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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 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. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept. The primary source.

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Easy Ideas for 5 Minute Social Studies Activities

Thrive in Grade Five

Having a little time at the end of class is something my students look forward to because they have an opportunity to do fun five minute social studies activities. That’s a classroom management nightmare. ? If you want a ready-to-use, engaging set of 5 Minute Social Studies Activities , I’ve got you covered!

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

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Beyond her work with students, Rhue is also committed to collaborating with their teachers, helping, for example, to impart her own knowledge of media and information literacy so they can pass it along to learners in their care. And that's really, I think, what most teachers struggle with, because if you can't manage, you can't teach.

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19 Ideas for Setting Up Your Social Studies Classroom

Let's Cultivate Greatness

In the five classrooms I’ve had in my career, I’ve discovered the must-haves that make my social studies classes run smoothly. Things that go way beyond classroom décor. While many of these are universal tips for any middle or high school classroom, several are social studies-specific.

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Moving to 4th Grade

Ashleigh's Education Journey

In this post: Pacing Guides Fourth Grade Morning Work Reading Writing Guided Math & Workshops Social Studies & Science Classroom Management Top Ten Resources Pacing Guides It’s hard to start the year without a plan, so you can download example fourth grade pacing guides here.

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How Purposeful Play Opens the Door to Lifelong Learning

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A lot of the time, education and content are in silos—ELA, math, social studies, science—but that's not how the world works," she explains. These playful learning experiences will make that information stick, help them use that skill in a way they maybe didn't before, remember it and use it again." It's a way of problem-solving.

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

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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. Lesson 8: Know Your Candidates (Grades K-3) Updated Oct. Weekly Summary We understand that in order to vote, you have to be a citizen and at least 18 years old.