Drawing Games in the Classroom: Themed Variations on the Urban Game

Drawing Games in the Classroom: Themed Variations on the Urban Game

Posted on by Michele Luck
You've likely heard of the Urban Game that is spreading like wildfire. An interesting exercise for secondary Social Studies classes, the teacher rapidly instructs students to modify a big paper drawing of an urban city. At the end of the...Read More
Meeting the Standards in the Social Studies Classroom #10: Reading

Meeting the Standards in the Social Studies Classroom #10: Reading

Posted on by Michele Luck
Finally, we reach the last standard (this one on reading) in this series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom! To keeps things simple, I will continue to reference the NCSS and CCSS standards, but keep in mind...Read More
Teaching Perspective and Point of View in Social Studies

Teaching Perspective and Point of View in Social Studies

Posted on by Michele Luck
Welcome to my series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom! I hope this series will help you address the standards while being able to keep the course your own. In this post, we will focus on...Read More
Teaching Summary in the Social Studies Classroom

Teaching Summary in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
One of the easiest, yet sometimes most daunting skills to teach is summary. Our students are taught how to summarize from the time they are in elementary school, but it seems they forget all of those skills the minute they...Read More
Effectively Teaching Each Standard in the Social Studies Classroom

Effectively Teaching Each Standard in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
Over the next 10 posts, I will address each standard for the Social Studies classroom. I am hoping this will help new teachers, and even those with experience, to teach the standards without panic and pressure as the new year...Read More