Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary Classroom
Stratagies
APK
KWL
4 corners exercises
modeling
scavenger hunts
webquests
online museum tours
brainstorming
map quests
diioramas
personal narritives
cemetery studies
use music
time capsules
games/gameshows
genealogies
Theories
cross corricular
anthropology
humanities
sociology
geography
history
story telling
critical thnking
Key Ideas
relatable to students
collaborative learning
groups of 3 is optimal
always over plan
interactive and fun
prizes/competition
passion
multi assessment forms
multiple source material
technology low and high tech
the outdoors
critical thinking
Organization
groups/partners
field trips
unit plans
lesson plans
timing
resources
material
classroom decoration and arrangement