6th grade social studies

If you are on the hunt for bell ringers for 6th-grade history to activate and assess student learning, then you have come to the right place!

As a kid in school I loved when my teachers celebrated creativity in the classroom. In fact, when I reflect on my own education, the moment...

Get your students thinking like a historian from the get-go with these tips and ideas for your first Social Studies lesson of the year.

Try something new in Geography and World Cultures class. Have students create a one-pager assessment to highlight key features for each of the five themes of Social Studies (Geography, History, Economics, Government, Culture).

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Picture books can be great teaching tools even for middle schoolers. My favorite picture books for teaching ancient history...

Use these fun history activities for middle school in your Grade 7 History and Grade 8 History classes as well as your Grade 6 Social Studies program. These engaging history activities are also useful for your middle school history classroom. Try these ideas with your 6th grade social studies, 7th grade social studies and 8th grade social studies students. Read about 13 ways to make middle school history class engaging for your students.

Learn how to use social studies stations in the Middle & High School classroom to increase student engagement. Includes link for a free station activity!

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If you have 10 minutes left in your social studies class and don't know what to teach, you will love these creative social studies teaching strategies!