Indigenous Peoples' Day Activity - Socratic Seminar with Encounter by Jane Yolen

Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Honoring History, Culture, and Resilience Do you or your school recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day? Every year an increasing number of cities and states across the United States choose to celebrate…

Five Simple Ways to Add Social Studies to Your Daily Teaching

5 Simple Strategies to Seamlessly Add Social Studies to Your Daily Teaching

How much time do you spend teaching social studies each day? Each week? Did you know that recent research shows the positive impact on reading comprehension by dedicating just 30…

BARBIE IN THE CLASSROOM: UNVEILING SOCIAL STUDIES THROUGH A POP-CULTURE ICON

The Barbie Movie: A Summer Sensation with Deeper Cultural Implications Have you thought of using an pop-icon like Barbie in the classroom? As the Barbie movie takes the season by…

8 Must-Read Picture Books With a Global Perspective

SPARK YOUR STUDENTS' CURIOSITY ABOUT THE WORLD & ITS PEOPLE Are you looking for some picture books with a global perspective to read aloud to your students? Look no further!…

WANT READERS TO GROW? TEACH SOCIAL STUDIES

IMPROVE STUDENT READING: TEACH SOCIAL STUDIES

A couple of years ago, I read this headline: Want Kids To Be Better Readers? Teach Social Studies. I was gobsmacked. This was a title from an article by Natalie…