Social studies teaching strategies

Tips, tricks, and strategies for using History Stations to engage your learners. Includes step by step instructions.

5th Grade Social Studies is where it's at, my friends! In this blog post, I will share how I sequence, plan, and make social studies fun for my students. I'm fortunate to have found my niche

These ideas may help you teach inquiry-based lessons in your Social Studies classroom. They offer suggestions and resources for inquiry in history.

As Social Studies teachers, we understand the significance of a robust vocabulary in enhancing students' comprehension and critical thin...

Don’t you wish there was one reading strategy that would unlock the secret to Social Studies reading comprehension? In a perfect world, there would be. Instead, we teachers continuously strive to find and learn new ways to help our 3rd-grade students improve their reading comprehension of Social Studies content. In this post I share a few activities that you can use to improve student success with Social Studies materials. See how this would work in your Social Studies & Reading classroom he

I used to have my middle school students spend their time taking notes in Social Studies. I've now changed my methods.

Sensory figures, also known as body biographies, are a great social studies teaching strategy that can be used with interactive notebooks and teach students to take the perspective of others.

If you have 10 minutes left in your social studies class and don't know what to teach, you will love these creative social studies teaching strategies!

Teaching social studies can be very daunting but it can also have very rewarding results for your students! Here are some strategies to ensure your students are getting the most out of your lesson.

20 Social Studies instructional strategies that engage the brain!