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US History Projects

Passion for Social Studies

Luckily, the US History Projects Bundle has everything you need to integrate engaging ways for students to demonstrate their learning. history can often feel distant or abstract, but projects help make it real by involving students in hands-on tasks. On top of this, projects help make history relevant.

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Primary Source Practice

Social Studies Success

Primary Source Practice This spring, I had an epiphany ! I was sitting down with a friend, planning out a new workshop on how to analyze primary sources – students were really struggling analyzing primary sources! Finding the main idea is a skill often associated with reading primary source excerpts.

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Introducing our Spring 2025 Webinar Series, Books that Changed the National Conversation

Teaching American History

For the past year, Teaching American Historys webinars have been about the presidential election. We spent this fall diving into the rhetorical traditions of American politics. So lets take a step back and look back at an entirely different aspect of US history. Last spring, we broke down the presidential election cycle.

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Reverse Retell in Rhyme

HistoryRewriter

First, select a primary source for students to interpret via the Retell in Rhyme EduProtocol. I borrowed this excerpt from my friend, Dr. Mark Jarrett’s work with primary sources. Next, I usually ask my students to work in pairs or small groups to interpret the primary source by retelling it in 10 rhyming couplets.

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Boost Reading Skills with Social Studies: The Key to Stronger Literacy

TCI

When students engage with history, geography, and civics, they develop the ability to analyze texts, draw connections between concepts, and retain new information more effectively. Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning: Engage students in discussions, debates, and primary source analysis to deepen comprehension and critical thinking.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

It’s a fun and creative way to get them thinking beyond the text, and I was hoping it would engage their imaginations a bit more than traditional worksheets. It was a solid day of learning that tied the content to something personal and familiar for the students, making the history feel less distant and more relevant.

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Age-appropriate Text and Engaging Activities with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial

Studies Weekly

Unlike traditional textbooks, Studies Weekly removes barriers and allows for a dynamic, interactive approach to learning. [The newspapers] draw students in with their visuals and text features. They can be used in so many wayscutting out pictures, making connections, highlighting key details, and annotating.