Teaching social studies elementary

Are your students loving their social studies classroom or are they feeling that it is an extension of their ELA class? Are you wondering how to increase student engagement in the classroom so that your student cannot wait to come into your classroom and learn? Keep reading for ideas to incorporate all learning styles into ... Read more

History Stations - What are they? How can I use History Stations to engage my learners? Tips, tricks, teaching strategies, and resources for setting up history stations in your upper elementary or social studies. Perfect of social studies and history classrooms.

You're teaching social studies, yay! If you need ideas on how to start the year in 5th grade social studies, you've come to the right place! The first week of social studies class sets the

Dreading a classroom management nightmare at the end of your social studies block? Try some of these quick and easy 5 minute social studies activity ideas to keep your 5th grade students engaged right up until the bell. With a variety of low prep ideas, you will be able to pull out these social studies activities whenever you have a few minutes to spare!

These engaging and free geography websites your students to learn about the world in a fun and interactive way! Click for more information!

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Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

(Click on any photo to be taken to the resource) You are going to LOVE this unit. It’s easy to implement, it’s comprehensive, #representation, and your students are going to walk away with a great foundation of important social studies skills. We lay the foundation in literally every other academic area, social studies shouldn’t be […]

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Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Have you ever wondered what you 'should' teach in an elementary history course? This post is for you! It can help you choose an elementary history curriculum or you can use it as a starting

SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

If you teach middle school history, these are some of the most hands-on engaging lesson plans and activities you can find! Great for 8th grade US History or World History in the middle grades!

2nd grade Social Studies Anchor Chart: Social Studies unit for Economics, Goods and Services, Supply and Demand, Scarcity, Producers and Consumers, Money, Banks, and Trade. Scripted lesson plans. #2ndgrade #socialstudies #anchorchart

Use picture books to teach social studies in your elementary classroom!

Learn how to use social studies stations in the Middle & High School classroom to increase student engagement. Includes link for a free station activity!

Social studies: US symbols. 1st grade

It’s the end of the year and we all need a project that will keep students engaged! This end of the year project creating walk-up songs for historical figures was a huge hit with students! It’s all I can do after standardized testing is over to keep my students from going crazy. If I hear “can I go to the restroom” one more time, I might pull my hair out. I needed a fun activity that would keep my students engaged and this historical walk up song assignment was a blast.

Use these fun history activities for middle school in your Grade 7 History and Grade 8 History classes as well as your Grade 6 Social Studies program. These engaging history activities are also useful for your middle school history classroom. Try these ideas with your 6th grade social studies, 7th grade social studies and 8th grade social studies students. Read about 13 ways to make middle school history class engaging for your students.

Teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Here are 5 key trends for 2023 to help your teaching be less stressful and more impactful for your students.