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Integrating Writing into Social Studies
Developing Summative Writing Assessments
Formative vs Summative Writing
Please also make sure to check out the rest of the "Writing in Social Studies" series. How to Integrate Writing into Social Studies Formative vs Summative Writing How to Use Summative Writing How to Use Formative Writing Looking for the Facebook Live video? Click...
How to Integrate Writing into Social Studies
Please also make sure to check out the rest of the "Writing in Social Studies" series. How to Integrate Writing into Social Studies Formative vs Summative Writing How to Use Summative Writing How to Use Formative Writing Looking for the Facebook Live video? Click...
Learn Geography While Planning A Trip Across the U.S.A.
I love geography, I really do. Sadly, so many students (and adults) think geography is boring. When taught well, geography will engage your students and keep them interested! What's the secret? Make it real. One of my students' favorite projects is to plan a vacation....
Honor Your Students’ Character with End of the Year Awards
Are you looking for a unique set of classroom awards? Honor your students unique character traits with these end of the year awards featuring famous people from history. This set of 40 Character Trait Awards are named for different people. Each person represents a...
Fun – but Low Prep – End of the Year Games
There are times in the school year when teachers really need a few go-to activities that are high engagement but also integrate whatever the class is studying. Some exacmples of those times are: the day before a big break the day after the semester exam the end of the...
How To Make Your Own Magnetic Poetry Activity
Back when I first began teaching, magnetic poetry kits were all the rage - but they were pretty pricey. Today, they are still pricey - and harder to find. Teachers can make their own magnetic poetry kits for just a fraction of the cost of store bought kits! By making...
Poetry to Use in Your American History Class
Understanding poetry is an important skill for students to learn, but if your students are like mine many of them "hate" poetry. From experience I can tell you most of the groans come from students who don't really know what poetry is. In addition, a lot of poetry is...
5 Fun Ways to Use Test Prep in the Classroom
Whether you teach upper elementary, middle grades, or high school, test prep can either be fun - or a total bore. If you want students to really be engaged, test review needs to be fun and involve as many students as possible. Especially in upper grades, when students...
How to Write Multiple Choice Questions that Make the Grade
Teachers have a variety of options for summative assessments. Students could create a project designed by the teacher to assess learning, but sometimes teachers just want to give a test to determine which concepts students have mastered. However, to really get a clear...
10 Simple Ways to Integrate Writing in Social Studies
Are you trying to integrate more writing into your social studies classroom? There are many simple ways teachers can integrate writing activities into their social studies lessons. Many teachers are already using a few of these, but this post may give you some new...
6 Reading Strategies You Need to Teach Social Studies
Integrating language arts skills into social studies can be tricky. There is already a lot of subject matter to cover without having to teach reading and writing skills as well! If a social studies teacher did not receive much language arts training within his or her...
How to Improve Student Learning with Interactive Notebooks
Over the past few years, many teachers have begun using interactive notebooks. Like all classroom strategies, interactive notebooks have their pros and cons. They can be tricky to work into an already packed classroom schedule, but if used correctly they...
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