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4 Exciting Virtual Tours to Ancient China

Dec 4, 2020

4 Exciting Virtual Tours to Ancient China

If you are getting ready to start your ancient China unit in your World Civilizations class and are now faced with remote learning or are...

A Digital Winter Holidays Around the World for Big Kids

Michelle McDonald

Nov 14, 2020

A Digital Winter Holidays Around the World for Big Kids

Is the holiday music playing? Turn it up, because your upper elementary students will love this interactive and engaging winter holiday...

4 Exciting Lesson Activities for Teaching Ancient Egypt

Michelle McDonald

Oct 26, 2020

4 Exciting Lesson Activities for Teaching Ancient Egypt

If you're teaching an ancient Egypt unit for the first time, or if you are looking for some fresh and digital-friendly lesson plan ideas,...

World Civilizations Digital Lesson: The Geography of India

Michelle McDonald

Sep 30, 2020

World Civilizations Digital Lesson: The Geography of India

If you gave your students a map or globe, would they be able to quickly point out the country of India? Before we can really dive into...

Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Mesopotamia

Michelle McDonald

Sep 12, 2020

Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Mesopotamia

I recently chatted with a teacher about how to cover the geography of ancient Mesopotamia while teaching virtually. Between navigating a...

Teaching the Continents and Oceans with Remote Learning

Michelle McDonald

Jul 12, 2020

Teaching the Continents and Oceans with Remote Learning

With so many changes and uncertainty with the upcoming school year, teaching social studies will probably look a bit different. Whether...

10 Interactive Notebook Tips for Your Social Studies Class

Michelle McDonald

Jun 1, 2020

10 Interactive Notebook Tips for Your Social Studies Class

Do you want to try interactive notebooks in your social studies classroom but are worried about the cutting and gluing getting out hand...

6 Virtual Field Trips for Your World Civilizations Study

Michelle McDonald

May 26, 2020

6 Virtual Field Trips for Your World Civilizations Study

Have you ever considered using virtual field trips within your ancient civilizations study? Virtual field trips are a great way to bring...

How to Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Regions of North America

Michelle McDonald

Apr 29, 2020

How to Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Regions of North America

Have your heard of virtual field trips? With distance learning in place, maybe your end of school year field trips have been canceled....

The 5 Oceans of the World Activities and Slide Show

Michelle McDonald

Apr 22, 2020

The 5 Oceans of the World Activities and Slide Show

Building an understanding of Earth is important, but if your school is anything like mine, I was provided very little in the way of...

Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Michelle McDonald

Apr 16, 2020

Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World

With distance learning underway for the remainder of the year, it may seem daunting to figure out how to provide meaningful content...

Teaching American Indian Tribal Groups in Elementary

Michelle McDonald

Mar 25, 2020

Teaching American Indian Tribal Groups in Elementary

Teaching American Indian history, is AMERICAN history. Did you know that a recent report found that 87% of state history standards...

Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to the National Parks

Michelle McDonald

Mar 21, 2020

Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to the National Parks

Are you looking for blended or remote learning activities that are educational and will keep your students engaged? Take your students on...

The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans Comprehensive Unit

Michelle McDonald

Feb 13, 2020

The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans Comprehensive Unit

Can your students name the 7 continents and 5 oceans? If you need an easy to use comprehensive resource for the major landmasses and...

I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 Book Study

Michelle McDonald

Feb 13, 2020

I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 Book Study

Are your students in love with the I Survived book series by Lauren Tarshis? While the I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980...

Distance Learning Virtual Field Trip To The National Parks

Michelle McDonald

Dec 11, 2019

Distance Learning Virtual Field Trip To The National Parks

Learn about the National Parks through this Virtual Field Trip lesson plan. Your students will read about the history and explore the parks.

A Fun Winter Holidays Around the World for Google Slides

Michelle McDonald

Nov 22, 2019

A Fun Winter Holidays Around the World for Google Slides

Take your students on a winter holidays around the world scavenger hunt. Virtual field trip and webquest perfect for upper elementary or MS

200+ Countries of the World Daily Bell Ringer for your World Geography Class

Michelle McDonald

Aug 13, 2019

200+ Countries of the World Daily Bell Ringer for your World Geography Class

I recognized that my students really didn't have a solid understanding of the difference between continents, countries, and cities and...

Latitude and Longitude Demonstration with Oranges

Michelle McDonald

Jul 30, 2019

Latitude and Longitude Demonstration with Oranges

The concept of latitude and longitude can be tricky for students, and I have found that using an orange to demonstrate is not only a...

5 Learning Game Websites for Your Social Studies Class

Michelle McDonald

Jul 22, 2019

5 Learning Game Websites for Your Social Studies Class

I'm always on the lookout for ways to utilize technology in my classroom in a meaningful way. Today, classrooms are moving into more tech...