“Expert Historians” – An Engaging Research Project for Students!
“Research Project” – The term that makes students groan! It doesn’t have to be that way, friends! Research skills have been part of my curriculum…
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Engaging American Revolution Interdisciplinary Project: STEM, Reading, Writing, and Art
My students are absolutely obsessed with the American Revolution and they ESPECIALLY love learning about Colonial and British spies. During the Revolution, spies sometimes used…
8 Tips for Teachers Who Want to Start Tutoring
Tutoring is a great way for teachers to make extra money while helping students who truly need an academic boost. I ran a successful tutoring…
Free online social studies resources from Colonial Williamsburg
If you’ve never checked out the amazing social studies resources from Colonial Williamsburg, you are seriously missing out! They recently made their video collection free…
Five Paragraph Essays – How to Teach & Grade
When I look back to my first experience teaching five paragraph essays to fifth graders, I can remember how terribly unprepared I felt. I knew…