The end of the school year is upon us. The students are excited and anxious for summer to begin (and teachers are, too), but the planning for the next school year is already underway. Teachers are receiving grade level and classroom assignments, reviewing student data and making placement recommendations. Now that time of the year [...]
Do you ever wonder about the propaganda in political speeches and literature? Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, published in this country in 1776 and quoted by George Washington in the Revolutionary War, advocated declaring independence from Britain. At the time of its publication, even though it was wildly popular, it was considered radical propaganda and wasn’t [...]
The survey results for the Studies Weekly May Survey are in! 57% of you voted for “Easy Mother’s Day student-made gifts.” Thank you for your input! The Studies Weekly Mother’s Day Project is to create a flip book card using this two-page worksheet: Studies Weekly Mother\’s Day Project Please view the YouTube “Studies Weekly Flip [...]
Recently, inspired by Florida Studies Weekly, Week 22 (4th grade), I read Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, to my class. In it, a small boy wants to help a lady at an “old folks’ home” remember her past, so he asks other home residents what a memory is. “Something happy… something sad…something warm,” [...]
Is it possible to make learning vocabulary words something students will look forward to each week? The Studies Weekly team says, “Yes, we can!” (Sorry, I had to borrow that line from Bob the Builder…) Teachers need to keep domain-specific vocabulary acquisition for students fresh, fun and innovative! Check out Studies Weekly’s latest “How To” [...]
