Social studies activities middle school

When I was in middle school, I had many teachers who killed this subject for me. But it can be truly engaging and fun! Some ideas: ➡️Interactive slideshow lessons ➡️Incorporating music into your lessons ➡️Center activities ➡️Boom™ cards Want to know more? Read my blog post, "Engage Your Students: Fun Social Studies Activities for Middle School".

Easy-to-use tips for planning an engaging and memorable first lesson of the year for your Middle School Social Studies class whether you are teaching digitally or in-person, plus an awesome lesson idea for your first day teaching 6th grade, 7th grade, or 8th grade. #socialstudies #middleschool #socialstudieslesson #distancelearning #backtoschool

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.

5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Do your students thrive on competitive games? Are you looking for competition games for your classroom? Check out this blog post!

Guide to using Social Studies Simulations to step away from the lecture podium and engage your students with hands-on history activities.

I love teaching Social Studies. I really love it. It's exciting to present historical concepts to students and find ways to make it interesting and engaging for them. I love hearing comments like, "Social Studies is my favorite class" and "Social Studies is really fun" because they often come from students who were wary of the subject at the start of the school year. Through our activities and the creation of a positive classroom environment, they find an appreciation for my favorite school…

It’s easy to “save” maps and graphs for your geography units, but maps and graphs can and should be tied into other concepts of social studies. The first step in teaching map skills is to know your standards. This sounds obvious, however, in Georgia map and globe skills are intended to be

Do you need warm up ideas? I want to share 3 warm up ideas for social studies classes with you. These are engaging and easy to implement!

An overview of the engaging resources for Geography, Civics, World, or US History that are all included with a subscription to Students of History.