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5 Reasons Students Hate History AND What You Can Do To Change That!

Posted on December 7, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Students hate History. It's a fact! Teachers all around the world hear the complaints from students about the content area, and many students shut down as soon as they enter the History classroom as a result of this [often] unexplained...Read More

Using Walking Tours in the Classroom

Posted on October 19, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I love Using Walking Tours in the Classroom.It is my absolute go to for those lessons where I need to deliver a large amount of content, yet I have little time. And then there is the best bonus about walking...Read More

Creating Classroom Activities Students Will Remember

Posted on September 8, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Around the second week of each semester, I would have students coming into my classroom begging to be transferred into my classes. Their request usually came just after my first big experiential exercise and their suffering weeks of dark lectures...Read More

New Group for Secondary Social Studies Teachers

Posted on July 29, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I love blogging and sharing all of my ideas for creating an interactive Social Studies classroom, but there are so many other great teachers out there that have super ideas for helping all of our students learn! Why not collaborate?!...Read More

The Power of the Gel Pen

Posted on April 18, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The power of the pen has definitely changed since I started teaching many years ago. Well, actually it is the pen itself that has changed. We've gone from the reliable wooden pencil that required sharpening every so often to the...Read More

Quick Tips for Teaching Geography: Introducing Content

Posted on March 13, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching Geography is one of the best Social Studies gigs to get! There are so many amazing resources for teaching the course, and fun strategies for teaching Geography are also unlimited. Follow this Quick Tips for Teaching Geography Series to...Read More

Using Games in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom has always been a favorite tool from my teaching toolbox. However, I was always a teacher that wanted rigor in my classroom, so finding appropriate online games was always a challenge. To...Read More

A Lesson Plan for Teachers

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Creating Classroom Activities Students Will Remember

Quick Tips for Teaching Geography: Introducing Content

Quick Tips for Teaching Geography: Mapping Practice

Quick Tips for Teaching Geography: Name Games

Quick Tips for Teaching Geography: Quick Start Ideas