Thanks for sharing. I had not seen this before!
My experience has been that it's best to give bilingual students the same material you are giving your English speaking students. They will adapt...
You did a great job with your classroom!
The good news is that it only gets better as the years go by! That's not to say you won't have some trying times, but the kids make it so worth...
I will scan the book and send it to you when I locate where, oh where, I've put it! (ha) I've been on Spring Break and think my head is still...
RockguyKev - sorry I can't find my copy of simulations on my computer. It may be at school.
Check out the poster pages - I like the concept and think it's doable with any grade. http://nonags.org/members/dasaunders/
Games for the classroom http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id73.html
These are links to help show foldables http://foldables.wikispaces.com/What%27s+New%21 http://blog.oconee.k12.ga.us/ETID21/tag/foldables/...
I believe that we have to first acknowledge that history and social studies, in general, are often pushed to the back burners since so many states...
Those are too cute! I sent them to my daughter for the grandbabies!
This person has a great site with all kinds of US history. http://www.nonags.org/members/dasaunders/notebook.html
Teach them how to fill out job applications...go by places that still use paper applications and pick up one, copy it and have them fill it in....
7th graders are wonderful, but they are a social bunch! Go in firm, stay consistant and don't back down! If you are strict in the beginning...
Student papers go in colored pocket folders (these are laminated), each class has a folder with the period on it & the return file folder is the...
Learning Centers or supporting the tested areas? There's a big difference. Since social studies/history is not a benchmark tested area my school...
I do vocabulary in three columns - word, definition, and a drawing/visual. If they can draw it or demonstrate the word you will know they...
How do you set up your classroom for centers? I'm interesting in trying centers, but need the visual so I can see where & how to do it. TIA
Anything with oil in it will take it off the chalkboard. You might have to wet it w/the oil, let it soak & then scrap with something plastic....
I love it and love the links on it too!
