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Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

This will definitely be an exciting election year. When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Since there is a lot to include when teaching voting in the social studies classroom, this resource has everything needed!

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Washington University in St.

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Vocabulary Lesson Plan

Studies Weekly

Vocabulary Lesson Plan Sept. 28, 2020 • Studies Weekly Grades: K-8 Why: (Purpose) Vocabulary instruction aligns with deep learning by helping students make connections between words and construct meaningful knowledge. Avoid using a dictionary definition when describing or explaining the term.

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Teaching the Progressive Era

Passion for Social Studies

Students will learn this through several primary sources before deciding if the era was truly progressive after studying the definition. Add to cart Progressive Reform Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart Progressive President Lesson $ 6.00 Honestly, this is a great way to tie in argumentative writing from ELA!

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TCI Lesson Planning Tools for Teachers

TCI

Teachers have much to juggle between planning lessons, grading, and leading a class. TCI’s social studies programs provide comprehensive planning and support tools so you can focus on what you do best: teaching. Here are a few tools to help you stay on top of lesson planning. Vocabulary.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

Out of my four Social Studies classes, two classes were able to meet that expectation. Considering this day was 9/11, I had a 9/11 lesson planned using Storyfile. To begin my lesson on 9/11, I showed a news clip about a survivor from that day. When they finished each word, they would bring it to me for feedback.

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

ED Surge

I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. And I mean, I'm lesson planning, I'm unit planning. So yeah, I'm an educator and businesswoman. What does a really good day look like in your role?

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