TCI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

TCI’s social studies programs provide comprehensive planning and support tools so you can focus on what you do best: teaching. Here are a few tools to help you stay on top of lesson planning. Quickly Review Information in the Planning Box Start your lesson plan with the planning box. Request a sample.

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Lesson Plan Primary Sources Professional Development Social Studies 52

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

NewseumED is committed to helping students “learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources” and supporting teachers in putting “current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes, and programs.”

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Primary Sources Civics Lesson Plan Teaching 124

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind. This part helped students connect primary source analysis to the broader motivations for European exploration, further deepening their historical thinking skills.

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Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 105

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I appreciated having the flexibility to say, I'm super swamped this first week back at school and don’t have time in the evenings; I'm just going to sit down and do this on Sunday when I'm doing my lesson planning.

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 136

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Simplifying Primary Sources with AI My goal was to simplify the lesson while still helping students build confidence and learn. The language was jargon-filled, dry, and not exactly something an 8th grader doesn’t give a damn about.

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Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 111

Studies Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Sincerely, Debbie Bagley Get a FREE consultation with Teacher Advocate. Choose “Connect with Teacher Advocate” in the form.

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Primary Sources Classroom Management Lesson Plan Professional Development 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. Washington University in St. Louis has an amazing collection of interviews from the Great Depression.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

TJ Warsnak and Derek Schutte Exploring Strategies for Analyzing Primary Sources Erika Lowery Don’t forget to register! Using Online Geo Tools to Enhance Your Instruction and Make Your Kids Smarter Glenn Wiebe 3 Guys and a Textbook: A Lighthearted Look At Increasing Engagement (for mature audiences only!) Hope to see you there!

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Civics for All of US

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration Katie Munn Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:38 Body Investigate primary source material from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn how citizens and government officials used the tools of democracy to challenge racial discrimination in voting.

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Primary Sources Museum Lesson Plan Library 52

Studies Weekly

JUNE 3, 2024

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Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School 59

Rosie the History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

There are thousands of amazing primary sources available from the Smithsonian including photographs, documents, physical objects, audio, and video. Smithsonian Learning Lab was built for use by teachers and students and is so simple and effective to implement if your students have computers with internet access.

History 52

History Primary Sources Museum Artifacts 52

History Tech

JULY 19, 2024

The Stanford History Education Group has been around since 2002. Sam Wineburg, SHEG’s founder, one year earlier had published a book titled Thinking Historically and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past.

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Social Studies History Education History Primary Sources 140

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As you progress through the units, you’ll see there’s a variety of lesson formats, so students aren’t doing the same thing every day and getting bored with your class. Some days, students are working in groups or pairs at stations to analyze a set of primary sources.

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History Primary Sources Civics Digital Resources 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 2, 2024

Students find it engaging, and teachers find it easy to implement.” ” Learn more about Studies Weekly’s PreK-6 Social Studies.

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Heritage Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2024

Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials. They are not available for homeschools.

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Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School 52

Students of History

AUGUST 12, 2021

Plus there’s lesson plans for every day, flipped classroom videos, Google Slides, primary sources, worksheets, and more for every unit. Joining up gives you everything you need in one place so you never have to stress about planning again!

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Social Studies Primary Sources World History Civics 52

Studies Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

It’s student-friendly, relevant topics, you can use it alone or add to it, aligned to the standards, and lots of support & extension materials and opportunities to tie into real-world issues.” ” Learn more about Studies Weekly’s PreK-6 Social Studies.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Take advantage of your resources like lesson plans, teaching strategies, printables, and more. Your Studies Weekly Online classroom contains digital versions of your publications and more online resources like digital lesson plans, videos, and presentations you can project to the whole class.

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Artifacts Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

Improve Your Students’ Reading Scores With Studies Weekly As an educator, you want to help your students succeed, and Studies Weekly is committed to helping you and your students. Help your students improve their reading scores! Get a Studies Weekly free trial today!

Heritage 52

Heritage Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan 52

History Tech

MARCH 15, 2023

I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of people who work at the Library of Congress. And they’ve all been awesome. I’m sure there’s probably one or two who work over there who are Las Vegas Raiders fans or who will tell you that they don’t like Kansas City Joe’s burnt ends. And other […]

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Library Research Primary Sources Lesson Plan 130

History Tech

MAY 5, 2023

I admit it. I’m a fan. And watch it every year. Especially this year. Held in downtown Kansas City, home of the world champion Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL Draft is my spring booster shot that holds me through until August’s preseason. And I know you’re all locked into the last few weeks of the […]

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan History 130

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight Lesson Plans Press Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts 10 Summer Tips to Prepare a Great Classroom June 6, 2024 Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance May 28, 2024 You Have Primary Sources in Your (..)

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula.

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources K-12 Social Studies 52

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

For a copy of my lesson, follow this link. For a copy of a completed student version of this lesson, follow this link. This is because we need to get rid of it faster so we can be off of lockdown already.

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Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

Students of History

JUNE 5, 2023

These 9-page packets are perfect for an EOC review because they include maps, vocabulary, people, images, timelines, and primary sources to analyze. I love going back to my US History Review Packets for each unit in the curriculum.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 52

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Start a 60 day FREE trial for Studies Weekly Online to gain access to K-6 social studies curriculum, primary source videos, and more. For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.

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Heritage Teaching Museum K-12 59

History Tech

MARCH 20, 2023

Just so you know. Huge March Madness fan. First four days of the tournament rank right up there with the NCSS conference, Fourth of July, and the winter holidays. And the 2023 version did not disappoint. Would have liked KU to have done better but otherwise loving the upsets. But somewhere in between Princeton knocking […]

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan 100

History Tech

AUGUST 14, 2023

I was on a quick Zoom call the other night when of the high school teachers casually mentioned that his first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue the jaw drop. I’m always a little bit shocked when I hear about districts that crank up during the first few days of August […]

Social Studies 100

Social Studies High School Primary Sources Lesson Plan 100

History Tech

AUGUST 28, 2023

Can you ever have too much Sam Wineburg? The answer is. no, no you can’t. So enjoy this re-mix of a post from a couple of years ago. ———————– Okay. I don’t want kids to hate social studies. Let’s be clear about that from the get go. I also think […]

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Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan History 100

4QM Teaching

MARCH 19, 2023

How should all of them be incorporated into lesson plans and assessments, and how often? 4QM curriculum writers consistently incorporate these sorts of thinking activities into units and lessons organically — not just to tick off a box on a list of historical thinking skills. Which thinking skills are most important?

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Primary Sources Social Studies Civics History 40

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Onset Rime Strategies — PreK/Kindergarten. Unraveling the differences: Phonological awareness vs. phonics. Voyager Sopris Learning.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Heritage K-12 Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Creating Connections Because Studies Weekly’s print publications are consumable, students can create artifacts to demonstrate their learning by cutting the primary sources and other information out of their publications. Giving students this trust creates a partnership of learning and growth between students and the teacher.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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World History History Archaeology Social Studies 97

Studies Weekly

MARCH 3, 2025

You balance lessons, planning, creating, preparing, copying, data assessing, meetings, grading, paperwork, responding to emails and phone calls while trying to teach the students in your care. You do this day after day, week after week. It is exhausting physically, mentally, and emotionally. They are not available for homeschools.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Founded in 2009 by the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics also offers readings and standards-aligned lesson plans about the Constitution, the three branches of government, media and influence, and many other topics.

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Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 87

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our worksheets are perfect for helping students with reading comprehension, preparing for the Regents review or state assessment, pairing with a video like the Crash Course US History series, or with your lesson plans throughout the school year. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In using the How We Remember lesson plan, our students engaged with Smith’s writing and started to explore the spaces he visited where the history of enslavement is either remembered or forgotten. This lesson plan allowed students to assume roles, address problems, and create solutions. It was absolutely awesome!

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52