Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

Sensory Balls Move a weighted sensory ball back and forth across your desk to prepare the arms for painting, drawing, or holding a book to read. Finger Push-Ups Do finger push-ups or rubber band stretches between fingers to strengthen fine motor skills.

Primary Sources 89

Primary Sources American History World History Lesson Plan 89

ED Surge

JULY 21, 2022

I've thought about opening it up widely—write a historical novelette (using primary sources, of course), create a sculpture, write a song—but, again, I have no idea how to grade something like that, considering the wide range of talent that my students likely will have. Give them ample opportunity to wonder about what they’re learning.

Primary Sources 125

Primary Sources History World History Digital Resources 125

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I started learning about the diaspora through books and archives when I attended a historically Black university (HBCU) for graduate school. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My wife and I chose Aniefuna because in studying Black history, we learned that our land was never lost.

History 104

History Teaching Sociology Oral History 104

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our worksheets are perfect for helping students with reading comprehension, preparing for the Regents review or state assessment, pairing with a video like the Crash Course US History series, or with your lesson plans throughout the school year. We even have a set of worksheets devoted just to developing history skills.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History I classes, I had them complete the Zinn Education Project activity “ How We Remember.” I had read Clint Smith’s book last year and was blown away by how the history is handled at many of the highlighted locations and his extreme attention to detail.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52