Rethink the way you teach American History with this America at War unit. Teach wars simultaneously while focusing on big picture concepts.

Get students engaged in learning about history by having them write and illustrate major events and put them in chronological order.

Rethink the way that you teach world history by teaching different civilizations simultaneously using the 5 themes of social studies.

Have you ever assigned your Middle School students a research project and realized they didn’t have the knowledge or skills to find the...

Looking for a way to help your students really understand why the U.S. Constitution matters? Try teaching U.S. Government thematically!

Every history teacher deals with the dilemma of how to fit centuries of history into a single school year. Before I made the shift to...

When I first started teaching history, I quickly became overwhelmed by the curriculum that I was “supposed” to cover in a 180 day school...

One of the best ways to get students to buy-in to a new unit is to get them engaged right away with a “hook” activity.  A hook activity...

Several years ago, I noticed that my 6th grade history class was getting stale.  It was my 7th year of teaching the exact same Ancient...