Remove Civics Remove Critical Thinking Remove Lesson Plan
article thumbnail

How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

With the right HQIM, students develop critical thinking skills, engage meaningfully with historical content, and become informed citizens ready to tackle complex societal issues. The series delves into HQIMs impact on academic performance and civic readiness while providing practical strategies for effective implementation.

article thumbnail

Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Voting Lesson This three-day lesson is a fantastic way to teach students the importance of voting! Luckily, these 11 lesson plans help make that happen!

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. Washington University in St.

article thumbnail

COLUMN: Want teachers to teach climate change? You’ve got to train them

The Hechinger Report

She said, “Let’s give them the data points to critically think and draw conclusions.” The teachers participating committed to creating lesson plans — like the shade simulation — that will be made available freely for others to use on platforms including the website SubjectToClimate.org.

article thumbnail

5 Ways to Incorporate Current Events into Your Social Studies Classroom

Students of History

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. 3) Encourage critical thinking. Encourage students to think critically about the current event you're discussing. A great resource you can use bringing in different news sources is this lesson plan on Fake News and the Media.

article thumbnail

Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. Tip: When using Jigsaw for the first time, it might be a good idea to walk the students through a trial run and model each step of the process.)

K-12 52
article thumbnail

Teaching Nixon

Passion for Social Studies

Critical Thinking about Leadership and Accountability Nixons time in office allows students to think critically about leadership, ethics, and the concept of accountability in government. This will be a great lesson that will spark enthusiasm for learning about presidents and politics.

Teaching 130