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The Road to the White House: 4 Activities
Michelle McDonald
  • Jan 8

The Road to the White House: 4 Activities

With the inauguration of President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris just days away, you might be looking for some kid-friendly...
How to Foster Engagement With Your Ancient Greece Unit
Michelle McDonald
  • Jan 2

How to Foster Engagement With Your Ancient Greece Unit

It might seem mind-boggling how teens can spend hours on their screens outside of class, but it's a struggle to engage with content durin...
How to Teach the Byzantine Empire and Keep Students Engaged in the Unit
Michelle McDonald
  • Dec 19, 2020

How to Teach the Byzantine Empire and Keep Students Engaged in the Unit

I was chatting with a good friend of mine who is so graciously helping her granddaughter with school this year during remote learning. Be...
Take Your Students on a Virtual Tour of the Silk Road
Michelle McDonald
  • Dec 11, 2020

Take Your Students on a Virtual Tour of the Silk Road

Technology today has provided new ways to present information to our students. If you are getting ready to teach the Silk Road, consider ...
4 Exciting Virtual Tours to Ancient China
Michelle McDonald
  • Dec 4, 2020

4 Exciting Virtual Tours to Ancient China

If you are getting ready to start your ancient China unit in your World Civilizations class and are now faced with remote learning or are...
Tech Tips for Teaching with Virtual Field Trips
Michelle McDonald
  • Dec 3, 2020

Tech Tips for Teaching with Virtual Field Trips

If you are new to virtual field trips or are looking to see if these interactive digital activities are a good fit for your students, thi...
A Digital Winter Holidays Around the World for Big Kids
Michelle McDonald
  • Nov 15, 2020

A Digital Winter Holidays Around the World for Big Kids

Is the holiday music playing? Turn it up, because your upper elementary students will love this interactive and engaging winter holiday a...
4 Exciting Lesson Activities for Teaching Ancient Egypt
Michelle McDonald
  • Oct 26, 2020

4 Exciting Lesson Activities for Teaching Ancient Egypt

If you're teaching an ancient Egypt unit for the first time, or if you are looking for some fresh and digital-friendly lesson plan ideas,...
3 Reasons Why You Need to Add Virtual Field Trips to Your Lessons
Michelle McDonald
  • Oct 20, 2020

3 Reasons Why You Need to Add Virtual Field Trips to Your Lessons

I am always on the lookout for ways to bring social studies education to life, and I am strongly convinced through student and teacher fe...
World Civilizations Lessons for Ancient Mesopotamia
Michelle McDonald
  • Sep 22, 2020

World Civilizations Lessons for Ancient Mesopotamia

One of the units of study that we cover in 6th grade World Civilizations is ancient Mesopotamia. When teaching ancient civilizations, I s...
Ancient Rome Digital Activity for World Civilizations
Michelle McDonald
  • Sep 15, 2020

Ancient Rome Digital Activity for World Civilizations

If you are looking for an engaging activity for your study of ancient Rome, this lesson is a perfect blend of technology, exploration, re...
How to Teach Ancient Mesopotamia Geography Virtually
Michelle McDonald
  • Sep 12, 2020

How to Teach Ancient Mesopotamia Geography Virtually

I recently chatted with a teacher about how to cover the geography of ancient Mesopotamia while teaching virtually. Between navigating a ...
Learn about the Ancient Phoenicians: A Digital Activity
Michelle McDonald
  • Aug 23, 2020

Learn about the Ancient Phoenicians: A Digital Activity

If you teach World Civilizations, you most likely cover Ancient Phoenicia. If you are scrambling to revamp your lessons into a more digit...
3 Fun Digital Activities for Teaching Ancient India
Michelle McDonald
  • Aug 11, 2020

3 Fun Digital Activities for Teaching Ancient India

Teaching ancient history can be engaging, interactive, and full of critical thinking without a lot of fuss. I just wrapped up 3 complete ...
Free Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Egypt Valley of the Kings
Michelle McDonald
  • Jul 27, 2020

Free Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Egypt Valley of the Kings

One question I've heard quite a bit is how to go about effectively teaching social studies with remote or blended learning. If you have j...
6 Virtual Field Trips for Your World Civilizations Study
Michelle McDonald
  • May 26, 2020

6 Virtual Field Trips for Your World Civilizations Study

Have you ever considered using virtual field trips within your ancient civilizations study? Virtual field trips are a great way to bring ...
How to Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Regions of North America
Michelle McDonald
  • Apr 29, 2020

How to Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Regions of North America

Have your heard of virtual field trips? With distance learning in place, maybe your end of school year field trips have been canceled. Ma...
Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World
Michelle McDonald
  • Apr 16, 2020

Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World

With distance learning underway for the remainder of the year, it may seem daunting to figure out how to provide meaningful content digit...
Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to the National Parks
Michelle McDonald
  • Mar 22, 2020

Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to the National Parks

Are you looking for blended or remote learning activities that are educational and will keep your students engaged? Take your students on...
Distance Learning Virtual Field Trip To The National Parks
Michelle McDonald
  • Dec 11, 2019

Distance Learning Virtual Field Trip To The National Parks

Learn about the National Parks through this Virtual Field Trip lesson plan. Your students will read about the history and explore the parks.
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