Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

Classroom Behavior Management Ideas to Try Mar 28, 2025 By Debbie Bagley NEWSLETTER Teaching children to manage their emotions is essential in the 21st century. DOWNLOAD EBOOK Recess Time Climbing Activities like jungle gyms, monkey bars, and rock walls are fun and great for children’s body awareness!

Primary Sources 89

Primary Sources American History World History Lesson Plan 89

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

But over the last ten years, whenever I set out to find information about teaching strategies, educational resources, technology for schools, or pretty much anything related to improving learning for our students, someone would inevitably pipe up and say, “Librarians can also help with that.” That was about it.

Library 360

Library Pedagogy Advocacy Professional Development 360

Studies Weekly

APRIL 7, 2025

He also held numerous visiting professorships throughout his career and spent short periods teaching mathematics at universities around the globe. According to the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, he was in great demand to give visiting lectures at mathematical societies, colleges, and universities across the world.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources American History Heritage 52

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

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. Title: The Future Life of Miss Honey and Matilda Slide 1 : Here you see Matilda and Miss Honey co-teaching in the 1st grade classroom!

Geography 279

Geography Social Studies Pedagogy Library 279

Ashleigh's Education Journey

MAY 11, 2015

State and federal mandates and high stakes testing have made teaching elementary science and social studies a battle for time in the classroom. This battle has resulted in minimizing social studies and science instruction to focus on tested areas. In reality, this instruction may not be every day.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Geography Tradition 52

Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

3 Human-recorded audio with synchronized highlighting on Studies Weekly Online Primary Source Analysis Worksheets Download these free easy-to-use worksheets that help students analyze various types of sources and bring their stories to life. Help students level up their skills with Studies Weekly. Shanahan on Literacy.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan Professional Development 52

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

The reason for this is that we have put a premium on creating a teaching and learning culture that better meets the needs of our learners while enhancing essential skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, media literacy, and global awareness. Students used their cellphones to download an app to both create and read QR codes.

Library 274

Library History Cultures Educational Technology 274

Ashleigh's Education Journey

JUNE 27, 2021

Integrating science and social studies with reading is a must. There are simply not enough hours in the day to teach all that we’re expected to teach. Due to testing and/or district and state requirements, social studies and science often take the back seat. It’s just not possible.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Research Education 52

Ashleigh's Education Journey

MAY 15, 2015

These words are important because they help students comprehend text across different content areas such as social studies and science. One of my favorite strategies for teaching academic vocabulary is frontloading or preteaching vocabulary. Below you can see an example of my social studies and science vocabulary terms.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Teaching Tradition 52

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

” Once students have downloaded an image, they need to add text. We all remember the days of reading the chapter in our social studies textbook, answering the questions, and regurgitating our knowledge on the chapter test. Example, “Civil War families” or “dogs 19th Century.”

History 130

History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

I teach in a small 6-12 independent school with my colleague and friend, Nate Wolkenhauer. Nate teaches Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. When I teach unit rates, I transform my room into a grocery store. This teaches them that they can learn anything. This isn’t really about math. Tier 3: “My job.

K-12 263

K-12 Teaching Pedagogy Library 263

Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

Studies Weekly does an excellent job of incorporating age-appropriate text and engaging activities, and I loved exploring the online components that make it such a robust program. Frances favorite feature of Studies Weekly is the printed, full-color newspapers. The newspapers] draw students in with their visuals and text features.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History World History Social Studies 52

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

Having communication expectations and procedures in place was helpful when I was teaching. ” Sending emails, weekly newsletters, or using the school phone to communicate are great communication alternatives if they cannot download one of these apps. Parents love to receive different forms of positive communication.

Sociology 130

Sociology Social Studies Government Civics 130

Ashleigh's Education Journey

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Teaching American government doesn’t have to be boring or overly complicated. Fortunately, there are many ways to make this unit meaningful AND fun for students, Teaching Government Through Simulations Students always enjoy a good simulation, simulations tie in perfectly to social studies.

Government 52

Government Teaching Social Studies Education 52

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

Some schools are fortunate enough to have a technology specialist who can co-teach and model the integration of AR until the classroom teacher is confident to fly solo. The McGraw Hill program is releasing a social studies and language arts component that integrates the two content areas.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan Artifacts Educational Technology Interactive Learning 130

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 5, 2023

Built on 14 key practices, it’s a way of teaching that gets students up on their feet, collaborating and thinking through challenging problems on a daily basis. “Language arts, social studies, science. When I first saw a video of this strategy in action, I was immediately captivated. ” Liljedahl explains.

Pedagogy 130

Pedagogy K-12 Library Tradition 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In the middle of all this activity, seventh-grader Jacob Higuera sat alone with his laptop, intently typing out a social studies assignment. Jacob Higuera, a seventh-grader at the Innovation Academy, completes a social studies assignment on his laptop while students take part in other lessons in the background.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Tutoring Middle School Tradition 111

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 21, 2023

While these students — a group we’re calling experienced multilinguals — are probably quite comfortable and fluent with speaking English socially, they may still be unfamiliar with the academic language used in science, social studies, math, and other content areas. They have friends. They are in the community.

Pedagogy 130

Pedagogy Heritage Teaching Library 130

Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

But I think now it’s especially important because we have so many things that they’re exposed to that are teaching like the wrong lessons. The kind of behaviors that we get in this ‘gotcha’ culture of social media are directly the opposite of what is productive in conversation. “That’s always been important.

Pedagogy 130

Pedagogy Library Social Studies Social Justice 130

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

NOME, Alaska — Before they got down to business for the day, students in Devin Tatro’s social studies class were offered a quiet moment of self-reflection: On this golden fall afternoon at Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, were they feeling chipper, distressed or somewhere in between? That’s not a given in rural Alaska.

Social Studies 103

Social Studies Public School Charter School High School 103

Ashleigh's Education Journey

JUNE 28, 2017

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. There is so much flexibility!

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Classroom Management Lesson Plan Digital Resources 52

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. If you're curious what these lessons look like, you can download some free lesson plans here.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Rockin Resources - Social Studies

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Or maybe you’re teaching the character trait of honesty? I did a little research for you and now you can share some facts along with a free timeline download on – Who was Abe Lincoln? Celebrating President’s Day? Don’t forget to give your kiddos details on Abe Lincoln! The post Who was Abe Lincoln?

Teaching 52

Teaching Research Social Studies 52

ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

Download Election of 1932 Lesson Plan Learn more: Looking for more lesson plans & activities for teaching about economic history?

Economics 52

Economics Lesson Plan Civics Policy Impact 52

ACRE

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Based on that feedback, UCA Family & Consumer Sciences Professor Dr. Kathryn Carroll developed an in-depth content review, hands-on simulation, and several additional resources specifically designed to teach budgeting in Arkansas classroom. Are you teaching a course that embeds personal finance standards this semester?

K-12 52

K-12 Digital Resources Social Studies Lesson Plan 52

Ashleigh's Education Journey

DECEMBER 3, 2017

This post shares some of my favorite ways to teach economics to upper elementary students. I begin my economics unit by teaching about goods and services. After teaching about goods and services, I begin teaching about productive resources: human resources, natural resources, and capital resources.

Economics 52

Economics Social Studies Humanities Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

New EL schools must first go through several months of professional development, classroom observation and co-teaching — both at the schools and at three-day intensive “institutes” off-site. There are a lot of teachers who will say, ‘I was hired to teach math, not to be an adviser or a therapist to a bunch of kids,’ ” Berger said.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

Rockin Resources - Social Studies

APRIL 8, 2022

I did a little research for you and now you can share some facts along with a free download activity in the free album – What is Earth Day? Looking to celebrate Earth Day in your classroom this year? We all know Aesop’s fable, The Ants & the Grasshopper, where a family of ants bustles. The post What is Earth Day?

Research 52

Research Social Studies Teaching 52

Rockin Resources - Social Studies

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I did a little research for you and now you can share some facts along with a free timeline download on – Who was George Washington? Are you looking for information on George Washington to a Revolutionary War unit or President’s Day? George Washington (1732-1799) was the first president of the United States.

Research 52

Research Social Studies Teaching 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These can help you bring social studies to life for your students. Think of the Socratic Seminar not just as a teaching strategy but as a hotline to the past, bringing it alive in ways that can resonate with your students. I love the strategy, but why use them in a social studies class? What is a Socratic Seminar?

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These can help you bring social studies to life for your students. Think of the Socratic Seminar not just as a teaching strategy but as a hotline to the past, bringing it alive in ways that can resonate with your students. I love the strategy, but why use them in a social studies class? What is a Socratic Seminar?

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

4QM Teaching

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is indeed a worthy goal: we want history and social studies classrooms to be active places where students are doing the intellectual work of our discipline, and often that work is best done in conversation with peers or with a teacher or both. Here’s one you can download about the industrial revolution.) Why then and there?

Artifacts 40

Artifacts Primary Sources Social Studies Professional Development 40

Studies Weekly

MARCH 10, 2025

Teaching Irish American History Mar. 10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. This overview of Irish American history can help you teach students why they see so many Irish influences today.

American History 90

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 90

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Wells, Shirley Chisholm or Denmark Vesey from his high school social studies textbooks. That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. And while social studies curricula differ vastly across the U.S., Subscribe today! He learned about them through an app on his phone.

Archiving 138

Archiving Primary Sources Archival Research Artifacts 138

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. Event hosts also reference the Teach Truth Media Guide. This is a national call.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Now she returns with three other educators — Fatma Elsamra, math, Reem Fakhry, science, and Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi, social studies — to focus more specifically on the curriculum piece of this work, approaches we can take to integrate Arab narratives into our teaching and curriculum. Can you tell us about Ramadan? at that time.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

Arkansas math teacher Joel Lookadoo teaches students about geometrical shapes on the state’s new TV-based education programming for children enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade. Related: Should schools teach anyone who can get online — or no one at all? Credit: Photo courtesy Arkansas PBS. There’s no sidewalks here,” he said.

Library 145

Library Advocacy Middle School High School 145