I have a confession… maybe it’s one that you share too… Or maybe it’s not… but either way, I must confess… I RARELY teach social studies! Now honestly, I LOVE Social Studies. But in reality, teaching it to a class of second graders was challenging. Maybe it was the next to nothing for material. Or the completely outdated resources we… Read More
The First Thanksgiving and Turkey Writing
Do you have the whole week of Thanksgiving off, or do you have to teach for a few days? I’ve got this week and one and a half days next week to get through before Thanksgiving break, so I’ve been jam packin’ my days with everything and ANYTHING Thanksgiving! Now, truth be told, Social Studies is like the red headed… Read More
5 Ways to Teach Social Studies When You Don’t Have Time
Social Studies… the one subject that always got the wrong end of the stick. Sure, we’d make it fun and engaging and I would never say my students hated Social Studies time, but if math, reading, or science went over… unfortunately, Social Studies got pushed to the next day. I know I can’t be the only one who struggled with… Read More
African American Inventors and Graphs, Oh My!
It is FINALLY Friday! Hello Ryan…. hello! 😉 Like seriously people, this day couldn’t seem to get here soon enough. I.NEED.THIS three day weekend! LOL! #canyourelate? Before I get my weekend on, I wanted to stop in and share a few more activities we’ve been doing in these last few weeks of school. First up… African American Inventors. We use… Read More
Turkey Time and a GIVEAWAY!
Can you believe Thanksgiving is only a few short weeks away? Where has the time gone? In my book, it is never too early to start working on Thanksgiving crafts (or any seasonal crafts for that matter) and organizing our class Feast! The hope is that if I start planning early, then I won’t have to stress out at the… Read More