teaching social studies Archives - A Lesson Plan for Teachers

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

Finding the Help You Need For Teaching Geography

Posted on November 27, 2023November 26, 2023 by Michele Luck

Organization to Help You Find What You Need There are so many of you that are classroom teachers short on time (and energy), so I wanted to write a series of posts just for you! In them you will find...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

Small Group Lessons: 8 Best Practices for the Classroom Teacher

Posted on August 2, 2023September 2, 2023 by Michele Luck

As teachers, we often find ourselves faced with classrooms full of students with a range of abilities, interests, and learning styles. While whole-class instruction can be effective in certain situations, small group lessons can provide more targeted and personalized learning...Read More

How To Boost Student Success: 5 Engaging Collaborative Classroom Activities

Posted on July 5, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Luck

Collaboration is an essential skill that students need to develop in order to succeed in school and in life. As teachers, we need to provide opportunities for our students to work together, learn from each other, and solve problems together....Read More

6 Tips for Students to Complete End-of-Year Testing Stress-Free

Posted on May 10, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Luck

As the end of the school year approaches, so does the dreaded end-of-year testing season. While these tests are undoubtedly important for the district, they can also be a source of stress and anxiety for many teachers and students. Fortunately,...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