Social Studies Notebook

“@LisaKlein14 (Tommy Vietor continues:) "..& that Bill of Rights, DUDE that was 223 YEARS ago!" #tcot @TwitchyTeam”

Teaching students about primary and secondary sources is important in the…

As a secondary Social Studies teacher, the thought of anchor charts intimidated me – isn’t that an elementary thing? How would I use them in my class? Would they even work with teenagers? What would

"Inferring" Anchor Chart (Social Studies)

"Visualizing" Anchor Chart (Social Studies)

Your fifth grader can see how well he knows the ten amendments by matching the amendments with their descriptions. He'll have all ten memorized in no time!

Complete Civil War and Reconstruction Interactive Notebook Pages for American History

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, author of Handmade Books for A Healthy Planet, shows how easy it is to make a family time line accordion book for kids.

"Monitoring for Meaning" Anchor Chart

Want your students to actively engage in addressing inequality? Explore this annotated bibliography of resources for teaching students about social justice.

Since I wrote my first post regarding great podcasts for History teachers, the genre has just proliferated. There are now so many more podcasts for teachers, and for those who love history. Therefore, I had to write a second edition of 8 podcasts for History teachers.