Category Archives: Social Studies Themes

Putting it All Together–Aligning Your Curricula

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Sandie

You know what language arts skills you’re going to teach. You know what genre studies you want to use to help teach these skills. You know what materials you already have to support teaching these skills. Now you may like … Continue reading →

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Integrating Instruction: Organizing Themes

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Sandie

Now that you can see all the themes you’ll be working with, you can organize them in a way that is supportive and cumulative.  This example shows nine themes for the year (themes are underlined and in bold type) for … Continue reading →

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Integrating Instruction 2–Identifying Themes

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Sandie

The first step in organizing your curriculum for integrating instruction is to know what it is you are to teach.  If you have been relying on your textbooks to provide this structure for you, you can still do so, but … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Dutch Stockings

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Sandie

Just about every year I taught a unit on colonial America in November, I always continued the unit in December, using a holiday theme to study decorative arts of the period.  Here is a little project that creates a Christmas … Continue reading →

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Colonial America–Natural Resources Magnetic and Flannel Board Pieces

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Sandie

Sorry it took me so long to finish these items.  It always takes me much longer than I expect to make something!  I hope you’ll find these flannel board images useful! Download Magnetic Flannel Board Pieces  FREEBIE I print them on … Continue reading →

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Helping Hands

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Sandie

Helping Hands Lesson Plan Help yourself to a little winter lesson plan for your preschoolers.  Maybe you’ll get some helping hands in return!

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Witch’s Cauldron

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sandie

Now is the time to pick up one (or two) of those cheap plastic cauldrons you can find just about anywhere at this time of year.  They are great props for a number of themes.  You can use them in … Continue reading →

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Favorite Units to Teach

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sandie

My favorite social studies units to teach are the ones about native Americans.  There is so much you can do that is active, exciting, fun and informative.           What are your favorite social studies units to teach?

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