Hey! I’m Andrea Runnels, aka The Social Studies Whisperer.  I’m back with the third edition of my Weekly TOP HITS show and companion Historical Happenings post! Catch the video show on Instagram or at the bottom of this post! I’m featuring helpful ideas from this week in American history with tips for integrating literacy, technology, and supporting all learners! These “Did You Know?” tidbits have unlimited possibilities for classroom use. Incorporate them now or pin for later when you cover this content!  I’ll be including significant historical events from multiple areas to spark interest for a wide range of kiddos! You never know what fun fact could ignite a passion! Your token history nerd will appreciate them! You’re bound to at least have one! If you missed the last 2 weeks you can find a link at the bottom of this post below the video replay! Let’s move on to this week in history! And also many of my links below are to history.com. I love this site. Mostly. What I don’t love is that the videos auto-play. My teenage son showed me a super helpful hack for this. Right click on the browser tab and opt to “mute site” … Continue reading Historical Happenings of August 20-25