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The Beauty of Our Nation

Posted on March 28, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we travel the United States, we are in awe at the beauty and majesty of our nation. So far, we have traveled from home in Central Kentucky to Southeast Pennsylvania to Central Florida, across the South from Florida to...Read More

It’s the End of February!

Posted on February 24, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The month is almost over, and if you have forgotten, it was the month for so many celebrations! We celebrated our presidents and we've celebrated Black History. Or did we? So many of us, all across the country, including the...Read More

The Importance of Geography

Posted on February 21, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we travel the United States, I am more and more amazed at how little I know about my own nation's Geography. I thought I knew it all, but there is still so much to learn. Yet, in many districts...Read More

Why Should We Study Individual Presidents?

Posted on February 15, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As a first year teacher, many years ago, I was given the task of teaching Government to freshmen. There are so many challenges in that task, but for me, one that stood out was teaching about the executive office. I...Read More

Using Movies in the Classroom

Posted on November 16, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

We've all known those teachers who did nothing but show movies (or university basketball games) as their daily lessons. We look down on those teachers, shaking our heads, and asking how they get away with being such a drain on...Read More

Reaching Today’s Students (and CCSS) with Today’s Resources

Posted on September 30, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teachers face great challenges as they try to create or find resources to address the ever-changing standards for their ever-changing students. In addition to finding the resources, rising costs and other teacher financial obligations often keep teachers from accessing the...Read More

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

Posted on September 22, 2013September 6, 2023 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 the Standards on Data and Comparison in Social Studies

Posted on August 26, 2013September 9, 2023 by Michele Luck

We are almost to the end in this series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom. Now we tackle two in one! Teaching the standards on data and comparison actually go well together. It only makes sense...Read More

Teaching Perspective and Point of View in Social Studies

Posted on August 19, 2013September 9, 2023 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 Text Structure in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on August 12, 2013September 9, 2023 by Michele Luck

Welcome back for more on Teaching the Standards in the Social Studies classroom! In this post, we will address text structure. Historically, it was left out of our lesson agendas. However, the importance of students understanding text structure has come...Read More