In the fall, I took a deeper dive into Primary Sources on live streaming! Primary Sources include photos, letters, paintings, diary entries, newspaper articles, recipes, important documents, and more from the time period. How powerful to teach history by…
We all know Social Studies textbooks are bulky, outdated, and boring!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…
Today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant events in American history. On June 6, 1944 the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy thus causing the tide to turn in the European theater. This invasion…
Teaching Tolerance has rebranded to be “Learning for Justice” https://www.learningforjustice.org/. Their previous website URL will redirect. I am sure some of the features of the site may have changed but I have no doubt their content is still top tier!…
YAHOO!! I survived the last day before Thanksgiving Break!! Since I teach Science and Social Studies, I couldn’t do my usual Thanksgiving writing and math stuff. I’ve been teaching constructive and destructive forces this week and my student teacher…