Teaching social studies middle school

Learn how to use social studies stations in the Middle & High School classroom to increase student engagement. Includes link for a free station activity!

Competition games are a great way to ramp up the engagement in your social studies classroom! Check out this blog post on 7 great competition games for your social studies class!

Do you need warm up ideas? I want to share 3 warm up ideas for social studies classes with you. These are engaging and easy to implement!

As Social Studies teachers, we understand the significance of a robust vocabulary in enhancing students' comprehension and critical thin...

Looking for some engaging, high-quality history lessons? Then check out my favorite free US history lessons for middle school!

Integrate curriculum with History Minutes. Social studies, close reading, geography, science, and/or math are all included. Great for bell ringers, sub plans, integration, and more.

Easy-to-use tips for planning an engaging and memorable first lesson of the year for your Middle School Social Studies class whether you are teaching digitally or in-person, plus an awesome lesson idea for your first day teaching 6th grade, 7th grade, or 8th grade. #socialstudies #middleschool #socialstudieslesson #distancelearning #backtoschool

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.

Introducing Social Studies concepts to your students is a breeze with these lesson ideas! Best of all, they are ALL FREE. Click the link to find a comprehensive blog post full of ideas and lots of FREE (seriously!) resources from The Teacher's Prep. #theteachersprep #backtoschool #socialstudies #introtosocialstudies #history #classroom #education #free #freebie #freeresources #tpt #teacherblogger #tptseller #bts22 #teacherspayteachers

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I've read about choice menus forever, but never tried it until just recently. I decided to created a menu to use during social studies review when students finish with stations early or we have a few extra minutes in class. I introduced the menu a week ago and you would've thought I'd given my students gold! They were thrilled!! I asked if they'd seen a menu before and we talked about a fast food restaurant menu. Then I asked what they would buy if I told them they had $5 to spend at the…

I’m a huge fan of utilizing stations to teach skills and reinforce content. I’ve created a list of five common questions relating to stations activities, and hopefully, I’ve provided some answers. #stationsactivities #studentcenteredlearning #stations #socialstudiesstations #socialstudies

If you teach middle school or high school US History check out this free pacing guide to help ensure that you cover every aspect of the curriculum in your classroom! Pacing is so important to make sure that you don't spend too long on any one unit and allow studenst time to learn all the key things they need to know about American History!

This article about inquiry-based tasks is a helpful starting point for learning about using inquiry in your Social Studies classroom.

Learning about ancient civilizations doesn't have to be a bore. Make lessons about ancient Greece, ancient India, ancient Rome, and other ancient civilizations exciting with this collection of hands-on Social Studies projects. Perfect for any middle school classroom, these ancient history lessons combine creativity and rigor.

Sensory figures, also known as body biographies, are a great social studies teaching strategy that can be used with interactive notebooks and help teach students how to take the perspective of others.

Use more primary sources in your Middle School Social Studies lessons with these four simple mindset shifts. #socialstudies #historyteacher #iteachmiddleschool

Social studies lesson plans and resources for US History, World History, and Government. Engaging and hands on for students; no prep for you the teacher. Live stress free with our curriculum subscriptions!

If you teach middle school history, these are some of the most hands-on engaging lesson plans and activities you can find! Great for 8th grade US History or World History in the middle grades!