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How to Teach the Vocabulary Standards in Social Studies Classes

Posted on August 5, 2013September 9, 2023 by Michele Luck

This is part of my continuing series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom! In this post, we'll focus on what strategies will work best for teaching the vocabulary standards from a Social Studies perspective. While we...Read More

Ah… The End of the Semester

Posted on December 17, 2011July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

It's the END of the semester! Time for in-depth reviews, developed discussions on the content of the semester, thoroughly researched and well-written papers to be turned in, and those long, comprehensive, final exams. Isn't it great to see such PROGRESS...Read More

Do You Remember When?

Posted on August 21, 2011July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I remember when... I remember when we used to hang our heads upside-down to spray our hair with enough hairspray to deplete an o-zone layer. I remember when we all understood the meaning of "I carried a watermelon" or "Nobody...Read More