Biography Deep Dive Activity
Combine Literacy and Social Studies in a Meaningful Way! Biography deep dives are an engaging way to quickly introduce a historical person and allow students…
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Big List of Social Studies Journal Prompts – A Growing List
If you’ve visited my blog, you know that social studies is my first love. With that being said, I also enjoy teaching writing and I’m…
Teaching About Native American Cultural Groups with Respect and Sensitivity
I grew up mostly in Oklahoma and I’ve always lived around Native people and influences. My precious grandma told colorful stories of her family’s interactions…
How to Teach Writing Using Paired Passages
I remember my first encounter with paired passages WITHOUT fondness. These texts showed up on my students’ 5th grade writing assessment one year and it…
An Upper Elementary Thanksgiving Feast: How to plan it, organize it, and execute it!
Thanksgiving Feasts are NOT just for early childhood classrooms! Your upper elementary students would not only enjoy the opportunity to have a Thanksgiving feast, but…