This crowd-pleasing, Colonial America lesson is my favorite way to integrate science and social studies. You can take the same concept applied here and use it with other eras in social studies as well. This is meant to be more of a template.
These articles cover pedagogy: teaching tips and practices, lesson planning, classroom management and culture, organization, cross-curricular connections, book reviews for student literature as well as teachers, tech tools, differentiation, small groups and stations, and engagement.
Pedagogy
Math in Nature
Sometimes taking the content out of the classroom and into the world is just what you need. Math in nature is a wonderful teacher.
Movement and Learning
Learn why movement and learning are important and discover some ways to incorporate it in your classroom today.
3/14: Celebrating Pi Day!
Happy 3/14! We’re almost always on Spring Break for Pi Day, so this is a silly and fun way to celebrate it at home!
Get Your Spring Break Learning On!
Just because you aren’t in school during the week of Spring Break doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something! Here’s how to get your Spring Break learning on
DIY Learning Materials
Reinforcing concepts from both the classroom and tutoring is made easy with these DIY learning materials at home.
5 Ways to Use a Jigsaw
Here are actionable examples of 5 ways to use a jigsaw regardless of what you teach to up your student engagement!
Coworking Spaces for Students
Coworking spaces allow for flexible workspaces for professionals. What if we turned the classroom into a coworking space for students?
Cross-Curricular Teaching
Now that we’ve chatted a few times about arts integration, where do you stand on integration within multiple concepts?
Teaching Reading through Social Studies
Departmentalized teachers are often tasked with teaching reading and social studies. To cover both, teach reading through social studies!