3 Steps for Teaching the Constitution
Focus on a different aspect of the Constitution using informational text, vocabulary support, and a graphic organizer.
11 Compelling Reasons To Use Exit Tickets
Gather focused data in minutes with several different types of exit ticket templates. Assess students and obtain valuable feedback using exit tickets.
Dred Scott Lesson: Text, Mapping, & Summarizing
Focus on the life of Dred Scott and the landmark Supreme Court decision using informational text, a map lesson, and summary writing activity.
Historical Travel Brochure and Research Project
Build research and writing skills with a historical travel brochure project. Your students will have a chance to research a historical location and create a unique travel brochure, a perfect way to showcase learning!
Civil War Battle Stations Activity
Introduce or review the decisive battles of the Civil War using a station activity. An engaging lesson for getting your students up, moving, and learning about the Civil War!
15 Graphic Organizers for Narrative Writing
Use graphic organizers to guide your students through the entire narrative writing process.
Create Your Own Differentiated Close Reading in Three Easy Steps
Create your own differentiated close reading in three steps! Save yourself time and energy!
Preparing Students for Successful Presentations
Prepare your students for successful oral presentations by identifying the causes and effects of stage fright; explaining the appropriate use of voice, gestures, and posture; and reviewing the grading rubric ahead of time.
5 Engaging Speeches To Add To Your Public Speaking Curriculum
Five engaging speeches you will love teaching! Support speaking and listening skills with five different student speeches.
Increase Reading Comprehension with Timelines
Facilitate reading comprehension with timelines! You can use a variety of different timeline styles to help students organize information into a concise summary, identify cause and effect, or to compare and contrast different approaches to the same topic or event.
4 Major Benefits of Close Reading
There are several major benefits for incorporating close reading into your curriculum. Close reading mirrors the Common Core State Standards, embraces differentiation, encourages critical thinking, and support cross-curricular instruction.
5 Critical Components of Primary Source Analysis
Five useful components of primary source analysis that have the power to increase students' overall depth of knowledge and critical thinking skills. Providing background information, front loading vocabulary, scaffolding instruction with guided questioning, summarizing, and developing extension activities are critical to the success of teaching students how to effectively analyze primary sources.
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