Four Recommendations to Support Struggling and Reluctant Readers in Social Studies

“The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map.

Mental maps are representations of what a person “knows” about a place.

How do you start your class every day?

“History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage need not be lived again.

“These kids! They never do well on my social studies tests!”

International Women’s Day is March 8 and presents an opportunity to celebrate women from throughout history.

Thinking is hard.

My last post was about quality novels to teach in the American history classroom.

When I implement a novel study in social studies, there are a few activities that really work for me in terms of aiding student comprehension.