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…
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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…
A message to the teacher-mom who doesn’t want Winter Break to end…
So, you’re not jazzed about going back to school in January? I get it! I’m not either! Apart from the usual holiday fun and events,…
Social Studies Teaching Strategy: Shrinking Biographies Contest
This fun and cooperative activity will help your students review and cement their new knowledge about historical individuals, while practicing their summarization skills. The beauty…