Posted in civil rights, images, lesson plans, teaching, tip of the week on July 23, 2008 | No Comments »
A great way to get kids to emotionally connect with your content is by using something called an “I am” poem.
It allows students to think a bit more about how a particular person might be thinking in very specific ways. Last week I was reminded of the power of the strategy when about 20 [...]
Posted in history, learning, lesson plans, primary sources, social studies, teaching, tip of the week on June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I spent some time with a group of teachers last week talking about how best to integrate primary sources into social studies instruction. We were all are in agreement that using primary sources is a good thing and had some nice conversations about what that use should look like.
One of the results of the conversation [...]
Posted in Google Earth, Google Maps, election, geography, google tools, government, lesson plans, tip of the week on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
I love Google Earth and Google Maps! I am convinced that all teachers should be using these free tools as part of their instructional tool kit. And the nice thing is that there are so many resources and materials available to help.
One of the places I try to visit once a week or so is [...]
Posted in lesson plans, reading, tip of the week, writing on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Cubing is a technique used by teachers around the country. It can help prepare students for reading or writing activities by having them think about a specific topic on six levels of cognition. It can also be used to focus on building vocabulary.
Cubing can be done on an individual level or as an entire [...]
Posted in lesson plans, tip of the week on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
I know that many of you are just trying to survive the next few weeks so a short and simple tip this time. Enjoy a quick list of lessons and activities that might make your life a little easier:
Lessons to Motivate
Wind Up Learning as the Year Winds Down: Activities for the Last Days of School
Favorite [...]
Thanks for dropping in! Feel free to poke around. Consider this a companion to my other site over at Social Studies Central. We'll talk about a variety of things including tech integration, Social Studies, whatever I happen to be reading and probably some other stuff.
