Social Studies
5 Strategies for Understanding New Vocabulary
5 strategies students can use to understand new vocabulary. Teach students to do these five things when reading to comprehend new words.
The Gettysburg Address Summary Writing Lesson
A step-by-step lesson plan for teaching students to analyze, interpret, and summarize Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. This lesson blends ELA and history standards, making it a well-rounded supplement to your upper elementary or middle school Civil War curriculum.
Free Biography Report Template and Resources for Distance Learning
Free printable and digital resources for biography research and writing! Perfect for distance learning!
How to Create Digital Flashcards with Google Slides
Learn how to create your own unique set of digital flashcards using Google Slides. Within minutes, you will have animated flashcards that you can send out to your students!
25 Vocabulary Activities To Use With Your Classroom Word Wall
Make your word wall interactive! 25 engaging activities that will allow you to make the most of your classroom word wall.
How To Structure A Successful Biography Research Project
Plan a successful biography research and writing project with these seven components!
10 Engaging Constitution Day Activities
10 engaging lesson plan ideas and classroom activities for Constitution Day. Perfect for the upper elementary or middle school classroom!
25 Unique Trifold Brochure Project Ideas
Trifold brochure templates for student projects! Design your own student brochure project, making assessment creative and analytical at the same time!
Printable World Map Worksheet and Quiz
Free printable and digital world map activity worksheet and quiz. Black outline map included for students to locate and label the continents and oceans.
Mexican-American War Lesson Plan and Map Activity
Engage upper elementary and middle school students with a differentiated lesson on the Mexican-American War using informational text, a map activity, and an assessment.
5 Common Core Current Event Reports
Add diversity to your current events assignments with these 5 different Common Core aligned templates. Each current events template focuses on a different reading comprehension skill (Main Idea & Details, Text Connections, Vocabulary in Context, Fact vs. Opinion, and Summarizing).
3 Steps for Teaching the Constitution
Focus on a different aspect of the Constitution using informational text, vocabulary support, and a graphic organizer.