeze. Nominating Judges Lesson $ 6.00

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Teaching Lesson Plan Government US Government 130

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

So, including engaging, enriching lesson plans on presidents is essential to maintain this excitement! Thankfully, these resources, such as the Executive Branch Unit, make planning a breeze! Presidential Succession Lesson This is the perfect way to teach your students all about presidential succession!

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Lesson Plan Government Social Studies History 130

Passion for Social Studies

MAY 13, 2024

This provides amazing insight to show students how political socialization forms. All-in-One It is vital students learn about Political Socialization. So, this resource includes a complete 55-minute lesson plan. So, teachers can edit the Political Socialization lesson to fit their classroom’s needs.

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Sociology Lesson Plan Government Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Since teachers have much to handle, there are lesson plans and answer keys included. Thankfully, the 9/11 Lesson is ready to engage students and encourage them to analyze the historical event critically. By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers!

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Teaching Lesson Plan History Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 9, 2023

New Deal Lesson There is so much to include when deepening a student’s understanding of the New Deal during Great Depression lessons. Thankfully, this inclusive lesson plan includes many activities to support student learning. While this lesson is easy to implement, it will lead to profound results.

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Lesson Plan History Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 14, 2024

Nixon Lesson Students will love learning about Nixon’s presidency with this lesson! Specifically, it includes a lesson plan, a Google Slide presentation, and a notes handout. Great Society LBJ Lesson Once students are ready to learn about Johnson, this resource will be key! Nixon Lesson $ 6.00

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Teaching Lesson Plan History Social Studies 130

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

President’s Day Lesson Plan Our preferred President’s Day lesson plan is having students make a selection of historical baseball cards about past Presidents of their choice. If your students need more context about the government, check out our blog post about teaching the U.S. Constitution here.

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Middle School Lesson Plan Government Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 27, 2024

By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Add to cart Progressive Reform Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Progressive President Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart The post Teaching the Progressive Era appeared first on Passion for Social Studies.

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Teaching Primary Sources Critical Thinking History 130

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 30, 2024

Therefore, lesson plans and required resources are ready to go. Furthermore, the organization of each resource is impeccable for easy planning. By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Add to cart The post Sociology Review appeared first on Passion for Social Studies.

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Sociology Lesson Plan Social Studies High School 130

Passion for Social Studies

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Students will use their critical thinking skills through 17 days of 55-minute lesson plans. There are folders for organization, lesson plans, video links, email support, and FREE updates! By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! End of World War I Lesson $ 6.00

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Lesson Plan Critical Thinking History Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Federalism Court Case Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Federalism Lesson $ 5.00 Add to cart The post Federalism Round Up appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. Add to cart Modern Day Federalism Project $ 5.00

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Government US Government Social Studies Lesson Plan 130

Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 30, 2024

Cold War at Home Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart President Kennedy Stations Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Cold War Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart If you do not want to miss any of the upcoming lessons, join my email list to be notified of all the interactive lessons coming up! Grab this WWII resource!

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Teaching History Social Studies Economics 130

Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2024

By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog-exclusive subscribers! President Kennedy Stations Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Presidential Succession Lesson $ 5.00 Add to cart The post President Kennedy Station Lesson appeared first on Passion for Social Studies.

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History Critical Thinking Social Studies Government 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 21, 2023

By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Add to cart The post AP Government Review appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. AP Government Amendments $ 10.00 Add to cart AP Government Supreme Court Cases $ 10.00 Add to cart AP Government review Games $ 10.00

Government 130

Government US Government Middle School Social Studies 130

Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

How to Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month You may feel like you don’t have time to teach students about Asian Pacific heritage, but there are many fun ways to integrate this annual celebration with ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Well-Being.

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Heritage Museum Social Studies Artifacts 98

Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2019

Within these eight key concepts, teachers of science, math, language arts, social studies, and art have found intersections with what their students are expected to know and know how to do. The foundations of computational thinking are abstraction, decomposition, pattern recognition and testing and debugging.

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Lesson Plan Social Studies Learning Science Humanities 124

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

Ashleigh's Education Journey

JUNE 28, 2017

It’s hard to sort through years worth of blog posts, resources, and articles to find just what you need to get started. A couple years ago I wrote a blog post for teachers who were new to third grade or transitioning back to third grade. Keep in mind, all of these lessons are available as a print and digital resource.

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Social Studies Classroom Management Lesson Plan Digital Resources 52

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

In my last blog post, I shared with you a description of my pedagogical approach and provided an example. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link. For a copy of a completed student version of this lesson, follow this link. Thomas intends “to spend my entire life convincing them how exciting and important history is.”

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Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

Digital Promise

MAY 26, 2017

When the bell rings, students rotate to a Reading and Social Studies class where another set of stages await them. Within each pod, teachers collaborate on themes, lessons plans, challenges, activities, and classroom decor to provide an engaging experience for students. Championing Collaboration.

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Elementary School Social Studies Lesson Plan Tradition 74

ACRE

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The lesson plan provides examples that you can discuss with students to show them how to track income and expenses as well as how to create short and long terms savings plans. Will they pay themselves first, by creating savings goals? In order to meet these goals, students need to master budgeting.

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K-12 Social Studies Digital Resources Lesson Plan 52

Moler's Musing

JANUARY 2, 2024

To All The Readers, As we enter a new year, I want to take a moment to thank all of you who regularly visit my blog and read my weekly reflections on teaching 8th grade social studies. I started this blog a few years ago as a space to process my own experiences and as a call for more transparency about the realities of teaching.

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Lesson Plan Social Studies Teaching Education 40

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

Balancing these demands while keeping lessons engaging and accessible can be challenging. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how I collaborated with AI (ChatGPT) to develop a comprehensive 5-6 day unit on Native American history, tailored specifically for my 8th-grade students.

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American History Geography Local History History 62

Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

The designers created comprehensive lessons plans with presentation, learner practice, and assessment materials that followed that guide, as well as the College and Career Readiness Standards from the U.S. A reading lesson including a social studies theme asks adult learners to consider the Fourth Amendment to the U.S.

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K-12 Lesson Plan Professional Development Social Studies 72

Leah Cleary

JULY 9, 2023

It’s generating blog posts (not this one–sorry, I like to write), jingles, and images. As a social studies teacher, I’m always looking for patterns. ChatGPT Classroom Advantage 3: Lesson Planning Do you ever have a standard you have to teach and no idea where to begin?

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Psychology World History Lesson Plan History 52

Letters and Ink Blog

JULY 26, 2022

It also means that I’m not writing lesson plans on Sunday afternoons, and when I was out for a week with COVID last year the lessons were already essentially ready to go – I just had to send them to my principal. Then, I’ll print it out and use it as my planning guide. Happy Teaching!

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Lesson Plan Teaching Social Studies History 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

In this blog series, we will look at these pillars. As post-pandemic reading success has declined across the United States, more schools are embracing The Science of Reading, a body of research and scientific evidence based on five main pillars, help us understand how children learn to read. The first one we’ll discuss is Phonemic Awareness.

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Primary Sources Heritage K-12 Professional Development 52

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Performance assessments that integrate evidence of teaching practices and student learning measured in a variety of ways (such as student work, lesson plans, assignments, in-person or video observations based on standards, and/or National Board assessment). 2008): Successful Collaboration. Focus on Student Learning.

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Research Education Professional Development Leadership 48

Passion for Social Studies

MAY 31, 2024

Since teachers have so much to do, the resource includes video links, lesson plans, and answer keys. Principles of the Constitution Lesson There are many unfamiliar words when learning about the Constitution. By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog-exclusive subscribers! Join the club today!

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Lesson Plan Government US Government Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Political Socialization Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Campaign Finance Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Electoral College Lesson $ 5.00 Add to cart The post Teaching the Election appeared first on Passion for Social Studies.

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Teaching Government Social Studies History 130

Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For further instruction on Four Corners, see our Lesson Strategy Blog Soup, Salad, Sandwich Soup, Salad, Sandwich is a great game to learn how to have collaborative discussions and respectful debates. Everyone in that corner will sit out next for the next round. Select another counter and the game continues.

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Social Studies Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development 52

Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 15, 2024

Teacher Resources One of the best parts about the Third Party Lesson is how quick it is to implement! It even includes lesson plans for both days! By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Third Party Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Electoral College Lesson $ 5.00

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