Two years ago I started work on a project that was professionally and personally important to me. I began the development of an educational bingo game that was based on the Social Science’s educational standards; and that was focused on making social awareness the key element to it. The idea to create an educational bingo […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A few weeks ago I had written about an article from Metro Parent, that discussed the importance of having American students learn about how their country’s government works. I am a huge advocate of getting students involved, and making the learning more real to them and their world. So, you can imagine how excited I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t like to admit it, but when I was a classroom teacher, I didn’t spend as much time as I wanted on social studies. It wasn’t because I didn’t have available materials; I just didn’t have the time. I knew that I was cheating my students by not teaching them about their American History, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I was a classroom teacher, I really enjoyed being able to bring current events into our classroom and integrate them into lesson plans. Here is one that relates to the Gold Rush in California during the 1800s. A lost shipping vessel was recently found. There are so many great ways to use this story […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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