Social studies integrated in ela

Social studies is an often-neglected subject in elementary school because it isn’t generally assessed on the state standardized tests that young children take. However, informational text comprehension IS tested… and what better way to teach non-fiction reading strategies than through interesting and relevant resources about the world students live in? This page will help you … Continued

Use art to connect students to their social studies lessons. Find out some of the ways you can integrate art and social studies with these great tips and get a free lesson to try! #artlessons #socialstudieslessons

Integrating language arts skills into social studies can be tricky. There is already a lot of subject matter to cover without having to teach reading and writing skills as well! If a social studies teacher did not receive much language arts training within his or her certification program,

Teaching social studies is the same as teaching nonfiction reading. Find out why and how here! Integrating social studies and writing is a also a great way to save time. Win-win!

I've been spending some serious amounts of time this summer leading conversations around the country focused on the integration of social studies and literacy. And for the last few years, I've had the chance to work with the Kansas Department of Education and Kansas teachers as we rolled out our revised state standards and assessments…

Before I started my first year of teaching, the principal I worked for asked me how I felt about teaching one middle school history class...

Tips for Primary Teachers.

Try something new in Geography and World Cultures class. Have students create a one-pager assessment to highlight key features for each of the five themes of Social Studies (Geography, History, Economics, Government, Culture).

A kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teaching blog. I focus on writing, grammar, reading, and social studies.

I have students write about 6 complete sentences describing what the person sees, feels,