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Everything You Need to Teach World History Easily

Posted on April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 by Michele Luck

Organizing to Save You Time If you teach World History, I can imagine you are simply tired. No more needs to be said about that! But, I want to help. In this post, you will find links to everything I...Read More

10 Great Ways to Use Scavenger Hunts in the Classroom

Posted on September 18, 2023September 3, 2023 by Michele Luck

This generation of students has been raised playing games. They play them for fun, to keep distracted or entertained, and even to help them complete chores or fall asleep. Gaming is a way of life. So why not use games...Read More

Many Strategies for Student Learning In One Interactive Resource

Posted on September 4, 2023September 3, 2023 by Michele Luck

Teaching in today's world requires presenting content in a number of varied ways for student engagement and content retention. Wouldn't it be awesome to prep just ONE resource with different strategies for optimal student learning? If you are willing to...Read More

Exciting Projects to Motivate Students – Hands On Learning

Posted on April 12, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Luck

All teachers know that to motivate students to learn, we must first draw their interest. We must find exciting projects to motivate students to process, learn, and retain history concepts and events. The good news: these projects don't need to...Read More

Building Projects: Extraordinary Lessons to Unlock Learning

Posted on March 29, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Luck

Teaching students about ancient civilizations can be boring. But using building projects on ancient architecture can hook them in! It's also a great interdisciplinary way to introduce them to engineering, design, and art while teaching your History content. Great Civilization...Read More

Teaching with Primary Sources and Being Fearless

Posted on August 22, 2022December 18, 2022 by Michele Luck

Teaching in a Social Studies classroom right now can be a bit scary. Not only are we the subject area often neglected when it comes to resources, we are also the target of underserved anger from those afraid the content...Read More

Teaching Geography Basics to Start Your History Classes Off Right

Posted on August 8, 2022December 18, 2022 by Michele Luck

Geography tends to be the place where Social Studies classes start. Diving into deeper, heavier concepts requires a foundational understanding for students to really grasp the topic. Starting with the foundational approach of teaching geography basics will set students up...Read More

Teaching Your Students The Important Supreme Court Cases

Posted on May 6, 2022May 8, 2022 by Michele Luck

Teaching Supreme Court cases is typically done in Government classes where students learn about the Constitution and the role of each governmental branch. Important cases are sometimes included in U.S. History classes to emphasize key events or eras in history,...Read More

Simple Ways to Teach Current Events Without Stressing Students Out

Posted on March 21, 2022March 5, 2022 by Michele Luck

There is a delicate but necessary balance between updating students on current history and stressing them out. Students, while ready and even eager to learn, can become overwhelmed with current events of today that are stressful, scary, or fear-inducing. While...Read More

Make Learning Inquiry Easy for Your Elementary Students

Posted on March 7, 2022February 18, 2022 by Michele Luck

With so many states adding Inquiry-Based Learning to the standards, it is imperative that we start teaching in ways that will facilitate this skill for our students. But it seems like a hard task to take on, especially in the...Read More