Happy Black History Month Everyone! This post is to share the wonderful and easy project my students do for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I found this awesome post while searching Pinterest (Follow me!) one day. My only tip is to make a sample prior to the lesson. Sometimes I think I can modelContinue reading “We love MLK!”
Category Archives: Social Studies
Mapmaker, Mapmaker…Make Me a Map!
This is one of my favorite units….time to study early explorers! I tried this activity last year and the kids loved it, and I definitely loved watching the results. To kick of this unit of early explorers, I have the students take on the Mapmaker Challenge. (Click to download document.) The students are put into groupsContinue reading “Mapmaker, Mapmaker…Make Me a Map!”
Native Americans, Dreamcatchers and Inferencing
This year my partner teacher and I are really striving to pull the essential questions and desired comprehension skills we want students to achieve BEFORE we plan the unit or chapter. Chapter 2 of our social studies book is Native Americans and the different regions in the U.S. The big idea is that people needContinue reading “Native Americans, Dreamcatchers and Inferencing”
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