Teaching social studies elementary

Social studies include history, geography, economics, civics and sociology. These are important concepts for being a good citizen.

5 minute social studies activities help students review what they've learned while adding a little fun to class! Check out these ideas!

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

Social Studies Interactive Notebooks are a great tool to reinforce learning in any classroom. Give your students a forever resource this year by ...

Use picture books to teach social studies in your elementary classroom!

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

Are your students loving their social studies classroom or are they feeling that it is an extension of their ELA class? Are you wondering how to increase student engagement in the classroom so that your student cannot wait to come into your classroom and learn? Keep reading for ideas to incorporate all learning styles into ... Read more

The first week of school, before you even begin to teach history, is more important than most teachers realize. It can make or break your year. Unfortunately, it is the week most beginning teachers have

Help your kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students develop strong map skills. This blog post features a variety of teaching tips and ideas for your map skills social studies unit. Kids will learn how to read and create maps. They will learn the parts of a map and how to give directions. Find all of these ideas and more to make your map skills lesson plans the best they can be. Teaching map skills in the elementary classroom just got easier with the ideas from this article. Read it now!

Map Symbols anchor chart: Social Studies unit for Kindergarten

Teaching young students all about maps is so much fun! Check out my top tips for teaching map skills with high student engagement!

In this post, I share seven different topics to bring meaning to February science and social studies standards.

SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

I've taught this project before in both Honduras and in Ecuador . I absolutely love it. It brings out such interesting information abou...

2nd grade Social Studies Anchor Chart: Social Studies unit for Economics, Goods and Services, Supply and Demand, Scarcity, Producers and Consumers, Money, Banks, and Trade. Scripted lesson plans. #2ndgrade #socialstudies #anchorchart

Wants and needs anchor chart

Partially flexible seating is a fun classroom management trend. Implement flexible seats in your classroom with these tips and tricks.

Teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Here are 5 key trends for 2024 to help your teaching be less stressful and more impactful for your students.

Being a good citizen anchor chart for social studies.

(Click on any photo to be taken to the resource) You are going to LOVE this unit. It’s easy to implement, it’s comprehensive, #representation, and your students are going to walk away with a great foundation of important social studies skills. We lay the foundation in literally every other academic area, social studies shouldn’t be […]