Active History Teacher

APRIL 21, 2024

Students pick a person from history. Have students work in pairs or small groups Come up with a list of 30-40 people from history to choose from. The post End of the Year Project for Social Studies! Walk-Up Songs appeared first on Active History Teacher. How does it work? Ways to modify. Check it out here!

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Passion for Social Studies

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

While all teachers feel this pressure, social studies teachers have a bit of added stress. Students will dive into our rich history while building empathy and understanding among themselves. Understanding equal rights empowers students to engage meaningfully in discussions about public policy, laws, and social issues.

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History Tech

AUGUST 7, 2024

I was chatting on a text thread with a group of teachers and administrators last week when one of the high school admin types casually mentioned that her first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue my stunned surpise. I know more and more districts are cranking up during the first few […]

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

Elementary education has traditionally prioritized English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, often sidelining social studies. However, recent research highlights the crucial role of social studies instruction in developing strong reading skills.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

While English language arts (ELA) and mathematics dominate daily schedules, subjects like social studies and science are often sidelined. If you want to explore this topic in greater depth, check out our eBook, Rethinking Literacy in K-5 Classrooms: How Social Studies and Science Drive Academic Success.

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

APRIL 17, 2024

Organizing to Save You Time If you teach World History, I can imagine you are simply tired. In this post, you will find links to everything I can think you may need for teaching World History. Over time, I plan to add […] The post Everything You Need to Teach World History Easily appeared first on A Lesson Plan for Teachers.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

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. Connecting Kids to History Studies Weekly uses primary sources to share real accounts.

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 11, 2025

Students learn about such a wide range of politics in high school history classes. For example, teaching Nixon is a crucial aspect of American history due to his leadership, insights, and evolution of politics. Teaching Nixon helps students gain incredible insight into American history, government , and political processes.

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Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial Nov 07, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker : Manda Rensel, 1st Grade Teacher, PA Tell us why you love Studies Weekly! For the past many years, we havent had a great Social Studies curriculum. Studies Weekly has changed my outlook on history, she says.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

Elementary education has traditionally focused on English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, often at the expense of social studies and science. This post explores how integrating social studies and science into literacy instruction can drive student success.

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Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The United States has experienced so many dynamic changes throughout its rich history. During this time, the United States had to respond to the challenges posed by rapid industrialization, urbanization, and social issues. So, it shows that while it is a good term to generalize a scattered era of history, it has flaws.

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Active History Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I love this game from Social Studies Success. Cup Stacking Races – I review the Eras of US History with this game. 8th grade US History and 11th Grade US History are ready to print and play! Join The Active History Teacher Community! History STAAR Review appeared first on Active History Teacher.

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History Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

I’ve been doing this for a while. Multiple years in middle school classrooms. Multiple years teaching in higher ed. And then a transition to my current role as a curriculum consultant. I get the opportunity to work with and learn from some amazing people from all over the country. And because of those connections, I’m […]

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr. who started kindergarten in 2011.

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Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. However, recent studies indicate that many states are falling short of providing students with the educational foundation needed for active civic participation. High-quality civics and U.S.

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Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I knew podcasts were a valuable tool for learning, but I needed to find just the right podcasts for my US History classroom. Here are my favorite (so far) podcasts to use in my US History classroom. American History Tellers. It’s definatly for ALL US History classes, not for just AP. Go subscribe for this one!

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TCI

JANUARY 6, 2025

TCI, a leader in K-12 educational content and curriculum, is proud to announce that its K-6 and 7-12 Social Studies programs have received favorable reviews in the latest textbook adoption reports released by the Office of Instructional Materials & Library Services within the Mississippi Instructional Materials Review Board.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

I think that what I will say here is: Policymakers, you know how you’ve minimized the importance of history, government, and civics in all of your education reform efforts over the past couple of decades? As someone who grew up in the Washington, D.C.

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Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 27, 2024

They will even learn about tests that presidential succession has experienced throughout US History. Add to cart The post Teaching the Executive Branch appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. Students will learn what the Constitution says about success, laws covering succession, and different types of succession.

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Vietnam War was a pivotal event in world history. Thankfully, the Vietnam War Lesson and Recent US History Unit are ready to make learning meaningful and planning a breeze! Vietnam to Present US History Test Honestly, making an assessment is tough! Recent US History Unit Planning an entire unit is exhausting.

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4QM Teaching

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In this blog post , Barbara and StandardsWork’s Chief Program Officer Kristen McQuillan describe some lessons from their experience with the high quality literacy curriculum movement that could (and should) apply to social studies. Happy reading!

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4QM Teaching

MARCH 17, 2025

History course that covers 1492-1877. Some reported that their kids werent used to thinking this hard in social studies, so there was a bit of a transition period. But we finally did, and like a lot of things we try to avoid in life, writing curriculum turned out to be more fun than we thought it would be.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The video made me laugh and think about how much the teacher of those students must have inspired a love of history! So, the history meme project was born in my classroom. What are my rules for making history memes? It’s seriously easy to make history memes. Why do I ask my students to create history memes?

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

You will hear from a science teacher, a social studies teacher, and an art teacher as each provides her take on how the Common Core and 21st Century learning goals affect what goes on in the classroom. I am not concerned with the regurgitation of art history dates and names and meaningless artist information onto paper.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

MARCH 14, 2023

Modern American History Word Wall Have you ever used a Modern American History word wall before? In this previous blog post , we’ve briefly discussed word walls, however, we wanted to give a more thorough guide on how to use them in this post, as well as share examples that pertain to Modern United States history.

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American History History Social Studies Teaching 130

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MAY 16, 2019

History Book Clubs are a fantastic way to get your students reading and engaging with history! Do you love teaching history? Do you try to integrate history into your reading block? One Saturday morning, I was at a Scholastic Warehouse Sale and I discovered a full shelf of history-based fiction and nonfiction books.

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History Social Studies Tradition Teaching 130

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Czarnecki says.

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Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

The National Council for History Education stands in support of history teachers in Florida. The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans. Slavery is, and was, wrong.

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Every Zinn Education Project session not only impacts my teaching, but unravels the damage done by whitewashed histories. Tara Micham, social studies teacher, Kansas City, Kansas Tara Micham is one of thousands of teachers learning the history missing from their own education in our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes.

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Social Studies History High School Teaching 98

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When teaching US History, there is a strong focus on heroic individuals. The Civil Rights Movement is imperative to teach during any US History course as it significantly transformed the world we live in today. They will transform the study into an enjoyable and enriching journey while showing students the power of using their voices.

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NCHE

APRIL 21, 2023

The National Council for History Education stands by history teachers in South Dakota. The social studies standards recently approved by the South Dakota Board of Education did not adequately take into account the expertise of its teachers. The NCHE Board of Directors, by a vote of 13-1, approved this statement.

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Each will address the best websites, strategies, and resources for teaching the Social Studies content areas. History appeared first on A Lesson Plan for Teachers. That’s what I hope to help with in this series of posts.

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History Teaching Lesson Plan Social Studies 130

NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. The science and social studies topics should be sequenced so that the ideas build upon each other, and paired with vocabulary that will be useful in the future.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Additionally, in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association, the Computer Science Teachers Association, the National Council for the Social Studies and the American Statistical Association, we made an unprecedented joint call to build data science as an interdisciplinary subject across K-12 education.

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