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Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Since there is a lot to include when teaching voting in the social studies classroom, this resource has everything needed! Thankfully, this two-day lesson does exactly that!

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Progressivism Lesson Plans

Passion for Social Studies

Due to this, students are often eager for Progressivism lesson plans. Luckily, there are amazing Progressivism lessons to ensure students learn the advancements and complexities. Progressive Reform Lesson This is the perfect activity to add to your Progressivism lesson plans.

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Sociology Lesson Plans

Passion for Social Studies

Honestly, it is fascinating to study how people interact with each other. Since students love this course, it is essential to have engaging, interactive sociology lesson plans. Luckily, there are tons of incredible sociology lessons to ensure students explore the underlying social forces that shape human behavior.

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Social Studies back to school: Don’t do that, Do this

History Tech

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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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

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. of a standard deviation higher, on average.

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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. Washington University in St.

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Everything You Need to Teach World History Easily

A Lesson Plan for Teachers

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