Studies Weekly is Everything You Need! | Teacher Testimonial
Video Transcript
Speaker: Millicent O., 2nd Grade Teacher, AL
Millicent O.: I am Millicent Cunningham Owens and I represent Hale County School System. I am a 2nd grade teacher at Greensboro Elementary, and I love what I do.
How does Studies Weekly add to your instruction?
Millicent O.: We study the Studies Weekly for Social Studies, and we are enjoying it. We have found that the Social Studies Weekly really adds to our component for social studies and we’ve been really working hard on trying to get it in every week.
So, Social Studies Weekly is everything we need for that little strand. We’re also excited because this year, we’re going to also have the science strand. So we’re going to have Science Weekly as well.
How does Studies Weekly help you save time in the classroom?
Millicent O.: First of all, being a classroom teacher, we are pressed for time, and time management is a necessity that is necessary right now, right then. So we really don’t have a lot of time but when we do, we find that the Social Studies Weekly, it is already there for us busy teachers.
How do you incorporate Studies Weekly?
Millicent O.: What we do is we take the Social Studies Weekly, we incorporate it with our curriculum, the skills that we are needing, the scope and sequence, and we try to match It as best we can, and it does match. It touches a lot of things that we need in 2nd grade.
I think really, really clear on the citizenship Social Studies Weekly, and the children really have a lot of time. But I love the interactive newspaper-like format. This year was different it was new because we got the whole cute thing, and it was filled with all kinds of activities and information.
But what I also love on the back of these Social Studies Weekly is that we have graphic organizers and things where the boys and girls can write down things that they comprehend and things that they’re learning and things like that, and the main thing for us right now is writing because writing is another area that we are kind of struggling, but we need to improve.
So we find that the Social Studies Weekly gives us an opportunity to do some more writing.
We do it as grade level and we do it by the theme. They are theme-based, I love that. And also there is enough to last the whole school year. So when we get these, we are so excited when our boxes come.
I believe before we left school, Social Studies Weekly had already arrived and I believe science. So we’re excited and for those of you that have never tried it.
Hey, take it from a pro at Social Studies Weekly incorporating, use it. Take advantage of it. It is so awesome and the boys and girls really do love it. They really do love it. So I’m excited about it.
We’re looking forward to 2024-25 and being able to present our Social Studies Weekly again in addition to our Science Weekly. So go Social Studies Weekly! We love you guys.
Millicent's Story
Millicent has dedicated over 13 years to education. Her deep love for teaching is evident in every interaction with her students, from heartfelt morning greetings to the unseen, thoughtful ways she supports them behind the scenes.
Millicent embraces the many responsibilities that come with being a teacher with both humility and positivity. “We wear many hats: teacher, referee, nurse, counselor, parent, negotiator, facilitator, innovator… and the list keeps on growing.”
Inspired by her own 4th-grade teacher, Millicent strives to make a great impact on every child she teaches.
“Many of our children today are faced with some unique and challenging obstacles and situations,” she says. “Showing them that we love them, care for [them], and are willing to help them…is so important.”
Her advice to other educators is to be patient, compassionate, and sometimes a little creative.
One resource she uses to reach all of her students is Studies Weekly. Its engaging, age-appropriate articles and vocabulary-rich content help students make meaningful connections across subjects and explore topics they might otherwise never encounter.
Millicent’s love for learning, teaching, and most of all, her students, reaches far beyond the classroom.
“When educators go that extra mile for their students, it…gives them hope for a better future.”
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