Teaching social studies elementary

Tips, tricks, and strategies for using History Stations to engage your learners. Includes step by step instructions.

Social studies include history, geography, economics, civics and sociology. These are important concepts for being a good citizen.

Use picture books to teach social studies in your elementary classroom!

Are your students loving their social studies classroom or are they feeling that it is an extension of their ELA class? Are you wondering how to increase student engagement in the classroom so that your student cannot wait to come into your classroom and learn? Keep reading for ideas to incorporate all learning styles into ... Read more

SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

Partially flexible seating is a fun classroom management trend. Implement flexible seats in your classroom with these tips and tricks.

Social Studies Interactive Notebooks are a great tool to reinforce learning in any classroom. Give your students a forever resource this year by ...

(Click on any photo to be taken to the resource) You are going to LOVE this unit. It’s easy to implement, it’s comprehensive, #representation, and your students are going to walk away with a great foundation of important social studies skills. We lay the foundation in literally every other academic area, social studies shouldn’t be […]

The first week of school, before you even begin to teach history, is more important than most teachers realize. It can make or break your year. Unfortunately, it is the week most beginning teachers have