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Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy

Studies Weekly

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy February 26, 2024 Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

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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.)

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

It was simple but effective, reinforcing both geography and historical knowledge. They logged onto Padlet and shared four facts related to their region using the PEGS format—political, economic, geography, and social. Mapping the Colonies Once the mnemonic was sorted, we got down to the mapping activity.

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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship. Researchers and scientists shared the ways different economic, infrastructure, and environmental factors are altering Louisiana’s coastline. Credit: Image provided by Aimee Hollander.

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2022 Kansas Social Studies Conference (Did I mention it’s free?)

Doing Social Studies

So whether you’re wanting to dive deeper into learning about indigenous Identity with Dr. Brandon Haddock, explore geography through the lens of a zombie apocalypse, dive into economic policy, or attend a wide variety of other breakout sessions with teaching strategies to help you “take it up a notch,” we’ve got something for you.

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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. The researchers controlled for students’ socio-economic status, race, home language and many other other student and school characteristics.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. They devised detailed lesson plans for teachers to follow, specifying when kids work individually, in small groups or come together as a class.