The Roaring Twenties...Social Studies in 2013...

This is the powerpoint that I use to help my 5th graders understand the 1920's. I am starting this next week and they will have the chance to create some foldables and popplets with their iPads.

 

If anyone is interested in this ppt, respond with your email address and I would be glad to forward it to you!

Sight-Word Summary Activity

My husband is a middle school teacher and he is AWESOME! He has the best ideas for getting kids excited about history and reading. Here is one of the activities my kiddos will be doing tomorrow to understand how the United States became a world power.

Classroom and Activity PICTURES

US Immigration MAGNET SUMMARY

Immigrants came to the United States because of both push and pull factors. Often they were pushed out of their home countries because of war, poverty, or discrimination. They were attracted or pulled to the United States because of promises of economic opportunity, religious freedom, and political and social equality.

My children will be completing this Magnet Summary with a partner. This a great way to add writing into the content areas and help children understand how to summarize longer text.

Transcontinental Railroad and Settlement SS activity

What my students will be doing tomorrow, as we continue our Westward Expansion Unit.

6th grade ANCIENT EGYPT notewalk stations

My husband teaches 6th grade Social Studies. I wanted to share one of his ideas, since he is not much of a Blogger :)

Station Work: Children rotate to different numbered stations and take notes along the way. This time, they are learning about ancient EGYPT!