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Teaching the 13 Colonies to students is a subject you can’t skip in 5th grade. Your students need to learn about this important topic before you jump into the Causes of the American Revolution. So how do you make this topic fun and engaging? Here are some lesson plan ideas to get you started. Provide […]
I really love it when I can incorporate art with a topic my students are learning about in Social Studies and Science. When I am teaching European Exploration, one of our projects is creating multi-media art of a ship. Why Students Need to Know About Caravel Ships Caravel ships were highly maneuverable and fast. […]
Part of learning about the 13 colonies is memorizing the names of the colonies by their region. The hard part is that my students have always had a difficult time remembering the names. So I came up with a mnemonic or acronym to help them memorize the names in order of how the coloines are […]
