It’s that time of year!! Back to School Season has arrived and the smell of fresh pencils is in the air and streets are buzzing with the frenzy of teachers and kiddos alike rushing to get that perfect first…
Creative Social Studies Ideas
Yay! For once I have the replay of a blab show to reference. This replay from my Salute to Social Studies Show includes tons of creative ideas for some Summer Time Social Studies fun to cure that summer boredom!…
We all know Social Studies textbooks are bulky, outdated, and boring! I rarely used them with my 5th graders. Well, when they weren’t collecting dust I did use them to prop stuff up;). Interactive Notebooks are a much…
1) Eyewitness to History is a very helpful website when it comes to a multitude of historical events. There are many other sites specifically devoted to D-Day as well. WWII is probably my favorite era so I have an abundance…
One of the things I loved about my former school was how African American History Month was celebrated! One of the annual traditions is a door decorating contest. Each grade level gets a different category. 5th grade had authors…





