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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. The primary source. We let the people of history tell their own story.

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Social Studies Thick Slides

HistoryRewriter

Thick Slides (although not in our book) are a flexible and popular EduProtocol that should be in every Social Studies teacher’s toolbox. The last time I wrote about Thick Slides, I used them for a Primary Source Scavenger Hunt.

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Easy Ideas for 5 Minute Social Studies Activities

Thrive in Grade Five

Having a little time at the end of class is something my students look forward to because they have an opportunity to do fun five minute social studies activities. Whiteboard Example Student Example Idea #2: Make Primary Source Connections! Allow students to pair up and discuss the primary source used in class.

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Big List of Social Studies Journal Prompts – A Growing List

Thrive in Grade Five

If you’ve visited my blog, you know that social studies is my first love. With that being said, I also enjoy teaching writing and I’m constantly looking for ways to combine writing and social studies. Does this sort of approach to government and daily life make a better settlement? Explain your answer!

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. government as well.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

This week in 8th-grade social studies, we dove deep into the Constitutional Convention and the ratification debates, using a variety of EduProtocols to engage students and build understanding. The activity added relevance and encouraged them to connect historical decisions to the modern-day functioning of government. government.

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

Doing Social Studies

As a member and current president of the Kansas Council for Social Studies, the working relationship between the professional Social Studies organizations in Kansas is one that I deeply cherish and am proud to be a part of. One way we do that is to co-host a yearly social studies conference. Jill Weber