The Cold War encompasses 45 years of events; that's a LOT! The unit involves every corner of the globe. There are civil wars, proxy wars, lots of terminology, arms races and space races, military and...
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For most revolutions you can simply drum into students' heads: the peasants were starving and had no rights, so they had a revolution to change the government. Seriously, if you think about it,...
3 Easy Distance Learning Lessons for Social Studies – Free Lesson Included
How many of us have been forced, overnight, to enter the 21st century and start using Google Classroom? Who has suffered a steep learning curve with no time to absorb the applications? Students get...
Close your eyes and picture the world. Can you see all 7 continents including their approximate shapes? Can you identify many of the countries on each continent as well as some of the geographic...
What Should My Bathroom Pass Policy Be as a High School Teacher?
Bathroom Pass Philosophy To pee or not to pee -- that is the question. Bathroom pass philosophy runs deep and divides. Should you monitor and micromanage that magical pass? Or should students...
Have you gotten a new job teaching high school? Congratulations! You have entered a unique profession that is full of thrills, chills and spills — literally and figuratively! Starting any new job...