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Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Since there is a lot to include when teaching voting in the social studies classroom, this resource has everything needed! This will definitely be an exciting election year.

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Social Studies Thick Slides

HistoryRewriter

Thick Slides (although not in our book) are a flexible and popular EduProtocol that should be in every Social Studies teacher’s toolbox. We hope you will join us on March 21, 2024, at 6 PT/9ET on The Social Studies Show when we talk about all things Thick Slides.

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Top 8 Ways to Remediate in Social Studies

Active History Teacher

Remediation in Social Studies is always tricky! With a few tried and true strategies and activities, remediation in social studies can be fun for students and painless for the teacher. The post Top 8 Ways to Remediate in Social Studies appeared first on Active History Teacher. First things first.

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End of the Year Project for Social Studies! Walk-Up Songs

Active History Teacher

The post End of the Year Project for Social Studies! I would love to share this free activity with you! Check it out here! Looking for other end of the year projects? Check out my FAVORITE Decades Project! Walk-Up Songs appeared first on Active History Teacher.

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Social Studies back to school: Don’t do that, Do this

History Tech

I was chatting on a text thread with a group of teachers and administrators last week when one of the high school admin types casually mentioned that her first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue my stunned surpise. I know more and more districts are cranking up during the first few […]

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Easy Ideas for 5 Minute Social Studies Activities

Thrive in Grade Five

Having a little time at the end of class is something my students look forward to because they have an opportunity to do fun five minute social studies activities. If you want a ready-to-use, engaging set of 5 Minute Social Studies Activities , I’ve got you covered! That’s a classroom management nightmare. ?

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Top Ten Formative Assessments for Social Studies

Active History Teacher

Formative assessments are so important in social studies! Door Slaps! – Check out this fun formative assessment from Dawn from Social Studies Success. The post Top Ten Formative Assessments for Social Studies appeared first on Active History Teacher. Play the “good the bad and the ugly” of an era.