While I have taught most of the upper elementary grades in my teaching career, the one I was most excited to teach was 5th grade. I was chomping at the bit to move to a 5th grade classroom for one reason: the Social Studies curriculum. Not to say that I didn’t love my 5 years …
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It’s that time of year again…the weather is beginning to warm up, the long months following winter break have passed by, and Spring Break is fast approaching! The kids are excited, and let’s face it, so are you. It can always be a bit difficult to survive the days leading up to Spring Break, as …
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Teaching Ancient Civilizations often feels like a merry-go-round of information for students. It can feel as though we are ‘cramming’ civilization after civilization into the school year, and it can be enough to make students’ heads spin! Those are the situations when we often hear students say ‘I can’t keep track of it all’ or ‘It all sounds the same’. Teaching Ancient Civilizations doesn’t have to be a merry-go-round of confused information, it can be taught in a way that is organized and clear for your students. Let’s talk about how we do this!
Teach Earth’s Place in the Universe in an effective and fool proof way! I will help you unpack the standard, and give you tips to teach it with success!
One of my favorite subjects to teach in Social Studies is the Civil War. I love diving into the whole time period and giving my students a picture of what it was like for different groups of people in America! However, teaching the Civil War battles in 5th grade can be especially challenging, because to a bunch of 5th graders the battles all start to sound the same! I’m going to share how I teach the battles in a memorable way, and how I help my students by mapping Civil War battles as I teach them!
Differentiation in Social Studies is so important. Learn how you can help all students learn and retain the concepts that you are teaching in your Social Studies block!
Discover how to run Guided Reading Centers in 5th Grade! Bring social studies into your guided reading block! Plus a FREEBIE!
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Teaching photosynthesis and hydroponics should go hand-in-hand! Students will learn what plants need to survive, and what they can live without!
Teach students about the ways that humans affect the environment. With a focus on renewable and nonrenewable energy, deforestation, and climate solutions.