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Social Studies Thick Slides

HistoryRewriter

The last time I wrote about Thick Slides, I used them for a Primary Source Scavenger Hunt. They have used this protocol with middle to high school grades covering history and government topics. They are a fun and engaging formative or summative assessment that gives students some structure for writing.

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Easy Ideas for 5 Minute Social Studies Activities

Thrive in Grade Five

Whiteboard Example Student Example Idea #2: Make Primary Source Connections! After using a primary source text or image with your students, ask them to make a couple of connections. Allow students to pair up and discuss the primary source used in class.

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Most Students Think History Is Boring. Here's How We Change That.

ED Surge

government. I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources. I love using primary sources and personal narratives to make history more relevant for my students, but that takes second place to tangible pieces of history like my family artifacts, such as my great-grandfather's World War I uniform.

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Introducing our Fall 2024 Webinar Series, American Political Rhetoric

Teaching American History

Background readings, a pre-webinar discussion board, and links to webinar recordings and relevant primary sources will be made available to registrants. Teaching American History’s exhibit, The Election of 1912 , recounts the history of this three-way election with data, maps, images, historical essays and primary sources.

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How Can Teachers Prepare Students for an AI-Driven Future?

ED Surge

Being a government teacher and teaching about political elections, I'm really excited to apply what I’ve learned in my classroom. In government class the other day, we used AI to gather background information on past political parties. This later became a great discussion point with my students.

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Big List of Social Studies Journal Prompts – A Growing List

Thrive in Grade Five

Does this sort of approach to government and daily life make a better settlement? We must rely on primary sources to learn about this historical period. Early American Government Journal Prompts The Articles of Confederation failed because the central government was too weak. Explain your answer! Why or why not?

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

We tackled the Boston Tea Party with Number Mania to dig into key details and wrapped up with an inquiry lesson on “having a voice in government.” These lessons can be overly complicated, and many of the primary sources aren’t exactly written at an 8th-grade-friendly level. We’re definitely keeping Number Mania in the rotation!