Best Tips for Teaching Map-Reading Skills in Middle & High School
Reading maps is one of those skills we tend to assume students will have naturally. Perhaps it’s because the thinking is, “well… you just look at them.” But maps do…
US Geography Homeschool Curriculum Resources for Middle & High School
We often think that learning the 50 states and capitals, state facts, or how to read a map, in fourth or fifth grade, is all students need to know about…
How to Teach the 50 U.S. States and Capitals Beyond Rote Memorization
Teaching the 50 states and capitals can feel frustrating. Younger kids may have fun learning with flashcards, songs, and puzzle maps, but that kind of memorization doesn’t make learning stick.…
Teaching About the 50 U.S. States Beyond Coloring Pages & State Birds
Researching and learning about the 50 states is almost a rite of passage, usually in elementary school. Students pick a state, look up a few facts, color in the flag,…
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Best Movies to Teach Current Global Issues & Geography
If you’re teaching human or world geography, or a current issues course, a few good documentaries are essential. How they’re able to bring to life otherwise large, abstract topics is…
Eye-Opening Garbage & Recycling Lesson Ideas to Inspire Your Students
It’s impossible to ignore that our love of stuff is having a negative impact on our world; one that urgently needs to be addressed. This makes it a perfect topic…
5 Eye-Opening Water Conservation Activities Your Students Will Love
Freshwater supply, renewable energy, and overconsumption are all issues that perfectly illustrate how the stuff that really matters doesn’t necessarily fit neatly into one discipline. They certainly belong in an…
5 Easy Globalization Activities that Will Shock Your Students
For students who don’t know a time when cell phones didn’t have the internet, it can be tough for them to appreciate just how recently the world became so deeply interconnected. Even…
5 Activity Ideas for Teaching about World Poverty
For students who have never known an existence outside their G7 lifestyle, it can be tough to understand the intensity and pervasiveness of extreme worldwide poverty. It’s mind blowing to…
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5 Lesson Ideas to Teach About Sustainability and Eco Footprints
One of my favorite classes to teach has been Contemporary Global Issues. That’s because it shows students how classic subjects like social studies and science are actually inseparable. I’d describe the…
