Well, it’s been a minute. Sometimes life happens and you struggle with creative inspiration despite your business mission being really important to you. I love helping support educators of all types by trying to make history hip. So I’m back to bring you the historical happenings for the week of February 3rd with a twist. I’m going to still be… View Post
I have always felt strongly about including the arts into SS and by doing this you are going to help inspire creativity! You exposing them to these mediums could spark a new interest or serve as a great outlet for coping with stress. Also, it’s a way for all students to be involved and may engage your reluctant participants! I… View Post
Let’s face it. Students who are learning English as a second language are facing an uphill battle. I mean “i before e, except after c alone is a struggle!” They need some extra support to succeed. This may mean different things depending on the level of the child. And it doesn’t matter if the other kids think a modification isn’t… View Post
In the classroom, I used Interactive Notebooks for all subjects. These were essentially what I referred to as their SS Bible, or sometimes if I wanted to be clever “eSSie.” This is where students would keep all of their notes, study guides, close reading passages, and more. If you want specifics about how I organized them, check out my blog… View Post
It’s important to be prepared ahead of time to meet the needs of all learners, right? Before I get any further with this post, I know what you are thinking. It’s “That’s all well and good but I just got a student in my class who speaks x, y, z and I have no clue what they can do!” How… View Post