Thrive in Grade Five

AUGUST 19, 2023

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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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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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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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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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4QM Teaching

MARCH 17, 2025

The 4QM team wrote our own narratives for all the Question One lessons, edited primary sources for all the Question Twos, researched data for all the Question Threes, and hashed out all the Question Fours. Some reported that their kids werent used to thinking this hard in social studies, so there was a bit of a transition period.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

That search led us to the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), an approach that shifts Social Studies from rote memorization to deep, student-driven inquiry. Others worried about the complexities of multilingual learners engaging with rigorous primary sources.

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Social Studies Success

JULY 20, 2023

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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Studies Weekly

MAY 10, 2024

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family May 10, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Primary sources transport students through history. They help students understand what real people of the past saw, felt, and heard as they lived through the events we study in school. Their family stories are history!

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The librarians have created huge sets of primary source images by topic or time period. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image. My favorite place to send students to look for history-based images is the Library of Congress.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since all of the projects must incorporate primary sources, students learn how to access online archives such as the Hathi Trus t and newspapers.org. The post The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Social Studies Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Or you can do puzzles that focus on specific Social Studies skills as well as content. It allows you to focus on a variety of primary sources as well as key Social Studies skills. It allows you to focus on a variety of primary sources as well as key Social Studies skills.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 21, 2025

We traveled to Bessemer, Alabama, to see their school in action and learn how they bring Studies Weeklys interactive social studies and science lessons to life. Primary Source Analysis Worksheets Download these free easy-to-use worksheets that help students analyze various types of sources and bring their stories to life.

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Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

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

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History Tech

AUGUST 28, 2023

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

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HistoryRewriter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

First, select a primary source for students to interpret via the Retell in Rhyme EduProtocol. See Chapter 15 in the Social Studies Edition. I borrowed this excerpt from my friend, Dr. Mark Jarrett’s work with primary sources. This typically takes one class period.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 8, 2025

These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar.

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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 […]

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

3 Human-recorded audio with synchronized highlighting on Studies Weekly Online Primary Source Analysis Worksheets Download these free easy-to-use worksheets that help students analyze various types of sources and bring their stories to life. Help students level up their skills with Studies Weekly. The Thomas B.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

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Primary Sources American History World History Lesson Plan 89

Studies Weekly

APRIL 7, 2025

DOWNLOAD EBOOK To learn more about how Studies Weekly Social Studies can help you share the experiences of all voices, visit studiesweekly.com/social-studies Find More Posts Find More Posts Select Category Corporate English Language Arts Health Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher (..)

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TCI

AUGUST 7, 2023

Each program provides many opportunities for students to develop a strong command of English and build reading and writing skills through social studies. From well-structured informational text to primary source passages, there are many opportunities to build reading skills.

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Teaching American History

MAY 6, 2025

Now, having taught social studies for two years at Oakcrest School in Vienna, Virginiaan independent girls school in the Catholic traditionshe knew what she didnt know. Learning through Text-Based Discussions At the time, Boles used primary source documents to a limited extent.

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Education Week - Social Studies

APRIL 30, 2024

Through the use of primary sources, and students' own critical thinking skills, this Texas teacher navigates the current political climate.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Patty Topliffe, who teaches social studies at Woodstock High School in Vermont, said teaching vocabulary and other literacy skills to her students helps them understand primary source documents. Patty Topliffe (center right) and other English and social studies teachers at Woodstock High School, in Vermont.

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Moler's Musing

APRIL 30, 2025

Heres the flow : Students engage with content a primary source, textbook excerpt, or short video. They ask a question based on the reading or viewingeither one they create or one I provide (especially if the source leaves something unanswered or unclear). Why Fray-I works: It puts students in the drivers seat. And honestly?

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

Frances favorite feature of Studies Weekly is the printed, full-color newspapers. It may seem simple, but the ability to use printed, colored text and images when teaching social studies is incredibly impactful, she explains. The newspapers] draw students in with their visuals and text features.

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Primary Sources American History World History Professional Development 52

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. There is a dizzying number of websites out there that promote the use of primary sources.

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C3 Teachers

MAY 5, 2025

with Tara DeVay In late summer 2015, as I prepared for my third-year teaching eighth-grade social studies in rural Western New York, I balanced many of the challenges that young teachers do: coaching, building curriculum, and searching for more meaningful ways to teach content. The routine of covering material felt stagnant.

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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning.

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Education Week - Social Studies

JANUARY 30, 2025

Do you know how to put Black history sources in context?

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Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Breaking the “Right Answer” Mindset A lot of students were still raising their hands, hoping for the “right” answer, but I’m working hard to break them out of the mindset that social studies is just about filling in blanks. I want them to engage with the content and think critically—there are no simple answers here!

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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. When you sign up, you get immediate access to all these digital notebook sets. Joining up gives you everything you need in one place so you never have to stress about planning again!

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. EdSurge: Why did you decide to take the ISTE U AI course?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? Wayne Zhang is a graduate student at Northwestern University who will be teaching social studies next year at Amundsen High School in Chicago Public Schools.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

This became clearer than ever, as a social studies teacher of 22 years, after my students and I Skyped with Julio, a teacher in Venezuela. As students told me afterwards, “Julio was the ultimate primary source.”. As uncomfortable as this may be, I think the question is crucial. Making history relevant for students.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2022

Frank McCormick, at the time the district’s coordinator for social studies instruction, said those inquiry-based standards were a radical shift from the content-based standards that most students and teachers were used to. There was much more emphasis on critical thinking and primary source investigation.

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