10 History Teacher Gifts Your Teacher Will Love and Use This Year
I have received some of the best history teacher gifts over the years (plus a few too many coffee mugs). I love it when students and their parents think out of the box for gift-giving, and it really shows they did their research when trying to find the best gift. Whether your teacher is funny […]
How to Use PowerPoint in the Classroom to Step Up Your Social Studies Lessons
I’ve seen some bad PowerPoint presentations in my day. I’ve made bad PowerPoint presentations. Remember when it first came out, and some people had way too many choices and thus – chose everything? Every transition, all the audio, different backgrounds, Comic Sans? I mean, using PowerPoint in the classroom can sound really bad when […]
How to Use Easy, No-Prep Digital Classroom Party Resources
Working digitally doesn’t mean you can’t have class parties! You just need to get creative and host a digital classroom party! Even though we’re supposed to have adjusted to our “new normal” 🙄 and most classrooms have gone back to in-person setups, there are still plenty of students who are attending school digitally at least […]
5 Tips for Teaching Current Events in Upper Elementary Classrooms
In this day and age, students are capable of being much more exposed to events occurring across the world. It is important as a social studies teacher to have discussions and acknowledge the current events happening in the world in your classroom. You may be the only adult that is helping talk them through current […]
5 Activities for Using Task Cards during Your Social Studies Class
A task card is a LIFESAVER for you in your classroom. Okay, I may be a little dramatic, but seriously! Task cards were game-changers for engagement in my room. There were days that my students walked into the room and I could already tell I would need to pull out every trick I had to […]
Advice for Teaching the Structure of the United States Government in Upper Elementary
Teaching the structure of United States Government can be confusing to younger students. Many of the students we have in our classrooms are not exposed to how our government works until they walk through our classroom doors! No big deal, right? Just teach the students everything they need to know about how the government works […]
Virtual Teaching Must-Haves for the Perfect Online School Year
I want to share with you my virtual teaching must-haves and set up while I am teaching virtually. I believe having a setup that makes your job easier is so important because then you are able to work on the more important things (like teaching) with fewer distractions! Some links in this blog are affiliate […]
The Ultimate Guide for Teaching the American Revolution
Teaching the American revolution can be challenging. You were probably short on time, trying to figure out how to squeeze all of those battles and leaders into such a short amount of time, all while trying to make this an engaging lesson. I’ve been there. Today I’m going to share with you a few activities, […]
5 Virtual Teaching Tips for Time Management
Do you struggle with finding time to get things done in the virtual classroom? Oh, honey, I know you are because I’ve been right where you are. As a virtual teacher, just making my to-do list makes me exhausted! It seems like there isn’t enough time in the day to get everything completed. Virtual teaching […]