Your Guide to Teaching 6th Grade for the First Time
Picture yourself sitting in a staff meeting near the end of the school year when your principal makes an announcement. Next year, you will be
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The Importance of Teaching Religion in the Ancient World Civilizations
Religion is one of those topics that immediately pulls our students in while teaching ancient civilizations. They’re curious about gods, rituals, rules, and stories. They’re
The Importance of Teaching Timelines Across Civilizations
You’re in the middle of your ancient civilizations unit, and everything seems to be going well… until you ask a simple question like, “Did ancient
The Benefits of Using a Social Studies Curriculum
Have you ever looked up to find your planning time quickly slipping away, while you are 12 tabs deep into Google, Pinterest and TPT trying
Why You Should Teach the Geography of Ancient Civilizations First
When diving into a new ancient civilization, it can be tempting to jump straight to kings, inventions, and famous battles. I’ve found that starting with
Interactive Maps: Bring U.S. Geography to Life in the Classroom
In many of our classrooms, we have pull-down maps on the wall. Let’s be honest about how they rarely see much action. Maybe they get
Effectively Using Response Cards for Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is one of the most valuable tools we have as teachers because it gives us real-time insight into how our students are doing.
Differentiated Activities that Help Students Learn
There was always a point during the school year when I could feel the gap between my students growing wider. Some of my students finished