6th grade social studies

Discover what it takes to teach 6th-grade social studies with confidence. Learn how to structure lessons on ancient civilizations, keep students engaged, and streamline your planning process. Download a free Ancient History Planning Guide to get started!

Teaching Social Studies is so much more than dates, people, and events of bygone years. History can inspire students, impart valuable lessons, and help students to think critically. If you are hoping to breathe new life into your same old lessons, I have five suggestions for you! Making Social Studies come to life in your […]

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Social Studies Journal Prompts for 5th and 6th grade students - Colonial America, American Revolution, and more!

If you have 10 minutes left in your social studies class and don't know what to teach, you will love these creative social studies teaching strategies!

Learning about ancient civilizations doesn't have to be a bore. Make lessons about ancient Greece, ancient India, ancient Rome, and other ancient civilizations exciting with this collection of hands-on Social Studies projects. Perfect for any middle school classroom, these ancient history lessons combine creativity and rigor.

Use these fun history activities for middle school in your Grade 7 History and Grade 8 History classes as well as your Grade 6 Social Studies program. These engaging history activities are also useful for your middle school history classroom. Try these ideas with your 6th grade social studies, 7th grade social studies and 8th grade social studies students. Read about 13 ways to make middle school history class engaging for your students.

I love review games in my US History class! Who doesn't enjoy their students reviewing content? Here's how you can play Jenga in your history classroom.

If you are on the hunt for bell ringers for 6th-grade history to activate and assess student learning, then you have come to the right place!

These 8 creative social studies vocabulary activities will be a great addition to your teaching and can be used with Google Drive!

I love using functional, easy-to-make anchor charts! These reusable social studies anchor charts work for any history lesson in the elementary grades!

Well it took almost a full school year, but thanks to a professional development I went to, I found a review technique ALL of my 7th graders were on board with. I call it “True, False, Fix.…

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Want to improve the look of your classroom without spending too much money yourself? Read Peacefield History's suggestions!

Social studies-themed books make history so much fun. Visit this post to hear about my favorite read-aloud books for social studies!

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