Social Studies Super Bundles

Are you constantly spending time searching for updated social studies 

materials? Or, are you always trying to find ways for students to have 

FUN while learning social studies content? Is there an anxious feeling 

while trying to differentiate for each student? Don’t worry, you are not 

alone! It can be so hard to find engaging content that will work for all 

students. Thankfully, there are Social Studies Super Bundles ready for 

purchase. However, these bundles are so amazing that they won’t be 

available forever. The Social Studies Super Bundles are only available 

from October 3rd-10th. The bundles are so amazing that you are going 

to want to set your calendar reminder now!

Benefits of Available Bundles

Sometimes, people are hesitant to purchase bundles due to the higher                                                                                      upfront cost. There is often concern over the quality of all of the resources                                                                                and if this justifies the cost.  Thankfully, the Social Studies Super Bundles                                                                            are filled with TONS of high-quality printable and digital resources. Be sure                                                                                to see how amazing the resources are! It will be evident that all of the activities                                                                    are fun, engaging, worthwhile lessons! Even better, the bundles are only $20                                                                            during this exclusive sale! 

After purchasing, huge stress will be lifted due to spending less time planning.                                                                        HOURS of your time will be saved with these ready-to-go resources! Even better,                                                                    all of the resources bring in updated and innovative teaching strategies. For                                                                        example, students will be playing digital games, moving to stations, using Boom                                                                        Cards, and completing web searches. Therefore, you will be able to read the book                                                                    on your list, catch up on TV, play with your kids, or take a much-needed nap. After                                                              purchasing these bundles, say goodbye to stressing over lesson planning! 

Secondary American History Bundle 

For only $20, teachers will receive dozens of resources! It is filled with fun,                                                              engaging, activities in order to ensure students are focused! For instance, they will                                                                  complete stations about WWII, analyze primary resources, study the Oregon Trail,                                                                    and take doodle notes. Furthermore, students will complete a Genius Hour project                                                                    and study the American Revolution and Women’s Suffrage. Students will truly love                                                            American History with this bundle! 

Secondary Ancient Civilization and World History Bundle

Sometimes, students have trouble understanding why the past is so important to                                                                learn about. Therefore, this $20 bundle will bring in creative ways to show students                                                                how current societies learn from ancient civilizations. To do this, students will learn                                                           about many topics, such as refugees, lives of Pharaohs, WW1, and Athens Sparta.                                                              As above, lessons are filled with engaging materials, such as projects, graphic                                                            organizers, and webquests!

Secondary Government Bundle

Due to the different branches and legal components, Government can be a really                                                               hard topic to understand. There is just so much to learn! Hence, this $20 bundle                                                                has tons of activities that will break down complex topics. For instance, students                                                                  will learn about a becoming a law, criticisms of Congress, and due process.  Just                                                            like above, all of the activities are high-quality and filled with updated teaching                                                           methods. 

Secondary Geography Bundle 

In this $20 bundle, students will gain a much better understanding of locations                                                                     and landforms.  For example, lessons focus on Latin America, landforms on Earth,                                                             and 5 themes of geography.  Students will have so much fun learning that they                                                                won’t even realize how they are processing really complex information! 

SUPER Secondary Bundle 

If you are like many secondary social studies teachers, you have multiple preps.                                                              While you want to give each class your absolute best, it can be hard when planning                                                                  so many lessons! Thankfully, there is a SUPER bundle that includes all 4 bundles                                                            above which includes over $600 in products! For only $60, a huge weight will be                                                                    lifted off your shoulders! Every single prep will be filled with activities students love! 

Elementary Social Studies Bundle (Grades 3-5)

As students get older, they are ready to learn more complex topics. Here, students                                                              will learn about protest movements, history headlines, the Constitution, and                                                                  national parks.  Furthermore, students will read nonfiction reading passages,                                                                            practice map skills, and learn to protect the environment. Truly, there is an entire                                                              year’s worth of activities included in order to ensure students learn all about history                                                                  with over $400 of products. Even better, the entire bundle only costs $20! 

Elementary Social Studies Bundle (Grades K-2)

As students start to understand the importance of a strong community, they are                                                                ready to learn where this originated from. Thus, students will learn about different                                                communities, responsible decision making, and teamwork. Additionally, students                                                                  will learn connections between the past and present and how to read basic                                                              components of a map. There are so many activities included that will last through-                                                                out the entire year! As above, the entire bundle is only $20! 

SUPER Elementary Bundle 

Many teachers are responsible for multiple grade levels. Therefore, there is so                                                                  much to prep!  In order to best meet the needs of all teachers, you can buy both                                                      elementary bundles for only $35! 

When buying the  Social Studies Super Bundles for a HUGE discount,                                                                tremendous stress will be lifted from your plate! Since over 45 sellers came                                                                  together to create bundles, incredible bundles, and they won’t be around for long.                                                                You can save hundreds of dollars.  Grab and hours of time from October 3rd                                                                  through October 10th at 11:59 PM only. This is a one-time opportunity - so be sure                                                              not to miss out!

        

Tips for Engaging your Students Through the End of the Year

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

The end of the school year is just around the corner. You’re looking forward to summer vacation and so are your students, but you still have at least 6 or more weeks left, so what do you do to keep those children tuned in to learning.  Here are some tips.

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Projects, Projects, Projects. Have your students work in groups to create plays that can be shared with other classrooms. It will keep them busy and having fun while learning.  If you’ve been studying the Greek civilization, they can write plays in the early Greek style. Parents can help with costumes, and masks. I have a bundle with all the information you’ll need to do this activity with your classes.

Have a debate, use what you’ve studied during the year in social studies. Did your classes learn about Hammurabi when they studied Mesopotamia? If so, there is so much information on his laws as they were the first during that time. They were quite harsh. Your children could debate whether or not the laws are fair. Then they can write a paper summarizing their feelings about it.  You might also pick a controversial subject that they can debate. The presidential election would be a great one to use. People have so many opinions about the candidates, I’m sure your students do as well. They would have to research the candidates. As a final project they can write a paper stating their opinions. Not an election year. Brainstorm with your class about topics that may be of interest to them. Then take a vote to decide which one to use. Here are a few ideas: students should be held legally responsible for bullying, sports stars are paid too much money,  students should be allowed to skip grades, violence in the media, or computer games causes violent behavior in kids. This link has more great ideas. http://www.eastiron.org/eistaff/Uploads/1837/Potential_topics.pdf.

You could hold mock trials where students role play lawyers, prosecutors, witnesses for the defense, a judge and jury, etc. To go along with ancient history, “Who killed King Tut,” is an interesting topic to research and bring to trial. You should have your students break into groups, and locate information about who committed the crime. My 6th grade World History class really enjoyed this activity. The trial was well thought out.and quite impressive. This link will take you to a great webquest that you can use with your classes.  http://www.margietyner.net/king-tut-webquest.html

Do you enjoy teaching creative writing? One year I had my 6th graders bring in liquid bubbles. We went outside and sat around for a while and the kids had a great time making all shapes and sizes of bubbles. We had contests to see who could blow the largest one, weirdest one, etc. Then we went inside and made believe we were the bubble, or we were floating in the bubble. They used as many sensory words as they could to describe their bubble adventure. It was really a lot of fun. 

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Poetry is a great end of the year project. I usually take my classes outside to enjoy the fresh air and get their creative juices flowing. I tell them to look around and notice their surroundings, to take deep breaths so they become aware of fragrances, to touch a flower, or hug a tree, to listen to the sounds of birds, insects, and the rustling of leaves in the wind. When we go back into the classroom, they write poems that have to do with nature by using their five senses. They’ve written some amazing poems. I have an interactive poetry bundle that I use with this activity.

My teaching partner taught science and as part of their final grade, his students  would work in groups on one of the following topics: electricity, wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, thermal energy, etc. They were to write lessons geared to the class which included experiments, explanations, visuals, evaluation sheets, etc and act as teachers for an assigned period.

I’d love to hear what you do to keep your classes engaged through the last weeks of the school year.  Thanks for stopping by... 

Deann

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Greek Drama Unit (No Prep) for Middle and High School

"Why do we have to study ancient history, it's so boring," was something that I heard quite often from students. That's why I came up with my hands on approach to ancient history, my main goal was to make it come alive so that the kids would learn something and perhaps remember it in the years to come.

My students loved this unit on Greek Drama because it was hands on, and so did their parents. We invited them to the class to see the final performances. What good PR, the parents raved about it. The plays were also performed for other classes at the school.

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Amount of Time to Complete the Unit:

• Introduction 1 period
• Writing the plays 2-3 class periods
• Rehearsal and dress rehearsal 2-3 periods
• Performances 2-3 periods
• The amount of time needed depends on your classes.

Objectives:

• Students will understand that theater played an important part in the lives of ancient Greeks.
• Students will learn Athens, Greece was the first civilization to introduce drama and to build theaters.
• Present day theater came about from this civilization.
• Students will learn that the first play was to honor the God Dionysus.
• Students will identify characteristics of Greek Drama.
• Students will write and present plays in the Greek style.

  Purpose:

•  In a cooperative group activity, student will write and perform plays in the Greek style.
• They will each construct a mask with features to depict the character or situation being portrayed.
• Masks will be made at home, or in class. This is up to the teacher.
• A final copy of their group’s typewritten play will be handed in to the teacher.

  Materials:

• Paper, pencil, pen
• For the mask, oak tag, colored pencils, crayons, paint, yarn, glue, scissors.
• The teacher may ask the class to bring in materials. Most parents are so helpful with this.

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What's Inside

Objectives, Time to Complete the Project................................................4

Background Information for the Teacher................................................5-6

Lesson Plan that Includes an Introduction and Group Roles...........7-8

Grading Rubrics for History and English.................................................9-11

Student Handouts (to be read and discussed in class).......................12-13

Student Worksheets (vocabulary & pages for notes)..........................14-19

Bibliography of Resources………………………………………………………………20

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I have also created a PowerPoint presentation that goes quite well with this unit as an introduction to Greek Theater.

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