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Gilder Lehrman and 9/11 Memorial Resources
I attended the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History on 9/11 and American Memory. The seminar was absolutely amazing! We learned from experts about how the United States and the world have...
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Civics Resources: Games, Videos, Lesson ideas
I have used the The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands for numerous civics videos and online books in the past but was recently introduced to the Sunnylands Civics games by @melissalindinja. The...
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Share My Lesson: 228,000+ Free Teaching Resources
Share My Lesson is an interesting resource for any educator to collaborate, connect, and share with our teachers. It is a FREE website that gives teachers access to teaching resources such as...
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Flocabulary: Much More than Just a Song!
I am always amazed when I talk with social studies teachers who have never heard of Flocabulary. Flocabulary creates hip-hop music and materials to supplement your curriculum. The first time I ever...
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IWitness: Personal Holocaust Video Testimonials
I learned about iWitness from @ghkcole from #sschat. IWitness is a website for teachers and students that has over 1,000 Holocaust video testimonials of survivors and witnesses. This collection is just...
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Share your 9/11 Story With My Class (and others)
Can you please share your 9/11 story with this amazing 9/11 project developed by #sschat teachers? If you are interested, please follow the assignment below. Thank You 9/11 Memories Across the Country...
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Presidential Infographic
ECollegeFinder has put together an interesting presidential infographic that I thought I would share. President of the United States of America is certainly a prestigious title, so ALL of our...
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Beyond the Bubble and Reading Like a Historian
I am very proud to announce that The Stanford History Group will be hosting the first #sschat of 2013 on Monday, January 7th at 7 PM EST. They will be discussing reading and writing in history courses....
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Gooru provides high-quality learning resources for every student and teacher
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to teach completely using the iPad. The only exception is when I show a DVD in my classroom. So far it has been fairly easy since I got this wonderful Longitech...
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Use Google Draw to Animate Maps or Images written by Chris McKenzie @mckc1
Guest Post written by Chris McKenzie who is an English teacher and a Coordinator of Educational Technology at a secondary school (grades 8-12) in Vancouver, BC. You can follow her on Twitter handle at...
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Vietnam War Stations Lesson
This is a complete lesson for a 55 minute stations lesson on the Vietnam War from the American perspective. Every station is included and designed in world, ppt, or pdf so you can edit it and adapt it...
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Causes of the Great Depression Lesson
This is a complete 50 minute lesson on the Causes of the Great Depression. It was designed in Word and PowerPoint. You can download and use this less or modify it for your classroom if you want....
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Three Branches Test and Review
This is a folder with two versions of the three branches test, teacher key, review power-point, and review sheet. This was designed in Word and Power-point and can be adapted to your classroom. Each...
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Electoral College Stations Lesson
This is a complete 55 minute station lesson on the Electoral College. There is a handout provided that each student carries with them to each station. Each station is clearly laid out that adds to the...
View ArticleThree Branches Tic- Tac- Toe Project (3 days)
This is a three day lesson on the three branches of U.S. government. It was designed in word and power-point and can be adapted to your classroom. Day 1: 8 slide power-point and handout on three...
View ArticleWar of 1812 Reading and Questions
This is a simple one page handout on the War of 1812 with two primary documents on the war. There are three questions for students to answer on the war. It is a PDF and can not be edited. Find lesson...
View ArticleKennedy Administration Station lesson
This is a complete 50 minute station lesson on the Kennedy administration.This lesson is broken into six stations to teach about the Kennedy administration. I give them 8 minutes a station for a 50...
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Gilded Age Test
This is four page Gilded Age test, which includes immigration, industrialization, and urbanization. There are 16 multiple choice questions, 12 matching vocabulary words and definitions, two primary...
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Civil War Resources
Whether it is called the Civil War, the War between the States, the War of the Rebellion, or the War for Southern Independence, the events of the years 1861–1865 were some of the most traumatic in the...
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World War II Resources
One of my favorite units to teach about is World War II. I love showing how the US was able to enter the war and how the effects of the war are still very much present today. I love teaching with this...
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