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Learn how to make your social studies curriculum more interactive and engaging in the upper elementary classroom!  This blog post from The Classroom Nook has 10 ways to make history come alive in your classoom!  #upperelementary #teachingsocialstudies #socialstudies #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade Social Studies Curriculum, Social Studies Activities, History Activities, Teaching Social Studies, Teaching History, Fifth Grade, Third Grade, 5th Grade Teachers, Project Based Learning
10 Ways to Make History Come Alive in Your Classroom — THE CLASSROOM NOOK
Learn how to make your social studies curriculum more interactive and engaging in the upper elementary classroom! This blog post from The Classroom Nook has 10 ways to make history come alive in your classoom! #upperelementary #teachingsocialstudies #socialstudies #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade
Classroom Nook
Classroom Nook
Try one of these ways to make history come alive in your upper elementary classroom #upperelementary #teachingsocialstudies #socialstudies #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade 5th Grade Social Studies, Social Studies Elementary, Upper Elementary Resources, Social Studies Classroom
10 Ways to Make History Come Alive in Your Classroom — THE CLASSROOM NOOK
Try one of these ways to make history come alive in your upper elementary classroom #upperelementary #teachingsocialstudies #socialstudies #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade
Classroom Nook
Classroom Nook
Find out some simple ways to integrate geography into your history class. There are some great tips as well as tools already prepared for you to make this even easier. (aka - less extra work AND better student understanding!) Great for the middle school or high school home school or classroom. Teaching Us History, History Education, Education Quotes For Teachers, History Class, Teacher Blogs, Education English, Education College, Elementary Education, Classroom Teacher
Integrating Geography into Your History Class
Find out some simple ways to integrate geography into your history class. There are some great tips as well as tools already prepared for you to make this even easier. (aka - less extra work AND better student understanding!) Great for the middle school or high school home school or classroom.
How the 50 US States Got Their Names – Here's a fun online quiz that you can use with your students. Post it to a private audience by using email addresses. #history #geography #socialstudies Read More Source: – sarahwhitaker13 Related 4th Grade Social Studies, Homeschool Social Studies, Homeschool Geography, Teaching Tools, Homeschooling, Study History, History Facts
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How the 50 US States Got Their Names – Here's a fun online quiz that you can use with your students. Post it to a private audience by using email addresses. #history #geography #socialstudies Read More Source: – sarahwhitaker13 Related
Steve Spangler Science
Steve Spangler Science
Evolution of a Maker Space, From “Monstie Stuffie” Projects to a Giant Catapult Kindergarten Science Activities, Steam Activities, Learning Science, Physical Science, Science Lessons, School Activities, Teaching Practices
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Evolution of a Maker Space, From “Monstie Stuffie” Projects to a Giant Catapult
Steve Spangler Science
Steve Spangler Science
FREE homeschool history resources for your state! Printables, games, activities… Summer Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Homeschool Freebies, Online Homeschool, Free Online Learning Resources
Homeschool State History!
FREE homeschool history resources for your state! Printables, games, activities…
“Hot Seating” is a teaching strategy in which either the teacher or student takes on the role of a character from a book or real person and sits in the hot seat. Then the other classmates ask questions and the person in the “hot seat” must answer the questions the way the character or historical figure would have answered. Social Studies Middle School, Elementary Schools, 6th Grade Activities, Inspired Elementary
Introducing Hot Seating to America!
“Hot Seating” is a teaching strategy in which either the teacher or student takes on the role of a character from a book or real person and sits in the hot seat. Then the other classmates ask questions and the person in the “hot seat” must answer the questions the way the character or historical figure would have answered.
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Five for Friday January 8
Five for Friday January 8
The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and known in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. #Glogster #TheVietnamWar Teaching American History, High School Help, Teaching High School, Cold War Lessons, Interactive Multimedia, Homeschool Planning
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The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and known in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. #Glogster #TheVietnamWar
United States Supreme Court Justice Cards - can be used as a matching game (free printable) - ResearchParent.com Teaching Government, Ap Government, American Government, Social Studies Resources, Judicial Branch Activity
Free, Printable United States Supreme Court Justice Cards
United States Supreme Court Justice Cards - can be used as a matching game (free printable) - ResearchParent.com
Gettysburg Virtual Tour Social Studies Civil War, School Classroom, Teaching Career, Classroom Design
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Gettysburg Virtual Tour
Times Machine is a wonderful database of New York Times articles that allows students to access exact digital copies of the famous newspaper dating back to 1851. You can't get more CCSS than this! School Reading, School Library, Teaching Reading, Reading Writing, History Classroom
TimesMachine
Times Machine is a wonderful database of New York Times articles that allows students to access exact digital copies of the famous newspaper dating back to 1851. You can't get more CCSS than this!
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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Indian people or Indians are citizens of India, a populous country in South Asia containing 17.31% of the world's population, and people of Indian heritage. The Indian nationality consists of many regional ethno-linguistic groups, reflecting the rich and complex history of India. #GlogsterEDU #Indian #Geography Indian People, History Of India, World Population, Ancient India
Indian: art, dance, Índia, ındıa, india, music, music , musıc, musİc, músic | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters
Indian people or Indians are citizens of India, a populous country in South Asia containing 17.31% of the world's population, and people of Indian heritage. The Indian nationality consists of many regional ethno-linguistic groups, reflecting the rich and complex history of India. #GlogsterEDU #Indian #Geography
American imperialism is the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. Such influence often goes hand in hand with expansion into foreign territories. Expansion on a grand scale is the primary objective of an empire, a notable example being the British Empire. #GlogsterEDU #AmericanImperialism Ap European History, Modern World History, Ancient World History, World History Lessons, American History
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American imperialism is the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. Such influence often goes hand in hand with expansion into foreign territories. Expansion on a grand scale is the primary objective of an empire, a notable example being the British Empire. #GlogsterEDU #AmericanImperialism
Buddhism is a nontheistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha, meaning "the awakened one". According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. #GlogsterEDU #Buddhism Medical Mnemonics, Siddhārtha Gautama, Buddhist Traditions, Modern History, World History
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Buddhism is a nontheistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha, meaning "the awakened one". According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. #GlogsterEDU #Buddhism
Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world, largely in a pursuit of material wealth. #GlogsterEDU #Exploration European History, Upper Elementary, European Explorers
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Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world, largely in a pursuit of material wealth. #GlogsterEDU #Exploration
The Great Depression era can be divided into two parts. The initial decline lasted from mid-1929 to mid-1931. Around mid-1931, there was a change in people’s expectations about the future of the economy. This fear of reduced future income coupled by the Fed’s deflationary monetary policy resulted in a Mundell–Tobin effect. #GlogsterEDU #GreatDepression Homeschool Activities, Great Depression, Depression Worksheets, Historia
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The Great Depression era can be divided into two parts. The initial decline lasted from mid-1929 to mid-1931. Around mid-1931, there was a change in people’s expectations about the future of the economy. This fear of reduced future income coupled by the Fed’s deflationary monetary policy resulted in a Mundell–Tobin effect. #GlogsterEDU #GreatDepression
Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. #GlogsterEDU #VeteransDay Armistice Day, Constitution Day, Federal Holiday, Social Studies Lesson, Veteran’s Day
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Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. #GlogsterEDU #VeteransDay
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). Born in what is now the border between North and South Carolina, Jackson served in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he returned home to serve as a country lawyer, and in 1796 played a role in the founding of the state of Tennessee. #GlogsterEDU #AndrewJackson #President 3rd Grade Social Studies, History Teachers, American Presidents, 8th Grade History
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Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). Born in what is now the border between North and South Carolina, Jackson served in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he returned home to serve as a country lawyer, and in 1796 played a role in the founding of the state of Tennessee. #GlogsterEDU #AndrewJackson #President
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. Instructional Planning
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, and the development of machine tools. #GlogsterEDU #IndustrialRevolution High School History, British History
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The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, and the development of machine tools. #GlogsterEDU #IndustrialRevolution
It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources.  #GlogsterEDU #WW2 American Exceptionalism, Middle School English, Total War
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It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. #GlogsterEDU #WW2
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. #GlogsterEDU #WorldWar Ww2 Leaders, Battle Of Normandy, Texas History, Sixth Grade
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World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. #GlogsterEDU #WorldWar
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began in late October 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. The crash signalled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. #GlogsterEDU #BlackTuesday Kids School, Teaching Economics, School Ideas, Black Tuesday
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began in late October 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. The crash signalled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. #GlogsterEDU #BlackTuesday
Although most Egyptologists agree[citation needed] that Tutankhamun was the 11th pharaoh during the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, what is still not exactly clear is to the exact dates of his reign. An educated estimate is that he ruled over Ancient Egypt from about 1346-1355 BCE. After an initial examination of the 3,300 year old mummy, it was estimated that Tutankhamun was a teenager of approximately 17–19 years of age when he died. #GlogsterEDU #Tutankhamun Ancient Egypt Lessons, Ancient Egypt For Kids, Ancient History, Teaching Special Education, Tutankhamun Mummy, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Ideas
Tutankhamun Mummies: american, égypt, egypt, history, social, studies, tutanchamon | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters
Although most Egyptologists agree[citation needed] that Tutankhamun was the 11th pharaoh during the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, what is still not exactly clear is to the exact dates of his reign. An educated estimate is that he ruled over Ancient Egypt from about 1346-1355 BCE. After an initial examination of the 3,300 year old mummy, it was estimated that Tutankhamun was a teenager of approximately 17–19 years of age when he died. #GlogsterEDU #Tutankhamun
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II, it was called simply the World War or the Great War, and thereafter the First World War or World War I. In America, it was initially called the European War. #GlogsterEDU #WW1 Classroom Activities, Social Studies Worksheets, Homeschool High School
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World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II, it was called simply the World War or the Great War, and thereafter the First World War or World War I. In America, it was initially called the European War. #GlogsterEDU #WW1
Throughout history, a large proportion of the world's population have experienced frequent severe hunger. In many cases, this resulted from food supply disruptions caused by war, plagues, or adverse weather. For the first few decades after World War II, technological progress and enhanced political cooperation suggested it might be possible to substantially reduce the number of people suffering from hunger. #GlogsterEDU Story Dice, Ap Environmental Science, World Hunger, Food Supply
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Throughout history, a large proportion of the world's population have experienced frequent severe hunger. In many cases, this resulted from food supply disruptions caused by war, plagues, or adverse weather. For the first few decades after World War II, technological progress and enhanced political cooperation suggested it might be possible to substantially reduce the number of people suffering from hunger. #GlogsterEDU
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States, departing in May, 1804 from near St. Louis on the Mississippi River, making their way westward through the continental divide to the Pacific coast. #GlogsterEDU #LewisAndClark Homeschool Science, American Expedition
Lewis and Clark: text, images, music, video | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States, departing in May, 1804 from near St. Louis on the Mississippi River, making their way westward through the continental divide to the Pacific coast. #GlogsterEDU #LewisAndClark
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. #Glogster #NelsonMandela South Afrika, Democratic Election, Apartheid, Chief Executive, Philanthropist
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. #Glogster #NelsonMandela