teaching social studies Archives - Page 8 of 10

Academic Vocabulary for Secondary Social Studies

Posted on November 4, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Throughout the country, many students are coming into the secondary grades without any prior exposure to Social Studies content, especially the academic vocabulary needed for greater understanding of the concepts we hope to help our students master. This academic vocabulary...Read More

My Favorite Graphic Organizers for the Classroom

Posted on October 12, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Graphic Organizers are incredibly handy for teaching, recording, and reinforcing content in the secondary classroom. Students often enjoy using graphic organizers, especially if they help them to visualize content and better process the information they are learning in class. I've...Read More

Monday Mapping: Effective Learning & Study Habits for Secondary Students

Posted on October 5, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Secondary students, while physically grown and developed, are still in the process of developing their cognitive abilities. To help them along, we can provide structure in the secondary classroom that will set them up with effective learning and study habits...Read More

Why Do We Have to Learn History?

Posted on October 1, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

By this time in the semester, students have taken the first unit test and they are starting to ask the BIG questions... Why do we have to take this class? Why is history important? How will I ever use this...Read More

Effective Questioning 101 for the Secondary Classroom

Posted on September 28, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Years ago, when I was a student, the basic questions for learning were the the 5 Ws and H. Some teachers just wrote "5WH" on the board, and we knew what was expected for our assignment. We compiled our assessments,...Read More

Monday Mapping: Promoted Thinking in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on September 21, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Students often enter their Social Studies classroom thinking it will be a course based on simple facts and memorization. They do not see the classes in the Social Sciences as those requiring thought, and definitely not ones that will teach...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: Addressing Current Events with Historical Facts

Posted on May 18, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we get closer to the end of the school year, and especially after testing, it becomes more and more challenging to teach in the content-based, unit to unit way we are used to in our Social Studies classrooms. Students...Read More

Monday Mapping: Test Prep without the Multiple Choice

Posted on April 27, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When my district first started forcing Test Prep sessions on us for state testing, we had free reign to design those sessions as we pleased. Knowing my students needed the most practice in analyzing primary sources and in evaluating images,...Read More

Monday Mapping: Movies for Test Prep and Review… Really?

Posted on April 20, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When people talk about movies being shown in classes, I usually cringe. My first thoughts go to those teachers who sit at their desks all year, never actually teaching, and only showing movies to inform their students. Sadly, those types...Read More