Middle school social studies

As a kid in school I loved when my teachers celebrated creativity in the classroom. In fact, when I reflect on my own education, the moment...

Get your students thinking like a historian from the get-go with these tips and ideas for your first Social Studies lesson of the year.

When I was in middle school, I had many teachers who killed this subject for me. But it can be truly engaging and fun! Some ideas: ➡️Interactive slideshow lessons ➡️Incorporating music into your lessons ➡️Center activities ➡️Boom™ cards Want to know more? Read my blog post, "Engage Your Students: Fun Social Studies Activities for Middle School".

How to use interactive notebook pages in your social studies classes, including different strategies for ability levels and free pages to download.

Great blog post on how to best use interactive notebook pages in your social studies classroom! Great tips and pages for 5th grade, middle school kids, and even high school students!

Guide to using Social Studies Simulations to step away from the lecture podium and engage your students with hands-on history activities.

Use these fun history activities for middle school in your Grade 7 History and Grade 8 History classes as well as your Grade 6 Social Studies program. These engaging history activities are also useful for your middle school history classroom. Try these ideas with your 6th grade social studies, 7th grade social studies and 8th grade social studies students. Read about 13 ways to make middle school history class engaging for your students.

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Use this one simple question to help bring inquiry and historical thinking into your Middle School Social Studies classroom.

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