This Valentine’s Day I just wanted to take a minute to share the love of my favorite subject in the whole wide world: Social Studies!! So naturally I wrote a poem. But you’re gonna have to wait just a minute and let me plead my case with a mini-novel. Then I will woo you with my ode. Or you can… View Post
In 2016 I hosted several episode of a Fabulous Fifth Grade Blab Show along with one just for Social Studies. I posted some of them on YouTube and the rest I just assumed would be available forever on Blab. Well, unfortunately the replay of the Making Math Magical Blab Show episode itself is gone with the wind. Lesson learned more than… View Post
Well, imagine if there was an episode of a really great Blab show called African American History Month Resources right here for you to watch! And also imagine that The Social Whisperer had the sense to back stuff up. This happens to be one of the Blab Show episodes that I never uploaded to YouTube. And then Blab went and… View Post
I was like a kid on Christmas Eve last Tuesday! I could not get through Science fast enough with my first class!! I love trying creative, out-of-the-box strategies (spoiler-like my new favorite the jigsaw) with my students. Put that together with American History, and my enthusiasm was of epic proportions! If this is your first post of mine, I am… View Post
Buckle your seat belts and put your listening ears on! Runnels’ Secrets Revealed! I am about to unveil my secret tricks to make ANYTHING in Social Studies more engaging. These tips will help you step up your Teacher Hustle game and hoodwink your students with very minimal effort. That’s always fun! It even works with 5th graders. Like daily. Secret #1:… View Post