Understanding Public Lands as a Way to Teach Geography

The twentieth anniversary of September 11, 2001, is this year, and although it is a sensitive topic to teach, coming together as a class to commemorate the event can lead to profound learning and impactful lessons in unity and empathy.

Why am I here? Where do I come from? Who am I? Questions like these are answered in part through stories handed from one generation to another.

When I ask students to read in my social studies classes, I always assign a customized reading guide created especially for the assigned text.

What are some best practices in social studies that teachers can apply to the classroom this upcoming school year?

There is a direct relationship between culture and folktales.

May marks Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which is a time to celebrate the specific achievements made by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout history.

Social studies encompasses several dynamics that affect daily student learning.

Cowboys are found in many countries around the world.

While their urban counterparts were restricted to more traditional female roles in the late 1800’s, women of the American West were roping and riding broncs.

Dime-store novels and Wild West television shows helped construct the stereotypical images of the “white” cowboy and the red-skinned Indian “savages.