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Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom

Studies Weekly

Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom Feb. 26, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Science is a critical part of elementary education. The most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education published in 2018 found that elementary teachers taught science for just 18 minutes a day on average.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes.

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Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction

Studies Weekly

“There are incredibly wonderful web-based programs available – Studies Weekly being my favorite – but the number of sites that districts and schools want a teacher to examine, consider and use becomes, in my opinion, counter-productive due to the amount of time it takes to look into and accommodate them all.”

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PROOF POINTS: Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic?

The Hechinger Report

Elementary school students in grades two to six were making slow progress, and remained behind. This teacher said that when in-person school resumed in her city in 2021, administrators discouraged her from reviewing old topics that students had missed and told her to move forward with grade-level material. “The One is phonics.

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Flipgrid and Studies Weekly

Studies Weekly

First, you add a group: for example, a Social Studies group to use for Studies Weekly topics. As a teacher, you can also use an email address to set up an account. Once you have set up your account, it is fairly simple to use. Once you have a group set up, you can add topics to that group.

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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.) February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

The Hechinger Report

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. Only 42 percent have said they felt very well prepared to teach social studies.

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