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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

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. Some of the greatest tools that we have in our online library are audio and video recordings.

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Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More)

Cult of Pedagogy

As libraries started to house more technology, I added a fourth role: manage and protect the tech. We know a lot about mathematic tools and apps and different databases for social studies.” ” They can also help you orchestrate lessons that take place in the library itself. .” That was about it.

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Classroom Behavior Management Ideas to Try

Studies Weekly

DOWNLOAD EBOOK Recess Time Climbing Activities like jungle gyms, monkey bars, and rock walls are fun and great for children’s body awareness! Try yoga and stretching with daily mantras right after recess for a quick calm down and refocus. Kids build strength and coordination as they climb and swing across monkey bars.

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A Commitment to Digital Learning

A Principal's Reflections

She then utilized a variety of virtual manipulatives (using the SMART tablet ) from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Students used their cellphones to download an app to both create and read QR codes. Here is a video we produced leading up to Digital Learning Day showcasing our Social Studies Department.

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The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts

Cult of Pedagogy

2022), “Using the annotating strategy to improve students’ academic achievement in social studies,” Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning , Vol. [link] Lloyd, Z.T., Doepker, G.M. and Downey, S.E. Come back for more.

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Four Theater Games that Make Learning a Blast

Cult of Pedagogy

Slideshow Landmarks Don’t Look Behind You Magic Elevator Game 1: Slideshow Slideshow is a great game for students to recall and re-interpret literature, social studies, and science content. Science: 8th graders studying cells name different types of cells and make a pose demonstrating their function.

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History Meme Project for Students

Thrive in Grade Five

My favorite place to send students to look for history-based images is the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image. ” Once students have downloaded an image, they need to add text.

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