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Strong Strategies You Need to Know for Teaching Ancient Civilizations

Posted on July 19, 2021July 23, 2021 by Michele Luck

Because Ancient Civilizations (Ancient World History) is often one of the first history courses your middle or high school students encounter, it's important to teach with a foundational approach. In an Ancient World History class, the strategies that are fun...Read More

5 Strategies for Building Classroom Community

Posted on June 25, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Just as a sense of community is vital in the real world, developing a strong and productive sense of community in the classroom is critical. Though your students may encounter challenges throughout the year, the partnership and support of a...Read More

5 Strategies for Teaching Student Responsibility

Posted on June 11, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As middle school and high school teachers, our classrooms are full of young, budding students who are adjusting to a mature school career in which teachers don't hand-hold, emphasize syllables in a verbal spelling test, or allow attempt after attempt...Read More

7 Awesome Books for Teaching Government

Posted on April 30, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Often, middle and high school students have been conditioned to associate government with the current political arena, but the study of government incorporates so much more. Teaching middle and high school students about government includes the teaching the inner-workings of...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

7 Incredible Books to Read with World History Students

Posted on March 19, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching World History is watching your students transform from observers of history to historians. World History offers a unique perspective on history and social studies as a whole; culturally-diverse viewpoints, experiences, and lesson...Read More

7 Incredible Books to Read with U.S. History Students

Posted on March 9, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching U.S. History doesn't have to be boring; in fact, social studies lessons centered around gripping, modern reading strategies and interesting core content can be fun and exciting for your U.S. History students when you utilize these 7 incredible books...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