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5 Strategies for Teaching Primary Sources

Posted on November 7, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The Library of Congress appropriately categorizes primary sources as the "raw materials of history," emphasizing the importance of analyzing, studying, and understanding these basic building blocks of any historical fact. By connecting students with firsthand facts and experiences, primary sources...Read More

Using Visual Teaching & Chunking Techniques to Explore New Content

Posted on October 24, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching an entire geographical region can be intimidating, not only for the teacher but also for her students. Thinking about a continent in the context of its numerous countries, cultures, geographical differences, languages, business practices, and people, can overwhelm even...Read More

How to Introduce Basic Geography Skills in Your Social Studies Classroom

Posted on September 17, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Basic geography skills are the primer for all Social Studies lesson plans, because without a general understanding of geography, your students would lack the comprehension to digest regional norms, continental differences, and other cultural concepts. Though geography is taught in...Read More

7 Great Books for Teaching World Geography

Posted on April 2, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching World Geography is rewarding in many ways. Teaching geography in middle school and high school allows you to travel through time and space, leading a room full of eager World Geography students to new cultures in faraway places. Geography...Read More

How to Teach the DBQ Writing Process

Posted on February 14, 2018June 25, 2021 by Michele Luck

Teaching the DBQ Process can be as overwhelming for teachers as it is for students. Facing the challenge with a set step-by-step guide can help to overcome the obstacles for introducing this task in any grade level. Having a plan...Read More

Effective End of the Year Review

Posted on April 11, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

At the end of the year, there is so much content to review, but so little time. Finding effective methods for reviewing a full course can be a great challenge. This is why I created the resources I needed to...Read More

Teaching the “Social” in Social Studies

Posted on January 25, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I can remember my first year of teaching quite well. I often heard one comment from students over and over: "You can't teach that!" Being a history teacher, and one that is adamant that it is important to tell all...Read More

Monday Mapping: Centers in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on September 7, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Introduce students to the basic concepts in any lesson using Centers. Through reading lessons, matching cards, and games, students learn or review the content and the skills needed for any Social Studies course while having fun and engaging discussion with...Read More

Monday Mapping: The Struggle for High School Reading

Posted on August 31, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I just finished reading an inspiring blog about reading and the easy impact one can make for our young ones. The question I am left with, as a high school teacher, is What can I do now? Many of the...Read More

Tuesday Travels: There’s More Than Rain, Rain, Rain

Posted on February 17, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When we headed to Seattle last spring, we had been traveling through rain, rain, and more rain along the Oregon Coast for what seemed like weeks. Ironically, Seattle is known as the city of rain, yet I looked so forward...Read More