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Simple Ways to Teach Current Events Without Stressing Students Out

Posted on March 21, 2022March 5, 2022 by Michele Luck

There is a delicate but necessary balance between updating students on current history and stressing them out. Students, while ready and even eager to learn, can become overwhelmed with current events of today that are stressful, scary, or fear-inducing. While...Read More

Stop Teaching Women’s History Month Now!

Posted on February 21, 2022February 6, 2022 by Michele Luck

Stop teaching Women's History Month! Instead, start teaching women's history all year round. While awareness months are great for exactly that - awareness, we cannot let them take away from teaching history, accurate history, throughout the year. We should instill...Read More

5 Great Ways to Teach About the European Absolute Rulers

Posted on November 22, 2021November 23, 2021 by Michele Luck

Teaching about the Absolute Rulers of Europe during the Age of Absolutism can be one of the most boring studies you will do in the World History classroom. Since we can't change the content, change up the strategies you use...Read More

Settling America: How to Effortlessly Teach Colonization

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by Michele Luck

When teaching the Colonization of the American Colonies, it's important to cover the different strands of Social Studies. These include geography, culture, history, government, and economics. Comparing and contrasting between the colonies, while focusing on these areas, is an important...Read More

New Teaching Tips for Teaching the Age of Exploration

Posted on August 3, 2021August 4, 2021 by Michele Luck

Whether you're a first-year teacher or a seasoned educator, you can always use a new perspective on teaching! Teaching, especially teaching history, can become mundane or repetitive if not done carefully. Using new and innovating teaching tips and trips will...Read More

Strong Strategies You Need to Know for Teaching Ancient Civilizations

Posted on July 19, 2021July 23, 2021 by Michele Luck

Because Ancient Civilizations (Ancient World History) is often one of the first history courses your middle or high school students encounter, it's important to teach with a foundational approach. In an Ancient World History class, the strategies that are fun...Read More

Simple Teaching Strategies for Every Classroom

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by Michele Luck

Teaching styles often vary from classroom to classroom. Further, students learn in multi-faceted ways. But, modifying your teaching style to accommodate doesn't have to be intimidating. To ease your stress this year, try these teaching strategies for every classroom! There...Read More

Teaching Elementary Social Studies

Posted on May 26, 2021June 22, 2021 by Michele Luck

As a middle and high school Social Studies teacher, I have long begged for Social Studies lessons to be taught more in the Elementary classroom. I've been given a litany of excuses from lack of time to lack of teacher...Read More

Fun & Engaging Lessons for At Home Learning

Posted on March 26, 2020July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Now that many of us parents and grandparents are unexpectedly fulfilling the role of homeschool teacher due to school closures, we may be unsure where to find solid resources for teaching American geography. Non-traditional instruction only fills part of a...Read More

Creating an Interactive (and Engaging) Classroom for Effective Behavior Management

Posted on February 20, 2020July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Middle and high school teachers often state that their greatest challenge is finding effective classroom management strategies. Classroom management is usually taught in education preparation programs, but it is skimmed over or introduced from older manuals and programs that worked...Read More